Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Werder Bremen
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Werder Bremen defeated RB Leipzig 3–1 on 5 September 2026 at Wohninvest Weserstadion in Bundesliga.
Lineups
Werder Bremen: (4-2-3-1) Karl Hein, Olivier Deman, Amos Pieper, Niclas Füllkrug, Arthur, Ludovit Reis, Marco Grüll, Eren Dinkçi, Chuki, Marco Friedl, Youri Regeer.
RB Leipzig: (4-3-3) Maxime Estève, Willi Orbán, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Antonio Nusa, Johan Bakayoko, Nicolas Seiwald, Ridle Baku, Neil El Aynaoui, David Raum, Maarten Vandevoordt, Christopher Nkunku.
Substitutions
Werder Bremen: Paul Erevbenagie for Eren Dinkçi, Mick Schmetgens for Arthur, Cedric Itten for Niclas Füllkrug, Salim Musah for Chuki, Dariusz Stalmach for Youri Regeer.
RB Leipzig: Tidiam Gomis for Johan Bakayoko, Marc Guiu for Neil El Aynaoui, Samba Konaté for Antonio Nusa, Andrija Maksimovic for Christopher Nkunku.
Sidelined players
Werder Bremen: Keke Topp, Mitchell Weiser.
RB Leipzig: Viggo Gebel, Rômulo.
Match statistics
Werder Bremen had 29% of the possession, compared with 71% for RB Leipzig.
Werder Bremen registered 12 shots, with 7 on target. RB Leipzig had 19 shots, with 5 on target.
Werder Bremen won 2 corners, while RB Leipzig won 7.
Top players
Werder Bremen: Eren Dinkçi scored 1 goal, Marco Grüll provided 1 assist, and Olivier Deman was the highest-rated player (8.2).
RB Leipzig: Ridle Baku scored 1 goal, Andrija Maksimovic provided 1 assist, and Christopher Nkunku was the highest-rated player (7.2).