Elversberg subs Boss, Le Joncour, Mickelson, Sirch, Condé, Darvich, Krattenmacher, Futkeu, Schnellbacher

Bayern subs Neuer, Kimmich, Díaz, Tah, Gnabry, Musiala, Davies, Ito, Laimer

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Leipzig score a fifth! HSV are falling apart! Omari receives a throw-in at the halfway line and is pressured by Rômulo. The striker gets to the ball first and then runs alone towards goal. At the edge of the penalty area, he rounds Heuer Fernandes before slotting it into an empty net.

⚽ 77' Rômulo (5-0)

Nkunku scores! The French player scores his first goal since his return and his 48th Bundesliga goal overall! It all comes from a long Vandevoordt kick, who picks out Nusa down the left channel. He then feeds the ball to Nkunku, who keeps his composure and slots it beyond the Hamburg keeper.

⚽ 74' Christopher Nkunku (4-0)

Orbán adds a third goal! Nusa, who won the initial free kick, swings in a perfect delivery that picks out the head of Orbán inside the area. He powers the ball beyond a helpless Heuer Fernandes to wrap up the three points for Leipzig.

⚽ 72' Willi Orbán (3-0)

Another booking Nandja, in his first Bundesliga start, picks up a yellow card for dragging Nusa to the ground. Free kick for RBL in a dangerous area...

Top save! The balls at the feet of Nkunku inside the six-yard box. He shoots at goal, but Heuer Fernandes makes an excellent reaction save to keep his side in the game.

Tame from Moffi The Hamburg forward evades his marker and strides towards the Leipzig goal However, his attempted shot, from just outside the penalty area, is far too central to test Vandevoordt.

Just wide from Nkunku Gomis floats a lovely ball towards the Hamburg far post where Nkunku is waiting. The Frenchman attempts an acrobatic volley, but his effort misses the target by no more than a few inches.

Chance for Hamburg Finally, the visitors are starting the threat again. The ball is laid into the path of El Ouahdi on the right side of the RBL penalty area. The Hamburg midfielder tries to beat Vandevoordt at the near-post, but the Belgian is alert to the danger.

Raum's Free Kick Blocked The Leipzig captain sees his free kick blocked following Nicolai Remberg's foul on El Aynaoui. Raum's effort is comfortably dealt with by the Hamburg defence, which has looked a bit more secure so far this half.

Lukeba booked The RBL defender takes out El Ouahdi down the left flank and consequently receives a yellow card.

Second half gets going We're back underway at the Red Bull Arena. Hamburg have made a change for the second half, bringing on Moffi for Poulsen.

Henrichs again Gomis, Banzuzi and Nusa combine and set up Henrichs, but his shot is blocked by Wolfe for a corner. The corner comes to nothing.

Daka's effort drifts wide Wolfe starts the move, finding Grønbæk who plays it onto El Ouahdi. The ball reaches Daka, but his shot rolls just wide of Vandevoordt's near-post.

Early change for the hosts Ouédraogo just cannot catch a break. In his first game back since recovery from an injury, the Leipzig midfielder is forced off with another issue. Summer signing Nkunku is on to replace him.

Nusa's strong start After netting four goals in pre-season, Nusa has scored his second in the Bundesliga, having previously found the net against Mönchengladbach.

⚽ 28' Antonio Nusa (2-0)

Hosts well on top Henrichs wins a corner kick on the right. Raum's corner is headed clear of the penalty area, but it's all one way traffic at the moment.

Leipzig's form player After recording two assists in his first home game, Gomis now has three goal involvements after three matchdays - an RBL record.

⚽ 17' Tidiam Gomis (1-0)

Hendrichs from range! There's the first dangerous shot of the match. Henrichs cuts inside from the right and unleashes a shot from around 25 yards. His left-footed effort is deflected by the sliding Torunarigha and whistles just past the right post.

Capaldo booked The Hamburg defender tries to prevent a Leipzig counterattack by committing a tactical foul. He duly picks up an early yellow card.

Early corner Hamburg have made a strong start to the game and are putting Leipzig under some early pressure. However, the home side defend it well.

We're underway! Leipzig get the game going on home soil.

Hamburg subs Tangvik, Omari, Lemke, Nadir, Adeline, Viera, Moffi, Jatta, Stange

Leipzig subs Nyland, Finkgräfe, Estéve, Maksimović, Baku, Seiwald, Rômulo, Nkunku, Guiu

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So close to a brace! Alfa-Ruprecht is played in perfectly on the right side of the penalty area, but then fires the ball powerfully wide of the left post. Hertha still have some energy left in the tank.

⚽ 90+2' Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (1-3)

Final substitutions Raimund and Janotta are coming on.

Still time Six minutes of additional time are indicated.

Klemens goes off injured The Hertha player signalled that he could not continue. Telib comes on for the final minutes.

