RB Leipzig 2–1 Sporting — UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2024Wed, 22 Jan 2025, 17:45 UTC

RB Leipzig

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2–1Historical match

Sporting

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RB Leipzig won 2–1.

Shots: 1017
Shots on target: 62
Expected goals: 2.320.92
Possession: 47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

RB Leipzig beat Sporting 2–1. Recorded in this match (RB Leipzig – Sporting): shots 10–17, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 2.32–0.92, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

RB Leipzig have a visible home split

weak

RB Leipzig's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	16 shots/match	12.6 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Sporting show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Sporting's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.6 shots/match ▲ShotsRB Leipzig · Sporting13.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	RB Leipzig	Sporting	Baseline
Shots	12.6 shots/match	13.6 shots/match	12.6 shots/match
Shots against	17 shots/match	12 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots10 shots17 shotsRB Leipzig 10 shots, Sporting 17 shots
Shots on target6 shots2 shotsRB Leipzig 6 shots, Sporting 2 shots
Expected goals2.32 xG0.92 xGRB Leipzig 2.32 xG, Sporting 0.92 xG
Possession47%53%RB Leipzig 47%, Sporting 53%
Corners0 corners9 cornersRB Leipzig 0 corners, Sporting 9 corners
Fouls15 fouls6 foulsRB Leipzig 15 fouls, Sporting 6 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
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size = xG

RB Leipzig: 10 shots, 6 on target, 2.53 xG. Sporting: 17 shots, 2 on target, 0.92 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: RB Leipzig 2.53 xG · Sporting 0.92 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RB Leipzig favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Sporting in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RB Leipzig7 matchesSporting7 matches

1.14 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 1.71 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 1.57 goals/match

1.55 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.52 xG/match

12.6 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 13.6 shots/match

4.57 shots/matchShots on target7/74.43 shots/match

45.7%Possession7/7● 48.6%

4.71 corners/match ●Corners7/74.14 corners/match

11.1 fouls/matchFouls7/710.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples7 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 22 Jan 2025, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4