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Bremen vs RB Leipzig: match report

Werder Bremen hosted RB Leipzig at Weserstadion on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the Bundesliga (round 2). Bremen have no reported absences; RB Leipzig are missing 1 (Brajan Gruda). Benjamin Brand is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Bremen 3-1 RB Leipzig. Goals: Eren Dinkci 4' for Bremen; Niclas Füllkrug 68' for Bremen; Marco Grüll 80' for Bremen; Ridle Baku 90'+5' for RB Leipzig.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Goal: Eren Dinkci (Bremen) 1-0
  • 23' Yellow card: Chuki (Bremen)
  • 68' Goal: Niclas Füllkrug (Bremen) 2-0
  • 80' Goal: Marco Grüll (Bremen) 3-0
  • 90'+5' Goal: Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) 3-1
Match stats (contains the result)
29.2%Possession70.8%
12Shots19
7Shots on target5
2Corners7
13Fouls8
4Offsides1
3Saves4
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Bremen 4-2-3-1

Coach: Daniel Thioune

  1. 1 Karl Hein GK
  2. 13 Arthur MID
  3. 5 Amos Pieper DEF
  4. 32 Marco Friedl DEF
  5. 2 Olivier Deman DEF
  6. 15 Ludovit Reis MID
  7. 44 Youri Regeer MID
  8. 18 Eren Dinkçi MID
  9. 20 Chuki MID
  10. 17 Marco Grüll FWD
  11. 10 Niclas Füllkrug FWD

Bench

  • 33 Mick Schmetgens DEF
  • 38 Paul Erevbenagie FWD
  • 26 Cedric Itten FWD
  • 23 Dariusz Stalmach MID
  • 29 Salim Musah FWD
  • 30 Alexander Schlager GK
  • 16 Moussa N'Diaye DEF
  • 4 Niklas Stark DEF
  • 3 Oskar Wójcik DEF

RB Leipzig 4-3-3

Coach: Martín Demichelis

  1. 26 Maarten Vandevoordt GK
  2. 17 Ridle Baku DEF
  3. 4 Willi Orbán DEF
  4. 3 Maxime Estève DEF
  5. 22 David Raum DEF
  6. 21 Neil El Aynaoui MID
  7. 13 Nicolas Seiwald MID
  8. 6 Ezechiel Banzuzi MID
  9. 11 Johan Bakayoko FWD
  10. 28 Christopher Nkunku FWD
  11. 7 Antonio Nusa FWD

Bench

  • 27 Tidiam Gomis FWD
  • 9 Marc Guiu FWD
  • 30 Andrija Maksimović MID
  • 45 Samba Konaté FWD
  • 1 Ørjan Håskjold Nyland GK
  • 2 Abdoul Koné DEF
  • 39 Benjamin Henrichs DEF
  • 16 Lukas Klostermann DEF
  • 35 Max Finkgräfe DEF

Injuries and suspensions

Bremen

No reported absences.

RB Leipzig

  • Brajan Gruda injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 4 April 2026: Werder Bremen 1-2 RB Leipzig
  • Sunday 23 November 2025: RB Leipzig 2-0 Werder Bremen
  • Saturday 10 May 2025: Werder Bremen 0-0 RB Leipzig
  • Sunday 12 January 2025: RB Leipzig 4-2 Werder Bremen
  • Saturday 11 May 2024: RB Leipzig 1-1 Werder Bremen