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RBL Leipzig RB Leipzig - SVW Bremen SV Werder Bremen

X. Schlager
80'
A. Ouédraogo
63'

Red Bull Arena(Sold out)

Martin Petersen

68 %Assan Ouédraogo

1:05

Watch: Match highlights

Full-time: RB Leipzig 2-0 Werder Bremen

The visitors put Leipzig under real pressure at the start of the second half, but it was the hosts who managed to find the back of the net first. Ouédraogo's blistering strike from distance put a stop to Bremen's attacking threat, which they struggled to regain after the goal. Werder brought on fresh legs and looked like they had found a second wind, only for Schlager to convert from a corner that Bremen failed to clear. Overall, Leipzig are deserved winners, although the visitors will feel hard done by after a much improved second half.

Full-time

90'

+ 5

Almost a third!

Orbán gets his head on the end of a corner, but it's too close to Backhaus.

90'

+ 4

Substitution

Max Finkgräfe

Yan Diomande

90'

+ 2

Five additional minutes

Leipzig will have to wait just a bit longer before their three points are confirmed.

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Tidiam Gomis

Christoph Baumgartner

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Ezechiel Banzuzi

Assan Ouédraogo

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Yan Diomande35.12km/h

Nicolas Seiwald33.15km/h

David Raum33.12km/h

89'

Not far away!

Bakayoko lets one fly from the edge of the area, but his powerful efforts whizzes just over the crossbar.

89'

Substitution

Patrice Čović

Senne Lynen

88'

Important hand

Diomande and Baumgartner combine well inside the box, putting Diomande through on goal, but Backhaus comes out to nick the ball away from the young winger's feet.

85'

Sucker punch

The visitors are struggling to put together attacking sequences, with that second goal looking to have knocked the wind out of them.

85'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

75%

Yan Diomande

32 times under pressure

Goal! 2-0 Leipzig!

And it's the substitute Schlager! The ball falls kindly to him following a corner, and he turns and slams home the second from close range.

80'

Xaver Schlager

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

22 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

6.18 m

79'

Fresh legs

The Bremen subs have certainly made an impact, providing fearless dribbling and fresh enthusiasm.

76'

Yellow card

Christian Vander

75'

Is there a way back?

Bremen looked really bright before Leipzig's goal but have struggled to regain their momentum since then, can they re-group and find an equaliser?

73'

Substitution

Samuel Mbangula

Keke Topp

73'

Substitution

Victor Boniface

Marco Grüll

73'

Substitution

Justin Njinmah

Cameron Puertas

71'

Bremen think they've equalised

Pieper flicks on a corner to Topp at the far post and he gladly prods home what he thinks is the equaliser, but the flag is raised.

70'

Finally

Leipzig finally get their goal, and it arguably came against the run of play.

Goal attempts

5off target

7on target

5off target

4on target

70'

Yellow card

Amos Pieper

68'

Substitution

Johan Bakayoko

Antonio Nusa

68'

Substitution

Xaver Schlager

Conrad Harder

What a strike!

Ouédraogo takes it upon himself to open the scoring, shifting the ball onto his left foot before firing a rocket into the top corner from distance.

63'

Assan Ouédraogo

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

3 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

102.3 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

22.14 m

Intense battle

With Bremen causing the Leipzig defence plenty of problems, we've got an enthralling contest on our hands!

Off the line!

Leipzig go up the other end and cause problems of their own, with Pieper performing a brilliant off-the-line clearance just moments later from Baumgartner's flicked effort.

59'

Huge tackle!

Bremen clear a corner and Stage is set free, charging from halfway toward goal, but Diomande gets there in time to deny him getting an effort in on goal!

56'

Still ahead

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Despite Bremen's early pressure, the hosts still lead in terms of xG.

xGoals

0.95

0.49

Goals

55'

Play continues

Grüll is back up and moving, and the game can continue.

54'

Grüll down

After a collision with Ouédraogo, the Werder attacker is receiving treatment.

52'

Puertas tests Gulácsi

His volley from the right side of the box looks to be sneaking in at the near post, but the Leipzig 'keeper gets down well to save.

