Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaLeipzig slip up with 1-1 draw at Werder in last game of the year
RB Leipzig stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen in their last Bundesliga game of the year on Tuesday, leaving them provisionally third as the league goes into a winter break later this week.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 1': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Offside, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig).
- 4': Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 7': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 7': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Hand ball by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
- 11': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
- 20': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Felix Agu is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 21': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Borré.
- 23': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
- 25': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
- 27': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Rafael Borré is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 28': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 31': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 32': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Borré with a cross.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
- 34': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 40': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 41': Offside, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
- 41': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 43': VAR Decision: No Goal SV Werder Bremen 0-0 RB Leipzig.
- 44': Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
- 44': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 0.
- 45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 0.
- 45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Castello Lukeba because of an injury.
- 46': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
- 47': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 47': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 47': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 48': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
- 48': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 50': Attempt blocked. David Raum (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 50': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Anthony Jung.
- 53': Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
- 53': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a through ball.
- 56': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 59': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 59': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
- 59': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid replaces Rafael Borré.
- 63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 64': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 65': David Raum (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 66': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
- 67': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 67': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 68': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
- 71': Attempt missed. Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Groß with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig).
- 71': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 73': Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 74': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 74': Michael Zetterer (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jens Stage.
- 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Kevin Kampl.
- 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
- 78': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Felix Agu with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Senne Lynen replaces Leonardo Bittencourt because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Olivier Deman replaces Felix Agu.
- 82': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade replaces Christian Groß.
- 84': Foul by Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen).
- 84': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xavi Simons.
- 85': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Dawid Kownacki replaces Justin Njinmah.
- 88': Hand ball by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
- 90': Foul by Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen).
- 90': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1.
- 0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1.
Statistics
 RBL |
SVW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 55.7 | Possession | 44.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 450 | Accurate Passes | 346 |
| 535 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 10 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 41,000
Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 41,000
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 8 | +22 | 20 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 8 | +11 | 20 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Werder Bremen (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Michael Zetterer (GK) |
| 32 | Marco Friedl |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 36 | Christian Groß  |
| 6 | Jens Stage |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 27 | Felix Agu |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 19 | Rafael Borré |
| 17 | Justin Njinmah |
RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Janis Blaswich (GK) |
| 23 | Castello Lukeba |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 22 | David Raum |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 9 | Yussuf Poulsen |
| 17 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | Xavi Simons |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
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