Bremer Brücke bounces The home side's fans had probably stopped believing in a comeback themselves, but now the stadium is going wild, and Osnabrück are pushing for an equaliser.

Gómez gets Osnbrück back in it! Gómez, who was so strong in the first half, gets the hosts back in the game - in some style! On the left side of the penalty area, the attacker simply lets fly. Gersbeck misjudges it badly and lets the shot pass him. The ball then bounces off the inside of the right post and into the net.

⚽ 82' Jonathan Gómez (1-2)

Solid stopper The Hertha goalkeeper has been the standout performer of the away side after saving a penalty. His goalkeeper efficiency stands at 1.6 with four saves and 2.4 xSaves!

Hertha with a handsome lead The visitors are controlling the ball and are well on top. Can Osnabrück force a comeback? The missed penalty by Meißner was a big blow, of course.

⚽ 70' Kevin Sessa (0-2)

Nilsson almost pounces right away! Nilsson runs through one-on-one with Krumrey and aims for the right corner, but the Osnabrück keeper is on hand and tips the ball around the post with his fingertips.

Substitutions on both sides! Nilsson and Kyereh are now on the pitch.

Penalty awarded! The referee comes to the conclusion that the deflection of the ball with the arm was a punishable offence and awards a penalty to Osnabrück.

Big penalty appeal! Following a shot on goal by Osnabrück, Klemens handles the ball with his arm. The incident is being reviewed by the VAR.

Hertha from range That's already the fourth long-range goal of the new season for Hertha - already one more than in the entire previous season!

Brekalo back among the goals In addition to his four goals this season, he has also provided two assists - making for six goal contributions in five matches, the most in the league by some distance! The captain's armband seems to have boosted Brekalo.

Pedersen's shot goes over Eitschberger finds Adewumi, who plays it to Sessa. Sessa crosses from the right to Pedersen, who has a go with his left foot in the centre of the penalty area. His decent effort flies over the crossbar.

Hertha in front! There's the opener as Brekalo once again leads by example! After a foul by Beck, a free kick is awarded on the right. Krumrey can only clear the resulting cross to the centre of the penalty area, where Brekalo lays the ball off to the right and then volleys it cleanly into the bottom left corner of the target.

⚽ 50' Josip Brekalo (0-1)

It's pouring now The heavens have opened and the rain is lashing down in torrents onto the pitch. Hertha win a corner in the middle of this downpour, right in front of the away end.

Ball magnet Gechter touched the ball 77 times in the first half. For comparison - no other player had more than 48 touches.

Same story Hertha are immediately looking to regain control of the game and are trying to pick a way through the promoted side's defence, which was so attentive in the first half.

We're off again No substitutions as we kick off the second half.

Thorsteinsson threatens again! The Hertha player is clearly the most attack-minded player on his team. This time, however, his shot is far too weak and Krumrey can collect the ball with ease. That is probably the last action before the half-time whistle.

Gechter gets a booking Gechter lunges into his opponent around the halfway line in a rather clumsy manner and is shown a yellow card.

Saved with his shoulder! Thorsteinsson has another great opening and unleashes a powerful strike from seven yards out on the right side of the penalty area. Krumrey prevents the ball from going in with his shoulder, but the offside flag is then raised.

Great Gómez effort! Gómez skilfully drives down the left and gets to shoot from a tight angle inside the penalty area. The ball is struck sharply and Gersbeck needs both fists at the near post to punch clear for a corner. The resulting set piece is dealt with well by Hertha.

Big chance for Hertha! Right in the middle of the hosts' period of sustained pressure, the visitors almost take the lead. A cross from Thorsteinsson is only parried by Krumrey into the path of Grønning, who fails to put the ball in the net.

Osnabrück playing their part Hertha have seen more possession - but Osnabrück are covering more ground, winning more duels and also have gained more and better chances (5-4 shots on goal, xGoals 0.6 to 0.2).

Osnabrück onto the roof of the netting The hosts keep pushing forward. Once again it is Meißner who sets himself up and shoots just outside the penalty area. A Hertha foot gets in the way just in time, but sends the ball bouncing up awkwardly for Gersbeck. The ball comes down on the top of the net. Gómez cannot turn the subsequent corner on target.

That has to be the opener! A catastrophic back pass to Hertha goalkeeper Gersbeck goes right to the feet of Osnabrück striker Meißner. When going one-on-one with Gersbeck, the attacker's nerves get the better of him somewhat, but Hertha's last man throws his body on the line and manages to block the ball!

From a turn The industrious Brekalo gets on the ball 25 yards in front of the home side's goal, turns quickly and fires the ball over the bar of Krumrey's net, but it goes too high.

Brekalo booked Brekalo commits a foul near the halfway line, which the referee deems too aggressive, and receives the first booking of the match.

