RB Leipzig 2–1 Sporting CP
- Sesko 19'
- Poulsen 78'
- Gyökeres 75'
22 January 2025
The match in data
RB Leipzig got the better of Sporting CP, 2–1, on 22 January 2025, in the 2024-25 Champions League (League Stage 7).
Player of the match: Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), rated 69, thanks above all to 0.80 xG and 1 goal. Sesko produced 1.8 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Sporting CP, the highest-rated player was Hidemasa Morita, with 68.
Benjamin Sesko
RB Leipzig · 90'
Produced 1.77× and cost 0.64× their position's average
- 0.80 xG 2.8×
- 1 goal 3.6×
- 2 shots on target 2.3×
- 3 balls lost 2.0×
- 1 shot off target 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Klostermann | Defender | 29 | 78 |
| Yussuf Poulsen | Forward | 29 | 71 |
| Benjamin Sesko ★ | Forward | 90 | 69 |
| Amadou Haidara | Midfielder | 70 | 60 |
| Willi Orbán | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Christoph Baumgartner | Midfielder | 85 | 44 |
| Kevin Kampl | Midfielder | 20 | 43 |
| Loïs Openda | Forward | 61 | 42 |
| Antonio Nusa | Forward | 28 | 36 |
| Xavi Simons | Midfielder | 62 | 33 |
| David Raum | Defender | 61 | 28 |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Arthur Vermeeren | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidemasa Morita | Midfielder | 35 | 68 |
| Iván Fresneda | Defender | 76 | 66 |
| Geovany Quenda | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Geny Catamo | Forward | 55 | 61 |
| Jeremiah St. Juste | Defender | 29 | 61 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | Forward | 35 | 60 |
| Francisco Trincão | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| Ousmane Diomande | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Daniel Bragança | Midfielder | 35 | 45 |
| Morten Hjulmand | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Maxi Araújo | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | Defender | 61 | 35 |
| Conrad Harder | Forward | 55 | 32 |
| Zeno Debast | Defender | 55 | 29 |
| Franco Israel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Ricardo Esgaio | Defender | 14 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.