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Matchday 2 · Saturday 5 September, 15:30 · Weserstadion

Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig: line-ups and result

Werder Bremen 10 · 3 points
  • 4' Eren Dinkci
  • 68' Niclas Füllkrug
  • 80' Marco Grüll
3 - 1
RB Leipzig 8 · 3 points
  • 90+5' Ridle Baku

Line-ups Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig

Werder Bremen 4-1-4-1 · D. Thioune
1 Hein
2 Deman
32 Friedl
5 Pieper
13 Arthur
44 Regeer
17 Grüll
15 Reis
20 Chuki
18 Dinkci
10 Füllkrug
  • 67' Mick Schmetgens Arthur
  • 67' Paul Erevbenagie Eren Dinkci
  • 74' Cédric Itten Niclas Füllkrug
  • 83' Dariusz Stalmach Youri Regeer
  • 83' Salim Amani Musah Iván San José Cantalejo

Line-up for Werder Bremen: Hein, Deman, Friedl, Pieper, Arthur, Regeer, Grüll, Reis, Chuki, Dinkci, Füllkrug

Bench
  • 38 P. Erevbenagie 67'
  • 26 C. Itten
  • 29 Salim Amani Musah 83'
  • 16 M. N'Diaye
  • 30 A. Schlager
  • 33 Mick Schmetgens 67'
  • 23 Dariusz Stalmach 83'
  • 4 N. Stark
  • 3 O. Wójcik
Absentees Werder Bremen

Agu, Njinmah, Stage, Topp, Weiser (injured)

RB Leipzig 4-3-3 · M. Demichelis
26 Vandevoordt
22 Raum
3 Esteve
4 Orban
17 Baku
6 Banzuzi
13 Seiwald
21 El Aynaoui
7 Nusa
28 Nkunku
11 Bakayoko
  • 63' Tidiam Gomis Johan Bakayoko
  • 75' Marc Guiu Neil El Aynaoui
  • 84' Andrija Maksimović Christopher Nkunku
  • 84' Samba Konate Antonio Nusa

Line-up for RB Leipzig: Vandevoordt, Raum, Esteve, Orban, Baku, Banzuzi, Seiwald, El Aynaoui, Nusa, Nkunku, Bakayoko

Bench
  • 2 A. Koné
  • 45 S. Konate 84'
  • 16 L. Klostermann
  • 1 Ø. Nyland
  • 39 B. Henrichs
  • 9 Marc Guiu 75'
  • 27 T. Gomis
  • 35 Max Finkgräfe
  • 30 A. Maksimović
Absentees RB Leipzig

Gruda, Baumgartner, Reitz, Rômulo, Gebel (injured)

Highlights Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Werder Bremen

  1. Marco Grüll Forward 1 goals 2 assists
  2. Niclas Füllkrug Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Eren Dinkci Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Dariusz Stalmach Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Chuki Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

RB Leipzig

  1. Ridle Baku Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Antonio Nusa Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Tidiam Gomis Forward 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Rocco Reitz Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Christopher Nkunku Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Werder Bremen

Player Starts Min. Form
Karl Hein 2/2 180 solid
Amos Pieper 2/2 180 solid
Marco Friedl 2/2 180 mixed
Olivier Deman 2/2 180 poor
Ludovit Reis 2/2 175 mixed
Marco Grüll 2/2 175 excellent
Chuki 2/2 173 mixed
Niclas Füllkrug 2/2 135 strong

RB Leipzig

Player Starts Min. Form
Maarten Vandevoordt 2/2 180 strong
Willi Orban 2/2 180 strong
David Raum 2/2 180 excellent
Nicolas Seiwald 2/2 180 solid
Antonio Nusa 2/2 174 strong
Ezechiel Banzuzi 2/2 173 mixed
Ridle Baku 2/2 163 excellent
Christopher Nkunku 1/2 110 solid

Stats

Werder Bremen Match RB Leipzig
  • 29% Possession 71%
  • 12 Shots 19
  • 7 Shots on target 5
  • 3 Shots off target 7
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 13 Fouls 8
  • 4 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

WER home Per match LEI away
3.00 Points 0.00
3.00 Goals for 1.00
1.00 Goals against 3.00
1.44 xG for 2.24
2.24 xG against 1.44
2.0 Corners 7.0
W Home and away form L

Head-to-head record Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig

19 previous meetings
2 Werder Bremen 4 draws 13 RB Leipzig
  • Goals per match2.95
  • Both teams scored63%
  • Over 2.5 goals63%
  • Apr 2026 Werder Bremen 1 - 2 RB Leipzig
  • Nov 2025 RB Leipzig 2 - 0 Werder Bremen
  • May 2025 Werder Bremen 0 - 0 RB Leipzig
  • Jan 2025 RB Leipzig 4 - 2 Werder Bremen
  • May 2024 RB Leipzig 1 - 1 Werder Bremen
  • Dec 2023 Werder Bremen 1 - 1 RB Leipzig
  • May 2023 RB Leipzig 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
  • Nov 2022 Werder Bremen 1 - 2 RB Leipzig
  • Apr 2021 Werder Bremen 1 - 2 RB Leipzig
  • Apr 2021 Werder Bremen 1 - 4 RB Leipzig

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Werder Bremen against RB Leipzig?

Werder Bremen are without Felix Agu (calf injury), Justin Njinmah (thigh injury), Jens Stage (muscle injury), Keke Topp (knee injury) and Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for RB Leipzig against Werder Bremen?

RB Leipzig are without Brajan Gruda (ankle injury), Christoph Baumgartner (thigh injury), Rocco Reitz (muscle injury), Rômulo (knee injury) and Viggo Gebel (knee injury).

What formation do Werder Bremen play?

Werder Bremen have used a 4-1-4-1 in 1 of their last 2 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-1-4-1.

What formation do RB Leipzig play?

RB Leipzig have used a 4-3-3 formation in their last 2 matches under M. Demichelis.

How did the last meeting between Werder Bremen and RB Leipzig finish?

On 4 April 2026, Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig finished 1-2.

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