Leipzig beats Mainz away and takes lead in the Bundesliga
Leipzig continues its steady march at the start of the German championship. In the seventh round of the Bundesliga they defeated Mainz - 2:0.
The guests secured the result in the first half. In the 20th minute, Javi Simons dealt with the Mainz defence and shot past the hosts' goalkeeper. Just over a quarter of an hour later, Willy Orban successfully played on the rebound and doubled Leipzig's lead.
2024-25, German Championship: Standings
2024-25, Germany - Bundesliga
Mainz 05 - RB Leipzig 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Simons Xavi, 20 (0:1); Orban W., 37 (0:2)
Mainz 05: Zentner; Mwene; Jenz; Leitsch (Widmer, 87); da Costa; Caci (Vidovic, 87); Sano; Lee Jae-sung (Weiper, 74); Amiri N.; Sieb A. (Nebel P., 59); Burkardt
Bench: Riess L.; Bell S.; Barkok; Hong H.; Gleiber
Yellow Cards: Nebel P. 90
RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Geertruida; Orban W.; Lukeba; Haidara A. (Kampl, 56); Klostermann; Vermeeren (Elmas, 73); Simons Xavi; Nusa (Baumgartner, 73); Openda (Poulsen Y., 84); Sesko (Henrichs, 73)
Bench: Zingerle; Vandevoordt; Bitshiabu; André Silva
Yellow Cards: Haidara A. 53; Vermeeren 60; Elmas 90
