Bundesliga · Sat, 5 Sept 2026 ·
Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig — 3 - 1
Weserstadion · Referee: Benjamin Brand, Germany
Match report
Werder Bremen beat RB Leipzig 3-1
Werder Bremen beat RB Leipzig 3-1 in Bundesliga matchday 2 on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Weserstadion. E. Dinkci (4'), N. Fullkrug (68') and M. Grull (80') scored for Werder Bremen, while R. Baku (90') found the net for RB Leipzig. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Werder Bremen had 29% of the ball and 12 shots (7 on target) against RB Leipzig’s 19 (5 on target). Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Werder Bremen 8th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and RB Leipzig 9th on 6.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | -1 | 5 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 30 Jan 2027, RB Leipzig – Werder Bremen
Match events
- 4'goalE. DinkciAssist: Chuki
- 23'yellow cardChukiYellow Card
- 24'VAR decisionChristopher NkunkuPenalty cancelled
- 63'substitutionJ. BakayokoOff: T. Gomis
- 67'substitutionArthurOff: M. Schmetgens
- 67'substitutionE. DinkciOff: P. Erevbenagie
- 68'goalN. FullkrugAssist: M. Grull
- 74'substitutionN. FullkrugOff: C. Itten
- 75'substitutionN. El AynaouiOff: M. Guiu
- 80'goalM. GrullNormal Goal
- 83'substitutionY. RegeerOff: D. Stalmach
- 83'substitutionChukiOff: S. Musah
- 84'substitutionC. NkunkuOff: A. Maksimovic
- 84'substitutionA. NusaOff: S. Konate
- 90'goalR. BakuAssist: A. Maksimovic
Lineups
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 1K. HeinG
- 13ArthurD
- 5A. PieperD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 2O. DemanD
- 15L. ReisM
- 44Y. RegeerM
- 18E. DinkciM
- 20ChukiM
- 17M. GrullM
- 10N. FullkrugF
Substitutes
- 30A. SchlagerG
- 4N. StarkD
- 3O. WojcikD
- 16M. N'DiayeD
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 23D. StalmachM
- 38P. ErevbenagieF
- 26C. IttenF
- 29S. MusahF
RB Leipzig
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Martin Demichelis
Starting XI
- 26M. VandevoordtG
- 17R. BakuD
- 4W. OrbanD
- 3M. EsteveD
- 22D. RaumD
- 21N. El AynaouiM
- 13N. SeiwaldM
- 6E. BanzuziM
- 11J. BakayokoF
- 28C. NkunkuF
- 7A. NusaF
Substitutes
- 1O. NylandG
- 16L. KlostermannD
- 35M. FinkgrafeD
- 2A. KoneD
- 39B. HenrichsD
- 30A. MaksimovicM
- 27T. GomisF
- 9M. GuiuF
- 45S. KonateF
Match statistics
- 29%Possession71%
- 0.95Expected goals (xG)1.50
- 12Total shots19
- 7Shots on target5
- 3Shots off target7
- 2Blocked shots7
- 5Shots inside the box14
- 7Shots outside the box5
- 2Corners7
- 4Offsides1
- 13Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 287Passes691
- 208Accurate passes612
- 72%Pass accuracy89%
- -1.27Goals prevented-1.27
Player statistics
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Karl HeinG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 5Amos PieperD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 13ArthurD | 67 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Ludovit ReisM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllMTop rated | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 18Eren DinkçiM | 67 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 20ChukiM | 83 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 44Youri RegeerM | 83 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Niclas FüllkrugF | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 30Alexander SchlagerG | – | – | ||
| 3Oskar WójcikD | – | – | ||
| 4Niklas StarkD | – | – | ||
| 16Moussa NdiayeD | – | – | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Dariusz StalmachM | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 26Cédric IttenF | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Salim MusahF | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Paul ErevbenagieF | 23 | 6.7 |
RB Leipzig
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Maarten VandevoordtG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 3Maxime EstèveD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Willi OrbánD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Ridle BakuD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 22David RaumD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Ezechiel BanzuziM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 13Nicolas SeiwaldM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Neil El AynaouiM | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Antonio NusaF | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Johan BakayokoF | 63 | 5.9 | ||
| 28Christopher NkunkuF | 84 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Ørjan NylandG | – | – | ||
| 2Abdoul KoneD | – | – | ||
| 16Lukas KlostermannD | – | – | ||
| 35Max FinkgräfeD | – | – | ||
| 39Benjamin HenrichsD | – | – | ||
| 30Andrija MaksimovićM | 13 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 9Marc GuiuF | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Tidiam GomisF | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| 45Samba KonatéF | 13 | 6.2 |
