Benjamin Henrichs played his 100th Bundesliga match with RB Leipzig.

Openda's Favorite Opponent, Henrichs' Milestone: The Best Facts of the #B04RBL

Four goals in three matches for Openda against Leverkusen | Top striker hits the 30-goal mark | Kampl scored on the 2nd Matchday again | RBL ends a streak and builds on another one

Second Bundesliga game, second win! 

RB Leipzig is off to a perfect start in the 2024/25 season and the 3-2 win away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Matchday 2 was a very special one: After all, the Workers' Eleven had last lost a Bundesliga fixture in May 2023. The best facts about the game at a glance.
 

Everything on the #B04RBL match

Lineup Facts

  • Benjamin Henrichs played his 100th Bundesliga match with the Red Bulls.
     
  • There were 3 changes in the RBL starting lineup: El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Lukas Klostermann and Benjamin Henrichs were included in the starting formation.
     
  • Willi Orban missed the match due to a suspension.
     
  • It was El Chadaille Bitshiabu's 7th Bundesliga match, his first in the starting eleven.
     
  • Arthur Vermeeren made his RBL debut in the 89th minute, after being subbed in.
     
  • Neu signing Lutsharel Geertruida wasn't in the squad for the match.
     
  • Nordi Mukiele was in Bayer Leverkusen's squad. He played 146 matches for RB Leipzig between 2018 and 2022.

 

Goal Facts

  • Kevin Kampl found the back of the net on a Matchday 2 again, like he did last season. It was our number 44's 10th goal for RB Leipzig.
     
  • Kevin's goal was the Red Bulls' 250th away goal in the Bundesliga.
     
  • Lois Openda scored his 25th and 26th RB Leipzig goals, as well as his first two goals for the 2024/25 season.

    He hit the 30-goal mark and thus has scored 31 goals in 48 official matches for RBL.
     
  • Lois has scored in all three matches he's played against Bayer Leverkusen a total of 4 goals.
     
Lois Openda celebrates scoring a brace against Leverkusen.

Win Facts

  • RB Leipzig ends Leverkusen's historic streak: After 35 undefeated Bundesliga matches, Xabi Alonso's side is defeated once again. This impressive run coincidentally started last year against us...
     
  • Because of this, RB Leipzig now holds the longest undefeated streak in the Bundesliga! No defeats in the last 13 matches (9 wins, 4 draws).
     
  • It's the second time RBL win their first two Bundesliga matches. Last time was in the 2019/20 season while Julian Nagelsmann was still our manager.
     

Card Facts

  • Marco Rose was sent off in the 26th minute and will therefore miss the next match. 
     
  • Nevertheless it was an important win, since Marco Rose won his 40th Bundesliga match.
     
  • Lukas Klostermann was the only RBL player to be booked. This was his first yellow card of the season.
     
Marco Rose saw two yellow cards.

Top Stats

Players

  • Shots: Lois Openda – 3
     
  • Distance covered: Xavi Simons – 11,9 km
     
  • Fastest player: David Raum – 35,25 km/h
     
  • Most tackles won: Castello Jr. – 13

     

Team

  • xG: Leverkusen 2,39 – Leipzig 1,39
     
  • Leverkusen covered 116,9 kilometers, RBL 117,9 kilometers.
     
  • Leverkusen shot 27 times, we 10 times on our rival's goal. An efficient performance!
     
  • We won 87 tackles, the host team 89.
     

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