51'

Big block

Topp looks to be through on goal, but Baku is persistent and stays by his side before blocking his shot at the crucial moment.

49'

Poor ball

Baumgartner finds Diomande in space on the far side and he drives into the box, before firing a tame cross which is collected by Backhaus.

47'

Huge early chance!

A slick move ends with Friedl crossing in low to Topp by the six-yard box, but Lukeba is there to intercept before he can slide home an opener.

46'

We're back!

Both teams return from the break and the action continues.

Kick-off!

Half-time: RB Leipzig 0-0 Werder Bremen

Despite consistent pressure from Leipzig, the game stays goalless at half-time. Apart from a golden opportunity for Baku, the hosts have struggled to get in behind the Bremen backline. The visitors have been limited to just a couple of half-chances, and will hope to provide more of a contest in the second 45.

Half-time

45'

+ 2

Great save!

Baumgartner's deflected effort from inside the box looks to be looping in, but Backhaus pulls off a brilliant save at full stretch to claw it off the line.

45'

+ 1

Two additional minutes

Leipzig have a couple of extra minutes to find a goal.

45'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

RBL

SVW

13.6 s

18.6 s

45'

No way out

Bremen are standing firm, but don't have an attacking outlet when they win the ball back.

Will they find an opener?

With half-time on the horizon, will Leipzig find the goal that they've been pushing for, or will Bremen hold out?

41'

Yellow card

Conrad Harder

38'

Ouédraogo again!

He moves Lynen off the ball before driving toward goal and aiming for that bottom corner again, but similar to last time, he can't find the inside of the post.

37'

Underwhelming

Grüll's free-kick fails to find a teammate, which ends with Topp conceding a foul and ending their attacking promise.

32'

Ouédraogo tries his luck!

His low shot from outside the area toward the far bottom corner forces a fingertip save from Backhaus.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Yan Diomande35.04km/h

David Raum32.21km/h

Castello Junior Lukeba31.99km/h

29'

Piling on the pressure

Leipzig have real attacking momentum, but are struggling to convert it into clear chances.

Goal attempts

4off target

1on target

2off target

0on target

27'

Big miss!

After an unfortunate deflection off Friedl, the ball falls to Baku a matter of yards out from goal, but he manages to drag his effort wide of the far post.

24'

No threat for Backhaus

Raum's deep cross finds Baumgartner at the far post but he gets his timing wrong, and sees his header float well over.

21'

Close!

Raum whips his free-kick just over the near top corner of the Bremen goal.

Free-kick Leipzig

Ouédraogo skips past Friedl and wins a free-kick in a dangerous position to the right of the penalty area.

19'

Yellow card

Marco Friedl

17'

Teasing cross

Diomande puts in a dangerous low cross which Pieper stretches to clear for a corner.

15'

Looking for an opening

The hosts are having plenty of the ball as they look for a way through the Bremen backline.

11'

Little to separate them

The opening exchanges have seen both sides give little away, aside from a couple of half-chances.

Possession (%)

5149

Encouraging play

A one-two between Harder and Baumgartner puts the midfielder one-on-one with Backhaus. His dinked effort goes wide, before being flagged for offside.

Miles over

Friedl runs on to a loose ball and hits it first time, he doesn't get over the ball however, and sees it fly over the bar.

Lynen slams wide

Schmid lays the ball off to Lynen outside the area but his half-volley bounces a couple of yards wide of the post.

Bright start

Diomande wins an early corner after a good spell of possession from Leipzig.

And we're off!

The hosts get the action underway.

Kick-off!

0:13

Atmosphere building!

Young stars

Leipzig have fielded the youngest team in the league so far this season and Werder Bremen the second youngest. Today's starting lineups also feature a very young average with the hosts at 25.2 years and Werder 25.4 years.

0:17

Man of the moment 🧤

0:17

Hello Werder 👋

Gulácsi milestone

Péter Gulácsi is set to play his 350th competitive match for Leipzig today and will become only the third RBL player to reach this milestone after Yussuf Poulsen and Willi Orban.

