LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig was capable to reverse the scoreline against Werder Bremen to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Werder Bremen to strike first with an early goal of at the ‘. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Willi Orbán gave the win to RB Leipzig in the 87’ minute. RB Leipzig was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner who was helped by Markus Schüller and Thomas Stein. The 4th official was Benjamin Brand. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 7 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 165 Attack 71
- 49 Dangerous attack 23
- 78 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 20
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a superior ball possession 62% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Werder Bremen shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (B. Henrichs and Dominik Szoboszlai). On the opposite side, Werder Bremen received 4 yellow cards (Niklas Stark, Anthony Jung, Marco Friedl and Leonardo Bittencourt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RB Leipzig will have 60 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Werder Bremen will stay with 35 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against FC Bayern München on the 20th of May with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (6 draws).
Werder Bremen will host FC Köln on the 20th of May with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Werder Bremen (9 draws).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich , Mohamed Simakan , Lukas Klostermann , Willi Orbán , Benjamin Henrichs , Konrad Laimer , Amadou Haidara , Dominik Szoboszlai , Emil Forsberg , Timo Werner and Christopher Nkunku .
The home team had on the bench: Ørjan Nyland, Xaver Schlager, Marcel Halstenberg , Kevin Kampl , André Silva, Abdou Diallo, Yussuf Poulsen , David Raum and Joško Gvardiol .
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Lukas Klostermann for Joško Gvardiol (71′), B. Henrichs for Marcel Halstenberg (71′), Amadou Haidara for Kevin Kampl (71′), Emil Forsberg for Yussuf Poulsen (76′) and Konrad Laimer for Xaver Schlager (82′).
Best player: Willi Orbán
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Willi Orbán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 91 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Werder Bremen – Formation
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Ole Werner played with: Jiří Pavlenka , Miloš Veljković , Niklas Stark , Marco Friedl , Ilia Gruev , Mitchell Weiser , Jens Stage , Leonardo Bittencourt , Anthony Jung , Romano Schmid and Marvin Ducksch .
These were the players on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Eren Dinkçi , Christian Groß, Michael Zetterer, Lee Buchanan, Niklas Schmidt , Jean-Manuel Mbom and Maximilian Philipp .
Werder Bremen could not rely on the presence of Maximilian Philipp (injured) and Jean Manuel Mbom (injured).
Substitutions
Werder Bremen made 4 changes: Marvin Ducksch for Maximilian Philipp (76′), Ilia Gruev for Niklas Schmidt (76′), Leonardo Bittencourt for Eren Dinkci (77′) and R. Schmid for Jean-Manuel Mbom (86′).
Best player: Mitchell Weiser
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Mitchell Weiser.
His rating is with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
