The story
Leipzig beat Bochum 4-0 at Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) in the Bundesliga, matchday 8.
The goals came from Timo Werner (15', 53') and Christopher Nkunku (23', pen, 85').
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Christopher Nkunku missed a penalty for Leipzig (64').
Leipzig had 71% of the ball and 17 shots to Bochum's 2.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 15' Timo Werner Goal · Leipzig 1-0 Assist: Marcel Halstenberg
- 23' Christopher Nkunku Penalty · Leipzig 2-0
- 53' Timo Werner Goal · Leipzig 3-0
- 64' Christopher Nkunku Penalty missed · Leipzig
- 85' Christopher Nkunku Goal · Leipzig 4-0 Assist: Emil Forsberg
Line-ups
Leipzig
- Péter GulácsiGoalkeeper
- Josko GvardiolDefender
- Willi OrbánDefender
- Mohamed Simakanoff 59'Defender
- Marcel Halstenbergoff 73'Defender
- Xaver Schlageroff 73'Midfielder
- Dominik Szoboszlaioff 73'Midfielder
- Kevin KamplMidfielder
- Christopher NkunkuForward
- Timo Werneroff 82'Forward
- André SilvaForward
Bochum
- Manuel RiemannGoalkeeper
- Tim OermannDefender
- Cristian GamboaDefender
- Ivan OrdetsDefender
- Danilo Soaresoff 35'Defender
- Jannes Hornoff 46'Defender
- Patrick OsterhageMidfielder
- Anthony LosillaMidfielder
- Jacek Goralskioff 46'Midfielder
- Gerrit HoltmannForward
- Simon Zolleroff 46'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (7)
- 15' ⚽ Timo Wernerassist Marcel Halstenberg
- 19' 🟨 Danilo Soares
- 22' 🟨 Jannes Horn
- 23' ⚽ Christopher Nkunku (pen)
- 53' ⚽ Timo Werner
- 64' ✕ Christopher Nkunku missed penalty
- 85' ⚽ Christopher Nkunkuassist Emil Forsberg
Head to head
3Leipzig wins2Draws1Bochum wins