More on those teams

Ole Werner has decided on two changes to his starting XI. Castello Lukeba returns to the defence to replace the injured El Chadaille Bitshiabu. Conrad Harder makes his starting debut in the Bundesliga this term, replacing the injured Rômulo. Werder make one change to their starting line-up compared to the victory against Wolfsburg with Cameron Puertas in for Justin Njinmah, who is relegated to the bench.

Starting line-up: RB Leipzig

Christoph Baumgartner

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Bremen's Jens Stage on coming up against former coach Ole Werner

"It's going to be nice to see him again. He's had a good start there, with a big team and good players. It's going to be difficult with him as their coach. But we also have our own qualities and we can compete. We need to be on our toes, to play to our best and I think we'll be able to compete with them."

Horst Steffen on facing Leipzig

"They have a good playing style that varies constantly. Sometimes they play with a back three, sometimes a back four with compact defenders. They have individual players who can take out one or two opponents, but also a target man who can lay the ball off. They also have midfielders who make late runs into the box and can be really dangerous in front of goal."

Ole Werner on facing Bremen

"They've developed well as a team. They brought in new signings late in the summer. Now they're a cohesive team that find good solutions and are flexible. They're getting better and better in terms of their incision in the final third. They're on a the right track."

Happy traveller

Ten of Jens Stage's 14 Bundesliga goals since the start of last season have come away from home. No other midfielder has found the net as often on their travels in that time.

Perfect home record

Leipzig have picked up maximum points at home this season with wins over Heidenheim, Cologne, Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart, scoring 10 goals in the process.

2:03

Previous meeting: Leipzig 0-0 Bremen

There were no goals between the sides in May, but six earlier in the 2024/25 season as Leipzig ran out 4-2 winners at the Red Bull Arena.

2:03

Hoffenheim 3-1 RB Leipzig - highlights

Leipzig's run of eight Bundesliga matches without loss ended away to Hoffenheim as Ole Werner's side suffered their first defeat since going down 6-0 to Bayern Munich on the opening night of the season. In-form Yan Diomande opened the scoring, only for Hoffenheim to hit back with three unanswered goals. Die Roten Bullen stay second, six points behind leaders Bayern.

2:03

Werder Bremen 2-1 Wolfsburg - highlights

Substitute Samuel Mbangula scored a stoppage-time winner as Bremen recovered from a goal down to snatch all three points from Wolfsburg. Unbeaten in their last five (W2, D3), Werder went into the November international break in eighth place, four points outside the top six.

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Watch: Match highlights

Full-time: RB Leipzig 2-0 Werder Bremen

Almost a third!

Substitution

Five additional minutes

Substitution

Substitution

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Not far away!

Substitution

Important hand

Sucker punch

Pressure Handling

Goal! 2-0 Leipzig!

Xaver Schlager

GOAL!

Fresh legs

Yellow card

Is there a way back?

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Bremen think they've equalised

Finally

Yellow card

Substitution

Substitution

What a strike!

Assan Ouédraogo

GOAL!

Intense battle

Off the line!

Huge tackle!

Still ahead

Play continues

Grüll down

Puertas tests Gulácsi

Big block

Poor ball

Huge early chance!

We're back!

Half-time: RB Leipzig 0-0 Werder Bremen

Great save!

Two additional minutes

Ball Recovery Time

No way out

Will they find an opener?

Yellow card

Ouédraogo again!

Underwhelming

Ouédraogo tries his luck!

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Piling on the pressure

Big miss!

No threat for Backhaus

Close!

Free-kick Leipzig

Yellow card

Teasing cross

Looking for an opening

Little to separate them

Encouraging play

Miles over

Lynen slams wide

Bright start

And we're off!

Atmosphere building!

Young stars

Man of the moment 🧤

Hello Werder 👋

Gulácsi milestone

More on those teams

Starting line-up: RB Leipzig

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Bremen's Jens Stage on coming up against former coach Ole Werner

Horst Steffen on facing Leipzig

Ole Werner on facing Bremen

Happy traveller