Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: RB Leipzig (2nd, 79 pts) held a 39-point advantage over Elversberg (18th, 40 pts). Per game in the league, RB Leipzig were scoring 1.71 and conceding 0.89, Elversberg 0.84 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
RB Leipzig arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The venue was Red Bull Arena in Wals-Siezenheim, with room for 30,188 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RB Leipzig led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
RB Leipzig: Dominik Kaiser (23'), Timo Röttger (65')