Week 7 brings us a match on Oct 2nd where RB Leipzig will host Bochum at Red Bull Arena in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 10th placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 1-2 loss against Club Brugge. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 5th minute, then Hans Vanaken tied it up for Club Brugge in the 22nd minute on a feed from Charles De Ketelaere Finally they completed the comback victory in the 40th minute on a goal by Mats Rits to cap off a wild match. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while bochum sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Stuttgart. Neither Bochum nor Stuttgart could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Bochum looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Feb 3rd, RB Leipzig hosted Bochum at the Red Bull Arena in their last match together. RB Leipzig won by a score of 4 to 0. Amadou Haidara scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 11th minute, then Marcel Sabitzer added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bochum couldn’t manage to score, and RB Leipzig took the shutout win.
Bochum’s top weapon lately has been Zoller, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Christopher Nkunku has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 6 goals for RB Leipzig
Marcel Halstenberg, Angeliño and Daniel Olmo are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig, while Blum, Leitsch and Gamboa Luna are unavailable to play for Thomas Reis’s team.