German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, April 10, 2021
RB Leipzig WLDWL 4
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Werder Bremen WLLLW 1
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Match Report

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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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

RBL leads series 4-1

Lineups

SVW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Jirí PavlenkaG
  2. 18Niklas MoisanderCD
  3. 32Marco FriedlCD-L
  4. 21Ömer ToprakCD-R
  5. 36Christian GroßCM-L
  6. 34Jean-Manuel MbomCM-R
  7. 17Felix AguLM
  8. 23Theodor Gebre SelassieRM
  9. 9Davie SelkeF
  10. 19Josh SargentCF-L
  11. 43Eren DinkciCF-R

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 6Ibrahima KonatéCD
  3. 23Marcel HalstenbergCD-L
  4. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  6. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-R
  7. 21Justin KluivertLM
  8. 14Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 19Alexander SørlothF
  10. 25Dani OlmoCF-L
  11. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic replaces Ömer Toprak because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Kevin Möhwald replaces Jean-Manuel Mbom.
  6. 45' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Milot Rashica replaces Eren Sami Dinkci.
  7. 45' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Tyler Adams.
  8. 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.
  9. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Justin Kluivert.
  10. 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.
  11. 68' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid replaces Felix Agu because of an injury.
  12. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  13. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lazar Samardzic replaces Dani Olmo.
  14. 82' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  15. 83' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Yuya Osako replaces Joshua Sargent.

Bundesliga News

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