Match Report
Werder Bremen and RB Leipzig went into the game level on 3 points, 9th against 7th in the table. Werder Bremen had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2/2.5 for Werder Bremen and 2/1.5 for RB Leipzig (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.91.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Werder Bremen 2, draws 4, RB Leipzig 13, at 2.95 goals per meeting. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
Wohninvest Weserstadion, capacity 42,100, hosted the game. With 72 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, B. Brand was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Werder Bremen led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Werder Bremen: Eren Dinkçi (4'), Niclas Füllkrug (68'), Marco Grüll (80') · RB Leipzig: Ridle Baku (90')
Key stats
Possession: Werder Bremen 29% · RB Leipzig 71% · Total shots: 12-19 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 2-7