Leipzig 4 – Mainz 1: The Red Bulls secure all 3 points at Red Bull Arena

Leipzig enjoyed a mesmerising home victory against Mainz at Red Bull Arena on Saturday. With each team arriving on the back of a league defeat, they were both keen to pick up points. Leipzig were hoping to get something from this game, following a previous defeat to Arminia Bielefeld. Mainz lost 1-0 in the last match they played against Eintracht Frankfurt. As it stands, Leipzig and Mainz currently occupy 8th and 10th spots in the table, with 25 points and 24 points respectively after 18 matches.

The Red Bulls found the net first, with Andre Silva opening the rout at the 21 minute mark. They then scored again, increasing their advantage thanks to a goal from Dominik Szoboszlai just before half-time, to take a 2-0 lead into half time.

The 05ers took the initiative in the second half, with a goal from Lee Jae Sung in the 57th minute. However, Leipzig increased their lead following a Christopher Nkunku goal in the 58th minute to make it 3-1. They then scored again, increasing their advantage thanks to a second effort from Andre Silva after 60 minutes to make it 4-1.

For Leipzig, Christopher Nkunku, Hugo Novoa, Joscha Wosz and Lars Sidney Raebiger, came on for Yussuf Poulsen, Andre Silva, Lukas Klostermann and Dominik Szoboszlai. Mainz brought on Leandro Martins, David Nemeth, Anderson Lucoqui, Matondo-Merveille Papela and Paul Nebel, to replace Jean-Paul Boetius, Jonathan Michael Burkardt, Aaron Martin, Lee Jae Sung and Karim Onisiwo.

Leipzig will next play Stuttgart away, with Mainz facing Bochum at home.