Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig
Ref: Robert Hartmann, GermanyWeserstadion, Bremen · 42,100 cap
Match recap
RB Leipzig beat Werder Bremen 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Musah scored for Werder Bremen; Nusa and Rômulo replied for RB Leipzig. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Werder Bremen versus 1.49 for RB Leipzig. Werder Bremen sit 15th in the Bundesliga table while RB Leipzig are 3rd.
First Half
15'
⚽
Nusa
Second Half
⇄
Pieper
52'
⚽
Rômulo
56'
⇄
Lukeba
⇄
Grüll
⇄
Agu
Cameron Puertas
Yellow Card
⇄
Njinmah
⇄
Bittencourt
78'
⇄
Rômulo
78'
⇄
Nusa
86'
⇄
Diomande
86'
⇄
Baumgartner
90+2'
Gomis
Yellow Card
Friedl
Yellow Card
⚽
Musah
Assist: Milošević
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Werder BremenRB Leipzig
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS1.49
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
3
1
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
558
Total passes
454
476
Accurate passes
362
85%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
1
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
2
0.43
Goals prevented
0.43
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
RB Leipzig
4-3-3
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Olivier DemanD
- 5Amos PieperD
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllM
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 27Felix AguD
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaF
- 19Jovan MiloševićF
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 25Markus KolkeG
- 29S. MusahF
- 33Mick SchmetgensD
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Vilmos Tamás OrbánD
- 7Antonio Eromonsele Nordby NusaF
- 13Nicolas SeiwaldM
- 14Christoph BaumgartnerM
- 17Bote Ridle Nzuzi BakuD
- 22David RaumD
- 23Castello Junior LukebaD
- 24Xaver SchlagerM
- 26Maarten VandevoordtG
- 40RômuloF
- 49Yan DiomandeF
Substitutes
- 1Péter GulácsiG
- 5El Chadaille BitshiabuD
- 6Ezechiel BanzuziM
- 9Saint-Cyr Johan BakayokoF
- 11Conrad Harder Weibel SchandorfF
- 20Forzan Assan OuédraogoM
- 27Tidiam GomisF
- 35Max FinkgräfeD
- 39Benjamin Paa Kwesi HenrichsD
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Puertas | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Amos Pieper | D | 49 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Deman | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Marco Grüll | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Felix Agu | D | 61 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mick Schmetgens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Markus Kolke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salim Musah | F | 14 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | 41 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jovan Milošević | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Samuel Mbangula | F | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
RB Leipzig
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Nusa | F | 78 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Castello Lukeba | D | 56 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rômulo | F | 78 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Christoph Baumgartner | M | 86 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| David Raum(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Willi Orbán | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridle Baku | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yan Diomande | F | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xaver Schlager | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Péter Gulácsi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Bakayoko | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Finkgräfe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Assan Ouédraogo | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ezechiel Banzuzi | M | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tidiam Gomis | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Conrad Harder | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Henrichs | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |