RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen

12 December 2020 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Sören Storks

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Marcel Sabitzer 26’ (pen)
  • Dani Olmo 41’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Werder Bremen 2-0. RB Leipzig led 2-0 at half-time.

Marcel Sabitzer put RB Leipzig ahead from the penalty spot in the 26th minute and Dani Olmo made it 2-0 in the 41st minute, set up by Yussuf Poulsen.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.60 from 10.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Werder Bremen
15 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 2
1 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.40 xG 0.60
1.64 Non-penalty xG 0.60
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

RB Leipzig Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Marcel Sabitzer
Penalty1-0 (RB Leipzig)
26’
Dani Olmo
Assist: Yussuf Poulsen2-0 (RB Leipzig)
41’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Nordi Mukiele
  • Dayotchanculle Upamecano
  • Kevin Kampl
Werder Bremen
  • Ludwig Augustinsson

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.60 26’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 1-0 26’ 41’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 2-0 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.60 26’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Sabitzer 26’ 41’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Olmo 41’
RB Leipzig 2.40 xGWerder Bremen 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
26’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 69’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 22’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 41’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 38’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Ömer Toprak (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Joshua Sargent (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 69’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 2’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 41’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 38’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 86’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Ömer Toprak (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Joshua Sargent (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Nordi Mukiele DEF660 0.000.000
Dayotchanculle Upamecano DEF900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF900 0.000.051
Marcel Halstenberg DEF900 0.000.000
Marcel Sabitzer MID7314 0.860.021
Kevin Kampl MID470 0.000.041
Amadou Haidara MID731 0.020.000
Dani Olmo MID9013 0.260.321
Justin Kluivert MID903 0.730.372
Yussuf Poulsen FWD9013 0.510.624
Tyler Adams Sub430 0.000.000
Joscha Wosz Sub240 0.000.000
Alexander Sørloth Sub170 0.000.021
Emil Forsberg Sub171 0.020.041
Dennis Borkowski Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 70% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.09
Werder Bremen win 11% Avg odds 8.85

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig LWDWD
Werder Bremen DDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 3-0 Werder Bremen, 15 Feb 20 Next meeting: Werder Bremen 1-4 RB Leipzig, 10 Apr 21  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.