German Bundesliga

Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Werder Bremen
  • 61': Milot Rashica (P)
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RB Leipzig
  • 23': Dani Olmo
  • 32': Alexander Sørloth
  • 41': Alexander Sørloth
  • 63': Marcel Sabitzer

RB Leipzig thrash Werder to close in on leaders Bayern

RB Leipzig scored three first-half goals as they thrashed Werder Bremen 4-1 away helped by Alexander Sorloth's double to close in on leaders Bayern

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
  • 3': Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 6': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 7': Offside, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl tries a through ball, but Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Ömer Toprak (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 8': Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
  • 10': Foul by Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 10': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 11': Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 12': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku tries a through ball, but Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 13': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Willi Orban (RB Leipzig).
  • 14': Foul by Jean-Manuel Mbom (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 14': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig).
  • 15': Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
  • 17': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Marco Friedl tries a through ball, but Davie Selke is caught offside.
  • 18': Offside, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku tries a through ball, but Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davie Selke.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Eren Sami Dinkci (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 22': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Christian Groß tries a through ball, but Eren Sami Dinkci is caught offside.
  • 23': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 23': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eren Sami Dinkci.
  • 26': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Willi Orban.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Friedl with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 30': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 2. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eren Sami Dinkci.
  • 38': Offside, RB Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Marcel Halstenberg is caught offside.
  • 41': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 3. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willi Orban with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 45'+1': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Theodor Gebre Selassie.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 3.
  • 45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Tyler Adams.
  • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Kevin Möhwald replaces Jean-Manuel Mbom.
  • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic replaces Ömer Toprak because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Milot Rashica replaces Eren Sami Dinkci.
  • 48': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig).
  • 51': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 51': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 53': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 53': Ibrahima Konaté (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Offside, RB Leipzig. Ibrahima Konaté tries a through ball, but Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 61': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 3. Milot Rashica (SV Werder Bremen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 63': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 4. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
  • 68': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid replaces Felix Agu because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davie Selke.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romano Schmid following a fast break.
  • 75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  • 75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lazar Samardzic replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
  • 82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross.
  • 83': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Willi Orban.
  • 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Yuya Osako replaces Joshua Sargent.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (RB Leipzig).
  • 84': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Kevin Möhwald (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
  • 87': Foul by Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 87': Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 90': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig).
  • 90': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 4.
  • 0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 0
62.9 Possession 37.1
8 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
549 Accurate Passes 284
641 Passes 373
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
7 Crosses 9
0.4 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 58
25 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 13
6 Effective Clearances 11
6 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 27 +72 70
2 Borussia Dortmund 27 +30 61
3 VfB Stuttgart 27 +20 53
4 RB Leipzig 27 +18 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

SVW Werder Bremen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Jirí Pavlenka (GK)
18 Niklas Moisander
32 Marco Friedl
21 Ömer Toprak
36 Christian Groß
34 Jean-Manuel Mbom
17 Felix Agu
23 Theodor Gebre Selassie
9 Davie Selke
19 Josh Sargent
43 Eren Dinkci
Werder Bremen Substitutes:
Patrick Erras, Ilia Gruev, Kevin Möhwald, Michael Zetterer, Milos Veljkovic, Leonardo Bittencourt, Romano Schmid, Milot Rashica, Yuya Osako.

RBL RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
6 Ibrahima Konaté
23 Marcel Halstenberg
4 Willi Orbán
44 Kevin Kampl
7 Marcel Sabitzer
21 Justin Kluivert
14 Tyler Adams
19 Alexander Sørloth
25 Dani Olmo
18 Christopher Nkunku
RB Leipzig Substitutes:
Joscha Wosz, Lukas Klostermann, Emil Forsberg, Philipp Tschauner, Benjamin Henrichs, Amadou Haidara, Hwang Hee-Chan, Lazar Samardzic, Angeliño.

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