Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig

10 April 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Florian Badstübner

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Milot Rashica 61’ (pen)
  • Dani Olmo 23’
  • Alexander Sørloth 32’, 41’
  • Marcel Sabitzer 63’

Match summary

RB Leipzig won comfortably, 4-1 away at Werder Bremen. RB Leipzig led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Dani Olmo put RB Leipzig ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Kevin Kampl, Alexander Sørloth made it 0-2 with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku, and Sørloth made it 0-3 in the 41st minute, set up by Willi Orban. In the second half, Milot Rashica pulled one back to make it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute and Marcel Sabitzer made it 1-4 in the 63rd minute, set up by Benjamin Henrichs.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Werder Bremen's 1.33 from 12.

Match stats

Werder Bremen RB Leipzig
11 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.33 xG 1.68
0.57 Non-penalty xG 1.68
3 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Werder Bremen RB Leipzig
Kick-off
23’
Dani Olmo
Assist: Kevin Kampl0-1 (RB Leipzig)
32’
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Christopher Nkunku0-2 (RB Leipzig)
41’
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Willi Orban0-3 (RB Leipzig)
Half-time0-3
Milot Rashica
Penalty1-3 (Werder Bremen)
61’
63’
Marcel Sabitzer
Assist: Benjamin Henrichs1-4 (RB Leipzig)
Full-time1-4

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 1.33 1.68 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 0-1 23’ 32’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), 0-2 32’ 41’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), 0-3 41’ 61’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), 1-3 61’ 63’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 1-4 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.68 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 0-1 Olmo 23’ 32’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), 0-2 Sørloth 32’ 41’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), 0-3 Sørloth 41’ 61’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), 1-3 Rashica 61’ 63’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 1-4 Sabitzer 63’
Werder Bremen 1.33 xGRB Leipzig 1.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RB Leipzig attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
61’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 63’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 27’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 83’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 26’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 36’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 63’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 27’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 83’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 26’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 36’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jiri Pavlenka GK900 0.000.000
Marco Friedl DEF900 0.000.111
Niklas Moisander DEF900 0.000.000
Ömer Toprak DEF470 0.000.000
Theodor Gebre Selassie MID901 0.020.000
Felix Agu MID690 0.000.000
Christian Groß MID900 0.000.000
Jean-Manuel Mbom MID470 0.000.000
Joshua Sargent MID840 0.000.000
Eren Sami Dinkci MID471 0.020.102
Davie Selke FWD904 0.280.092
Kevin Möhwald Sub431 0.010.000
Milos Veljkovic Sub430 0.000.000
Milot Rashica Sub4314 0.980.000
Romano Schmid Sub211 0.020.162
Yuya Osako Sub60 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 10% Avg odds 9.14
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.17
RB Leipzig win 71% Avg odds 1.34

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

Form going into the game

Werder Bremen DWLLL
RB Leipzig WWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 2-0 Werder Bremen, 12 Dec 20 Next meeting: Werder Bremen 1-2 RB Leipzig, 12 Nov 22  All Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig 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.