First chance of the match Wiemann curls a ball from 25 yards out over Hertha's goal. Beck had previously laid it off brilliantly with a header, though he could have had a shot himself. That's the best attacking move so far.

Hertha in control The visitors are on top, and the hosts are trying to press high up the pitch - yet are not willing to abandon their compact defensive block.

Adewumi away Adewumi drives forward on the left past two opponents and can only be stopped by a foul, giving the away side a free-kick. It is easily cleared after being crossed in, but Hertha are pressing.

Osnabrück on the attack Jonathan Gómez hurls two throw-ins from the left flank into the Berlin area. Hertha have quite a bit of trouble clearing these, but eventually manage to get out of their own half with a long ball.

We're off! The visitors have kicked off the match at the second time of asking, after being order to retake the kick-off.

All set The fans are in full voice, the teams are on the pitch and the coin toss is about to take place.

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Into added time Hartmann adds an additional 120 seconds.

A first clean sheet is within reach Energie are on the verge of keeping a clean sheet for the first time this season.

Too high Rorig takes aim from the right, 19 metres out - his effort flies a metre over the crossbar to the left.

Just wide on the left Wanitzek whips in a free-kick from the right, and in the centre Franke glances the ball just wide of the left post from seven metres with a header.

Cottbus run down the clock Doumbia comes on for Ciğerci. Wollitz is looking to protect the result with this substitution.

Another double substitution for the hosts Kobald and Zor make way for Trémoulet and Väänänen.

Ciğerci audacious The dribbling maestro measures up from the centre line and looks to catch Bernat off guard. The shot has the required distance but ultimately goes a metre over the crossbar. From the touchline, manager Claus-Dieter Wollitz still offers encouraging applause.

Fukuda misses Ponente-Ramirez plays the ball in from the right, low and sharp, Fukuda lurks at the far post and narrowly misses from five metres.

Off the post! So close to making it 4-0! Substitute Kinsombi is left completely unmarked on the left in front of Bernat and slides the ball from ten metres into the bottom right post.

No problem for Lotka Ponente-Ramirez gets on the end of a header from eight metres out, slightly to the right inside the penalty area, Lotka holds the effort.

Double substitution for the visitors Butler and Copado are taken off, as Bogdanov and Kinsombi come on as substitutes.

Butler narrowly misses a brace Now it gets dangerous from a corner kick! The ball floats in high from the left flank, in the centre Butler rises to meet it with a header from six metres out and is denied by a superb reaction save from Bernat. The goalkeeper is the only one at Karlsruhe still showing any resistance.

Long-range effort Ciğerci cuts in from the right and then shoots from 20 metres out. Bernat plays it safe and tips the central effort over the bar. The resulting corner comes to nothing.

Another substitution for the hosts Davis Meyer replaces Ben Farhat.

The next card Pinto Pedrosa brings down Hannemann in midfield. He receives a booking for that.

Next substitution for Karlsruhe Civeja makes way for Ponente-Ramirez.

⚽ 62' Justin Butler (0-3)

Cottbus on the verge of an away win At 2-0, Cottbus now logically holds all the trump cards. The probability of victory has risen from 27.7 per cent to 85.5 per cent.

Boziaris tries his luck The midfielder shoots centrally from the edge of the penalty area, but Bernat safely parries the overly central effort forward.

A tough nut to crack for Karlsruhe The Badeners are now facing an absolutely mammoth task. The hosts have just under 30 minutes left to overturn a two-goal deficit.

Long drought ended Pelivan failed to score in 36 matches last season, with his last goal in a league match dating back to December 2024 in Mannheim.

⚽ 55' Dominik Pelivan (0-2)

The clean sheet still stands Cottbus have conceded at least three goals in each of their last three league matches, but today, with a bit of luck and thanks to goalkeeper Lotka, they have kept a clean sheet so far.

Wide left Egloff plays a lovely through ball forward into the left side of the penalty area for the overlapping Ben Farhat, but the striker's subsequent shot from six metres at a fairly tight angle goes well wide of the left post.

Karlsruhe look for the equaliser The Baden side have established themselves in the opposition's half in these opening minutes after the restart, and are also pressing significantly higher up the pitch after losing the ball than they were in the first half.

Copado is in pain The Cottbus player receives an elbow from the Karlsruhe player Franke during an aerial duel and subsequently stays down on the pitch. He is ultimately able to continue without a treatment break, however.

The ball is rolling again Referee Hartmann blows the whistle for the second half.

Substitutions on both sides Cottbus, the already booked Bittencourt stays in the dressing room, with Pelivan coming on as his replacement. On Karlsruhe's side, Eichinger makes way for Egloff.

⚽ 45+2' Lukas Michelbrink (0-1)

Two minutes of added time Hartmann adds two minutes of stoppage time to the first half.

Lotka also in outstanding form The goalkeeper of the away side has also already made four saves and has an xSaves value of 2.9. He is thus performing on the same level as Bernat, with both shot-stoppers in absolutely top form today.

Harmless Civeja takes aim centrally from 17 metres, but doesn't strike the ball cleanly. The ball rolls straight towards the goal and Lotka collects the low shot with ease.

Karlsruhe aerial dominance The hosts win 60 percent of the aerial duels, with centre-backs Kobald and Franke even boasting a 100-percent success rate in the air.

Just under five minutes to go The first half is slowly drawing to a close. Will either of the two sides manage to score the opening goal before the half-time whistle?

Too inaccurate Zor receives the ball on the right side of centre in the penalty area and gets a shot off from ten metres, albeit in a somewhat rushed manner, firing the ball straight into the arms of Lotka. If the youngster had kept his composure there, he could have picked his corner.

Creative play Karlsruhe build up calmly from the back even under pressure and refrain from playing the long ball forward. The Baden side try to combine their way through to the front, right up to the Lausitz side's penalty area - but that final ball evades them.

Manu takes a risk The defender attempts to clear the ball on the right side of the penalty area against Ben Farhat, but initially only catches the striker's foot before making contact with the ball. Hartmann waves play on, and the VAR has no objections either.

Bernat grabs it Ciğerci crosses infield from the right - the ball lands in the hands of the Karlsruhe keeper.

The next big chance It's slowly becoming negligent! Ciğerci plays Michelbrink in on the right side of the box, there he carries the ball a few more metres and then shoots at full stride from five metres out on the right. He aims for the bottom left corner and sends the ball past the post by millimetres.

Narrowly wide Boziaris plays in Ciğerci, who then takes aim from a right, 19 metres out, targeting the bottom right corner. Bernat can only watch on motionlessly, but the shot goes half a metre wide of the post.

High-tempo match Both teams allow themselves no breathing room and keep pressing forward relentlessly. It could quite easily already be 2-2 here, but both clubs have an exceptionally strong goalkeeper between the sticks.

Bernat fully on top of his game Karlsruhe's custodian has already made four saves so far, posting an xSaves value of 2.8. Also thanks to him, the score remains 0-0 from the perspective of the Baden side.

Lotka makes a superb save Fukuda plays in Ben Farhat, who finds himself alone on the left side of the box and is denied by the onrushing goalkeeper Lotka from six metres out.

It's heating up in the box At the other end, Cottbus win a corner from the right, where Ciğerci delivers it high into the box. At the near post, Fukuda lets his marker Boziaris slip away, then heads the ball unchallenged from five metres towards the near corner. Once again, however, Bernat is on hand this afternoon and makes a brilliant save.

Crossbar! Bad luck for Karlsruhe! Fukuda picks up pace on the right and lets fly from the edge of the penalty area. The ball is deflected by Erlein and flies in a high arc straight onto the crossbar.

Yellow card for simulation Bittencourt is booked by Hartmann, the referee judges the fall as a clear act of deception and an attempt at simulation.

Penalty for Cottbus And the ensuing corner from the right results in a penalty for Cottbus! The away side play the set piece short, Bittencourt then gets on the ball in the box ahead of Civeja and is brought down by him. Hartmann doesn't hesitate for a second and points straight to the spot.

Copado! The forward cuts in from the left, leaves Pinto Pedrosa standing and then shoots from 14 metres. He aims for the top right corner, Bernat stretches himself and clears for a corner.

Butler with the shot At the other end, the visitors' striker tries his luck from 19 metres out on the left, but Bernat secures the poorly placed shot at the second attempt.

At full pace Ben Farhat lets fly from around 20 metres, aiming for the top right corner, but puts the ball a metre wide of the post.

Lotka with a punch clearance Wanitzek whips the resulting free-kick in from the right, but Lotka is alert in the centre and clears with both fists.

First booking of the match Copado tracks back defensively and pulls Wanitzek down by his shirt in midfield. That is a clear tactical foul, and he is consequently shown a yellow card for it.

Wanitzek draws the foul Bittencourt challenges the home side's captain around the halfway line, but with foul play. The match continues with a free-kick for the Baden side.

Cautious start Both clubs are feeling each other out in these opening minutes. Neither side are really pushing forward.

The match is under way Referee Hartmann blows his whistle to start the match. The away side kick off and are playing in red shirts, while Karlsruhe take to the pitch in all blue.

The teams emerge Led by referee Hartmann, both teams are now stepping onto the pitch. The match will kick off shortly!

First starting eleven appearance for Civeja The new signing from Saarbrücken has so far accumulated only 25 minutes of second division experience and has come off the bench just twice. Today he gets his first opportunity to show what he can do from the first whistle.

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