RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen

11 May 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Sascha Stegemann

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Benjamin Sesko 61’
  • Nicolas Seiwald 35’ (og)

Match summary

RB Leipzig and Werder Bremen shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Werder Bremen led 1-0 at half-time.

Seiwald's own goal put Werder Bremen ahead with a header in the 35th minute and Benjamin Sesko equalised in the 61st minute, set up by Mohamed Simakan.

RB Leipzig had the better of the chances, with 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Werder Bremen's 1.03 from 11.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Werder Bremen
13 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.61 xG 1.03
1.61 Non-penalty xG 1.03
9 Deep Completions 7

Key events

RB Leipzig Werder Bremen
Kick-off
35’
Nicolas Seiwald
Own goal0-1 (Werder Bremen)
Half-time0-1
Benjamin Sesko
Assist: Mohamed Simakan1-1 (RB Leipzig)
61’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

RB Leipzig
  • Benjamin Henrichs

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 1.03 35’ Nicolas Seiwald (Werder Bremen) own goal, 0-1 35’ 61’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), 1-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 1.03 35’ Nicolas Seiwald (Werder Bremen) own goal, 0-1 Seiwald 35’ 61’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), 1-1 Sesko 61’
RB Leipzig 1.61 xGWerder Bremen 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
46’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.55 xG, saved 48’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+3’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.42 xG, saved 27’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 58’ Felix Agu (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+6’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 79’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), own goal 46’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.55 xG, saved 48’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+3’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.42 xG, saved 58’ Felix Agu (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 27’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+6’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 79’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba DEF900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF900 0.000.052
Lukas Klostermann DEF801 0.020.000
Mohamed Simakan MID9012 0.200.602
Benjamin Henrichs MID900 0.000.152
Amadou Haidara MID831 0.030.021
Nicolas Seiwald MID670 0.000.000
Yussuf Poulsen FWD491 0.490.000
Loïs Openda FWD902 0.100.000
Christoph Baumgartner FWD671 0.550.000
Benjamin Sesko Sub4111 0.060.000
Eljif Elmas Sub233 0.140.000
Kevin Kampl Sub231 0.020.091
El Chadaille Bitshiabu Sub100 0.000.000
Christopher Lenz Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 70% Avg odds 1.37
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.55
Werder Bremen win 13% Avg odds 7.14

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WWWWD
Werder Bremen DLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 1-1 RB Leipzig, 19 Dec 23 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 4-2 Werder Bremen, 12 Jan 25  All RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.