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RB Leipzig vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2024-25
RB Leipzig
4 – 2
Full Time
SV Werder Bremen
Sun 12 Jan 2025 · 14:30 UTC Red Bull Arena 47,187 HT 45' · FT 45'
Xavi Simons 24' 1–0
1–1 26' Mitchell Weiser
Xavi Simons 35' 2–1
Benjamin Sesko 47' 3–1
Christoph Baumgartner 90' 4–1
4–2 90+3' Oliver Burke
Y 11' Marco Friedl
Amadou Haidara 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs SV Werder Bremen — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Reichel
  • Assistant 1 Christian Bandurski
  • Assistant 2 Marcel Pelgrim

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

11
3
2
RB Leipzig 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals SV Werder Bremen
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-12 RB Leipzig 4–2 SV Werder Bremen 2024-05-11 RB Leipzig 1–1 SV Werder Bremen 2023-12-19 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 RB Leipzig 2023-05-14 RB Leipzig 2–1 SV Werder Bremen 2022-11-12 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan SV Werder Bremen H 4–2 W
20 Dec FC Bayern München A 1–5 L
15 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W
10 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–3 L
07 Dec Holstein Kiel A 2–0 W
04 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 3–0 W
SV Werder Bremen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan RB Leipzig A 2–4 L
21 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin H 4–1 W
14 Dec FC St. Pauli 1910 A 2–0 W
07 Dec VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–0 W
03 Dec SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–0 W
30 Nov VfB Stuttgart H 2–2 D

Season Stats

RB Leipzig SV Werder Bremen
#9 Position #8
6 Points 7
4 Played 4
2 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
9 Scored 8
5 Conceded 8
+4 GD +0
1.50 PPG 1.75
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
0% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

RB Leipzig are 9th (6 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 8th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SV Werder Bremen
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig
Antonio Nusa 2 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Rocco Reitz 1 G
SV Werder Bremen
Niclas Fullkrug 3 G
Marco Grull 2 G 3 A
Eren Dinkci 1 G
Dariusz Stalmach 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' RB Leipzig have kicked off against SV Werder Bremen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 11' It’s a booking for SV Werder Bremen player. Marco Friedl gets a card.
  • 16' SV Werder Bremen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' Niklas Stark has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xavi Simons makes it 1-0.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Mitchell Weiser has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Milos Veljkovic, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' What a moment for Xavi Simons! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Seiwald is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RB Leipzig.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RB Leipzig side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Milos Veljkovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Friedl on 46 minute.
  • 47' What composure from Benjamin Sesko! The Slovenia international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 52' RB Leipzig have won 727 goals from 515 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 62' The 33-year-old Willi Orban has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Xavi Simons is replaced by Christoph Baumgartner on 65 minute.
  • 67' Another substitution for SV Werder Bremen to replace Derrick Kohn by Issa Kabore on 67 minute.
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' Amadou Haidara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Kampl on 75 minute.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marco Rose might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Amadou Haidara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
  • 87' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Benjamin Sesko departs to be replaced by Andre Silva.
  • 90' Christoph Baumgartner doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Full Time. RB Leipzig beats SV Werder Bremen

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcel Sabitzer 3
Benjamin Sesko 2
Alexander Sorloth 2
Lukas Klostermann 2
Leonardo Bittencourt 2
Xavi Simons 2
Milot Rashica 2
Christian Gross 2

Head to Head

2025-01-12 RB Leipzig 4–2 SV Werder Bremen 2024-05-11 RB Leipzig 1–1 SV Werder Bremen 2023-12-19 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 RB Leipzig 2023-05-14 RB Leipzig 2–1 SV Werder Bremen 2022-11-12 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2025-01-12 RB Leipzig 4–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-12-20 FC Bayern München 5–1 RB Leipzig L 2024-12-15 RB Leipzig 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2024-12-10 RB Leipzig 2–3 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-07 Holstein Kiel 0–2 RB Leipzig W 2024-12-04 RB Leipzig 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W

SV Werder Bremen Form

2025-01-12 RB Leipzig 4–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-12-21 SV Werder Bremen 4–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2024-12-14 FC St. Pauli 1910 0–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-12-07 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-12-03 SV Werder Bremen 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2024-11-30 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 VfB Stuttgart D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.49 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 SV Werder Bremen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig58% Draw21% SV Werder Bremen21%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
79%
Draw or SV Werder Bremen
42%
RB Leipzig or SV Werder Bremen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig45% Draw37% SV Werder Bremen18%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
3.2%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 20% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.