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​

Werder Bremen

1 - 1

RB Leipzig

  • 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

43'
Yussuf Poulsen (VAR)
46'
Mohamed Simakan- sub ->Castello Lukeba
47'
Loïs Openda(goal)
Christian Groß- Yellow
59'
63'
Christoph Baumgartner- sub ->Emil Forsberg
Romano Schmid- sub ->Rafael Borré
63'
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
66'
68'
Kevin Kampl- Yellow
Justin Njinmah(goal)Jens Stage
75'
76'
Nicolas Seiwald- sub ->Kevin Kampl
76'
Benjamin Sesko- sub ->Yussuf Poulsen
Olivier Deman- sub ->Felix Agu
82'
Senne Lynen - sub ->Christian Groß
82'
Nick Woltemade- sub ->Leonardo Bittencourt
83'
Justin Njinmah- Yellow
84'
84'
Dawid Kownacki - sub ->Justin Njinmah
87'
Marvin Ducksch- Yellow
90'
90'
Amadou Haidara- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

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
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
8.7
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
7.9
D
Christian Groß 36.Germany
6.4
82' 59'
D
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
7.1
D
Niklas Stark 4.Germany
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.8
83' 66'
M
Felix Agu 27.Germany
6.7
82'
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
7.0
M
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
7.1
F
Justin Njinmah 17.Germany
7.3
87' 84' 75'
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
7.0
90'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
7.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
D
Cimo Röcker 40.Germany
D
Olivier Deman 2.Belgium
6.8
82'
M
Jakob Löpping 31.Germany
M
Senne Lynen 14.Belgium
6.8
82'
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
6.6
63'
F
Dawid Kownacki 9.Poland
6.4
87'
F
Kein Sato 24.Japan
F
Nick Woltemade 29.Germany
6.4
83'

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 (8.7), Christian Groß (6.4), Marco Friedl (7.9), Anthony Jung (7.1), Mitchell Weiser (7.1), Leonardo Bittencourt (6.8), Jens Stage (7.0), Felix Agu (6.7), Justin Njinmah (7.3), Marvin Ducksch (7.0) and Rafael Borré (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Olivier Deman (6.8), Senne Lynen (6.8), Romano Schmid (6.6), Jiří Pavlenka, Dawid Kownacki (6.4), Kein Sato, Nick Woltemade (6.4), 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
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
7.0
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.3
46'
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
6.8
D
David Raum 22.Germany
6.8
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
7.3
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.8
63'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.8
76' 68'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
8.1
90'
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
8.1
84'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
6.3
76'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
7.8
47'
Substitutes
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
D
El Bitshiabu 5.France
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
6.6
46'
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
6.8
76'
M
Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal
6.4
84'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.0
63'
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
6.4
76'

RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marco Rose played with: Xaver Schlager, Janis Blaswich (7.0), Benjamin Henrichs (7.3), Lukas Klostermann (6.8), Castello Lukeba (7.3), David Raum (6.8), Emil Forsberg (6.8), Amadou Haidara (8.1), Kevin Kampl (6.8), Xavi Simons (8.1), Loïs Openda (7.8), Yussuf Poulsen (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Simakan (6.6), Christoph Baumgartner (7.0), Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Timo Werner, Nicolas Seiwald (6.8), Fabio Carvalho (6.4) and Benjamin Sesko (6.4).

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 8.1 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.​