RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen

22 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Lukas Klostermann 22’
Timo Werner 44’
Bruma 87’

Max Kruse 67’
Joshua Sargent 77’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Werder Bremen 3-2, with a late winner. RB Leipzig led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lukas Klostermann put RB Leipzig ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Kevin Kampl and Timo Werner made it 2-0 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Max Kruse pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 67th minute, set up by Theodor Gebre Selassie, Joshua Sargent equalised in the 77th minute, set up by Yuya Osako, and Bruma won it in the 87th minute, set up by Marcel Halstenberg.

There was little between the sides on chances: RB Leipzig created 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Werder Bremen 2.12 from 15.

Match stats

11 Shots 15

5 Shots on Target 6

4 Corners 4

2 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1.94 xG 2.10

1.94 Non-penalty xG 2.10

7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

RB Leipzig Werder Bremen

Kick-off

Lukas Klostermann
Assist: Kevin Kampl

1-0

22’

Timo Werner

2-0

44’

Half-time2-0

67’

Max Kruse
Assist: Theodor Gebre Selassie

2-1

77’

Joshua Sargent
Assist: Yuya Osako

2-2

Bruma
Assist: Marcel Halstenberg

3-2

87’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig

Konrad Laimer
Bruma

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.

RB Leipzig 1.94 xGWerder Bremen 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Werder Bremen attacking RB Leipzig attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Péter Gulácsi	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lukas Klostermann	DEF	90	1		1	0.05	0.00	0
Ibrahima Konaté	DEF	90			3	0.77	0.04	1
Willi Orban	DEF	81			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marcel Halstenberg	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.16	2
Marcel Sabitzer	MID	90			4	0.23	0.00	0
Diego Demme	MID	90			0	0.00	0.42	1
Kevin Kampl	MID	58		1	0	0.00	0.05	1
Konrad Laimer	MID	90			0	0.00	0.40	2
Yussuf Poulsen	FWD	90			2	0.11	0.13	1
Timo Werner	FWD	90	1		2	0.66	0.16	2
Dayotchanculle Upamecano	Sub	32			0	0.00	0.00	0
Bruma	Sub	9	1		1	0.12	0.02	1
Matheus Cunha	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Jiri Pavlenka	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Theodor Gebre Selassie	DEF	90		1	1	0.10	0.17	2
Sebastian Langkamp	DEF	90			1	0.09	0.00	0
Milos Veljkovic	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.09	1
Ludwig Augustinsson	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.06	1
Kevin Möhwald	MID	90			1	0.02	0.10	1
Maximilian Eggestein	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Davy Klaassen	MID	86			0	0.00	0.13	2
Johannes Eggestein	FWD	66			3	0.18	0.00	0
Max Kruse	FWD	90	1		2	0.42	0.08	2
Milot Rashica	FWD	58			3	0.72	0.35	1
Yuya Osako	Sub	32		1	1	0.11	0.37	1
Joshua Sargent	Sub	24	1		1	0.37	0.00	0
Claudio Pizarro	Sub	4			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 66% Bet365 odds 1.44

Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Werder Bremen win 13% Bet365 odds 7.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig L W L W L

Werder Bremen D L W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Werder Bremen 2-1 RB Leipzig, 18 May 19 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.