RB Leipzig 1-0 PSV Eindhoven: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

RB Leipzig

1 : 0

PSV Eindhoven

Brajan Gruda75'

Leipzig Red Bull ArenaNick WalshCapacity 47,800Tue, 13 Oct 202621:00

RB Leipzig4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven crest

Assistant

Rob Maas

Substitutions

61'
406.9
Romulo Cardoso
276.5
T. Gomis
76'
109.0
B. Gruda
206.3
R. Reitz
86'
178.0
R. Baku
136.5
N. Seiwald
86'
66.5
E. Banzuzi
166.7
L. Klostermann

Unused

Assistant

Rob Maas

Substitutions

77'
27.2
L. Geertruida
67.0
R. Flamingo
77'
186.9
F. Kostic
36.3
Y. Gasiorowski
84'
77.2
R. van Bommel
356.6
A. Santos
84'
216.6
S. Mijnans
236.5
M. Bro Hansen

Unused

Home

C. Baumgartner
Thigh Injury
Out
M. Guiu
Hamstring Injury
Out
A. Ouedraogo
Shoulder Injury
Out
L. Zingerle
Off the roster
Out

Away

S. Lammers
Lacking Match Fitness
Out
A. Nagalo
Injury
Out
S. Ouaissa
Muscle Injury
Out
R. Pepi
Injury
Out
A. Plea
Surgery
Out
J. Schouten
Knee Injury
Out
K. Sildillia
Surgery
Out
P. Wanner
Foot Injury
Out

Player of the match

Brajan Gruda

Attacker · RB Leipzig

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots4

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy75%

Dribbles won5

Build-up

Passes24

Key passes3

Pass accuracy88%

Defending

Duels won6 · 50%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Matěj KovářG	6	1	2,06	+1,06	36/43	12/18
Maarten VandevoordtG	5	0	1,17	+1,17	33/43	13/22

Live stats

Possession & Passing

43%Possession57%

336Total passes443

83%Pass accuracy84%

6Corners12

Attack

19Shots11

6On target5

8Off target4

5Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

15Shots in box8

4Shots out box3

2.2xG1.4

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves6

0Offsides5

13Fouls12

1Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,93xG0,98

10Shots5

2On target3

1Big chances1

20Touches in box11

44%Possession56%

2Corners6

Second half

1,18xG0,42

9Shots6

5On target2

2Big chances1

13Touches in box12

42%Possession58%

4Corners6

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

RB Leipzig

2.16191143%

48% open play52% set piece

PSV Eindhoven

1.4111757%

34% open play10% set piece56% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

RB Leipzig2,16 xG · 1 scored

PSV Eindhoven1,41 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

RB Leipzig33

Open play 22Set piece 5Dribble 3Rebound 3

PSV Eindhoven21

Open play 16Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

RB Leipzig61% pressure

PSV Eindhoven39% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-0

100%Draw 0%0%

2.16xG1.41

19Shots11

11On target7

Momentum

90' Saved Armando Obispo 0.05 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

19 v 11

RB Leipzig shoot right, PSV Eindhoven left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RBRB LeipzigPSVPSV Eindhovengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

18 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

RB LeipzigPSV Eindhovengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

RB LeipzigDefensive line 35%

PSV EindhovenDefensive line 31%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

RB LeipzigUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Lukeba and Raum, 16 passes between them.

PSV EindhovenUntil 77'

Most-connected pair: Dest and Til, 20 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41

Brajan Gruda

9 touches in box

In possession

56,4%Field tilt43,6%

13Passes into box13

28Progressive passes19

14Carries into final third6

12Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,91Press intensity (PPDA)9,15

8High turnovers8

3Regains within 5s11

27,8sBall recovery time19,3s

20Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

100Carries110

1164mCarry distance1117m

18Progressive carries12

678mProgressive carry distance558m

6Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won9

21Take-ons attempted16

468mProgressive pass distance393m

1Through balls2

1Switches of play11

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,21Expected threat (xT)0,74

0,42Action value (VAEP)-0,52

33Shot-creating actions21

2Goal-creating actions0

1,02Expected assisted goals0,56

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,0Passes per attack4,1

11,7sAttack duration13,5s

2,53 m/sAttack directness2,08 m/s

2Build-up attacks3

7Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box23

46Final third entries41

3Big chances2

2,06xG on target1,17

3Big chances missed2

Passing

4/17 (24%)Crosses6/19 (32%)

27/45 (60%)Long balls37/57 (65%)

19Throw-ins15

12Free kicks12

4Goal kicks6

Duels

39Total61

30/70 (43%)Ground41/71 (58%)

9/31 (29%)Aerial23/32 (72%)

8/20 (40%)Dribbles9/15 (60%)

7Dispossessed4

Defending

46Recoveries52

8Interceptions9

10Tackles20

50%Tackles won65%

26Clearances33

2Big saves0

0Errors led to shot3

3Fouled in final third1

7,10Average rating7,07

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

RB LeipzigshootallowPSV Eindhoven

7.4%Six-yard box-2.62.5%

67.1%+4.0Penalty area63.3%

21.4%-2.7Edge of the box25.2%

4.1%-2.3Long range9.0%

538 shots taken · 401 faced

PSV EindhovenshootallowRB Leipzig

8.7%+3.6Six-yard box6.5%

61.6%Penalty area64.6%

25.6%Edge of the box23.9%

4.0%-3.7Long range5.1%

597 shots taken · 415 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

RB Leipzig beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 at Leipzig Red Bull Arena in the UEFA Champions League. It was goalless at half-time. Brajan Gruda scored the only goal in the 75th minute. In their last 1 meeting, RB Leipzig have won 1, PSV Eindhoven 0, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.