BREMEN. RB Leipzig and Werder Bremen draw 1-1. L. Openda scored the first goal (47′) for RB Leipzig. J. Njinmah equalized (75′). RB Leipzig was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Wohninvest-Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Tuesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 41,000 spectators. The referee was Tobias Reichel who was helped by Marco Achmüller and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Sören Storks. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.52 degrees Celsius or 45.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 17
- 2 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 92 Attack 111
- 49 Dangerous attack 45
- 85 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a superior ball possession 56% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Werder Bremen was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Werder Bremen to win the match.
Werder Bremen shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig shot 17 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Werder Bremen received 4 yellow cards (Justin Njinmah, Christian Groß, Marvin Ducksch and Leonardo Bittencourt). On the other side, RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Kampl and Amadou Haidara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Werder Bremen has 16 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig will has 33 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 13th of January with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Werder Bremen (2 draws).
RB Leipzig will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 13th of January with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (7 draws).
Werder Bremen – Formation
Werder Bremen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Niklas Stark, Milos Veljkovic, Michael Zetterer
, Christian Groß , Marco Friedl , Anthony Jung , Mitchell Weiser , Leonardo Bittencourt , Jens Stage , Felix Agu , Justin Njinmah , Marvin Ducksch and Rafael Borré .The home team had on the bench: Olivier Deman
, Senne Lynen , Romano Schmid , Jiří Pavlenka, Dawid Kownacki , Kein Sato, Nick Woltemade , Jakob Löpping and Cimo Röcker.Werder Bremen could not rely on the presence of Senne Lynen (injured).
Substitutions
Werder Bremen made 5 changes: Rafael Borré for Romano Schmid (63′), Leonardo Bittencourt for Nick Woltemade (83′), Felix Agu for Olivier Deman (82′), Christian Groß for Senne Lynen (82′) and Justin Njinmah for Dawid Kownacki (87′).
Player of the match: Michael Zetterer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was the goalkeeper: Michael Zetterer. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marco Rose played with: Xaver Schlager, Janis Blaswich
, Benjamin Henrichs , Lukas Klostermann , Castello Lukeba , David Raum , Emil Forsberg , Amadou Haidara , Kevin Kampl , Xavi Simons , Loïs Openda , Yussuf Poulsen .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Simakan
, Christoph Baumgartner , Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Timo Werner, Nicolas Seiwald , Fabio Carvalho and Benjamin Sesko .RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Simakan (injured).
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Emil Forsberg for Christoph Baumgartner (63′), Castello Lukeba for Mohamed Simakan (46′), Kevin Kampl for Nicolas Seiwald (76′), Yussuf Poulsen for Benjamin Sesko (76′) and Xavi Simons for Fabio Carvalho (84′).
Player of the match: Amadou Haidara
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Amadou Haidara.
His rating is
with 49 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- TSG Hoffenheim – Darmstadt 98 – 3-3
- Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-1
- Werder Bremen – RB Leipzig – 1-1