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UEFA Champions League · 2023

RB Leipzig 2–1 Young Boys · UEFA Champions League

2–1Historical match

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
1016
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.741.55
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

RB Leipzig beat Young Boys 2–1. Recorded in this match (RB Leipzig – Young Boys): shots 10–16, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.74–1.55, possession 53%–47%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

15 shots/match ▲ShotsRB Leipzig · Young Boys11.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricRB LeipzigYoung BoysBaseline
Shots15 shots/match11.1 shots/match13.5 shots/match
Shots against14.5 shots/match18.8 shots/match12.3 shots/match

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

Young Boys's recent record differs from the season

weak

Young Boys's last-five shots average is above their season average.

13.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots13.2 shots/match11.1 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots16 shotsRB Leipzig 10 shots, Young Boys 16 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsRB Leipzig 2 shots, Young Boys 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG1.55 xGRB Leipzig 0.74 xG, Young Boys 1.55 xG
  • Possession53%47%RB Leipzig 53%, Young Boys 47%
  • Corners1 corner3 cornersRB Leipzig 1 corner, Young Boys 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls18 foulsRB Leipzig 9 fouls, Young Boys 18 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.

Sandro Lauper · Young Boys · 4′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEbrima Colley · Young Boys · 36′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFabio Carvalho · RB Leipzig · 63′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSilvère Ganvoula · Young Boys · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedUlisses Garcia · Young Boys · 79′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYussuf Poulsen · RB Leipzig · 3′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUlisses Garcia · Young Boys · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Henrichs · RB Leipzig · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFabio Carvalho · RB Leipzig · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Seiwald · RB Leipzig · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSilvère Ganvoula · Young Boys · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSilvère Ganvoula · Young Boys · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAurèle Amenda · Young Boys · 61′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEbrima Colley · Young Boys · 81′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFabio Carvalho · RB Leipzig · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFabian Lustenberger · Young Boys · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEmil Forsberg · RB Leipzig · 56′ · 0.08 xG · goalCheikh Niasse · Young Boys · 21′ · 0.10 xG · on targetEmil Forsberg · RB Leipzig · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedEbrima Colley · Young Boys · 21′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSilvère Ganvoula · Young Boys · 82′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedTimo Werner · RB Leipzig · 88′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJoël Monteiro · Young Boys · 90′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 51′ · 0.24 xG · goalJean-Pierre Nsame · Young Boys · 12′ · 0.25 xG · on targetEbrima Colley · Young Boys · 53′ · 0.57 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

RB Leipzig: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.72 xG. Young Boys: 16 shots, 3 on target, 1.56 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Benjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 51′Emil Forsberg · RB Leipzig · 56′Ebrima Colley · Young Boys · 53′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: RB Leipzig 0.72 xG · Young Boys 1.56 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1RB Leipzig
0Draws
0Young Boys
Young Boys — RB Leipzig · UEFA Champions League1–3

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RB Leipzig favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Young Boys in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RB Leipzig6 matchesYoung Boys8 matches
2.17 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/81.25 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/81.63 goals/match
1.68 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/61.07 xG/match
15 shots/match ▲Shots6/811.1 shots/match
4.83 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/83.13 shots/match
46% ●Possession6/842.6%
5.5 corners/match ●Corners6/83.25 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls6/814.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 8home / 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, 13 Dec 2023, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in UEFA Champions League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRB LeipzigYoung Boys
CompetitionUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2023/24
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