Rot-Weiss Essen vs RB Leipzig, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
Rot-Weiss Essen vs RB Leipzig — DFB-Pokal at Stadion an der Hafenstrasse.
- Rot-Weiss Essen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Christian Dingert
14 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug RB Leipzig H 1–4 L 13 Aug Hamburger SV H 3–4 L 03 Mar Holstein Kiel H 0–3 L 02 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W 23 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 3–2 W 14 Sep Arminia Bielefeld H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug Rot-Weiss Essen A 4–1 W 18 May Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–2 D 11 May SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D 03 May TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D 27 Apr Borussia Dortmund H 4–1 W 20 Apr 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. RB Leipzig kicks off things out of here…
- 2' Goal! Ramien Safi scores his 1 goal in 80 matches.
- 7' It looks surprising Rot-Weiss Essen does not make any changes. David Raum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 12' GOAL! Benjamin Sesko scores on 12. Assisted by Amadou Haidara
- 17' Benjamin Henrichs has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' 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.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Peter Gulacsi, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion an der Hafenstrasse with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ahmet Arslan made 5 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' Goal! Lois Openda scores his 104 goal in 351 matches.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rot-Weiss Essen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 47' Jose-Enrique Rios Alonso is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
- 52' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' It’s high time Christoph Dabrowski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' 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.
- 63' Ahmet Arslan is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
- 66' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. David Raum is replaced by Castello Lukeba on 66 minute.
- 67' It’s gonna be a card for Benjamin Henrichs.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Manuel Wintzheimer. He replaces Ramien Safi on 68 minute.
- 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rot-Weiss Essen that had 7 games and scored 13 goals.
- 78' Ekin Celebi is replacing Jose-Enrique Rios Alonso for the Rot-Weiss Essen side.
- 83' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko is replaced by Andre Silva.
- 84' What a strike from Antonio Nusa! The score is 1-3.
- 87' What a strike from Xavi Simons! The score is 1-4.
- 89' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Xavi Simons by Viggo Gebel on 89 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RB Leipzig players.
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Lineups
Rot-Weiss Essen Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
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19
Eric Voufack ↓ Mustafa Kourouma 89'
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8
Jimmy Kaparos ↓ Thomas Eisfeld 68'
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Bench
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25
Manuel Wintzheimer ↑ 68'
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10
Thomas Eisfeld ↑ 68'
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Ekin Celebi ↑ 78'
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- 35
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Mustafa Kourouma ↑ 89'
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Coach Christoph DabrowskiRB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
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- 16
- 4
- 44
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22
David Raum ↓ Castello Lukeba 66'
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8
Amadou Haidara ↓ Antonio Nusa 83'
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10
Xavi Simons ↓ Viggo Gebel 89'
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Benjamin Sesko ↓ Andre Silva 83'
Bench
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39
Benjamin Henrichs ↑ 66'
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Andre Silva ↑ 83'
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- 26
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Castello Lukeba ↑ 66'
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Antonio Nusa ↑ 83'
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Viggo Gebel ↑ 89'
Coach Marco Rose -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lois Openda 1 Xavi Simons 1 Benjamin Sesko 1 Antonio Nusa 1 Ramien Safi 1 Head to Head
Rot-Weiss Essen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.32 Rot-Weiss Essen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.15 RB Leipzig xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.47Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Rot-Weiss Essen or Draw 49%Draw or RB Leipzig 75%Rot-Weiss Essen or RB Leipzig 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.7%1 – 2 9.2%0 – 2 7.2%1 – 3 6.5%0 – 1 6.2%2 – 2 6%2 – 1 5.6%0 – 3 5.1%0 – 0 4.5%2 – 3 4.3%1 – 4 Actual1 – 0 3.5%Asian Handicap — Rot-Weiss Essen
Handicap Rot-Weiss Essen covers Push RB Leipzig covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 13% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 45% — 55% +1 45% 21% 34% +1.5 66% — 34% +2 66% 17% 17% +2.5 83% — 17% Clean Sheet
Rot-Weiss Essen keeps clean sheet 13% ✓RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.