Werder Bremen 2-1 RB Leipzig: result and report
Bundesliga · Saturday 18 May 2019
Result
Werder Bremen 2-1 RB Leipzig
Bundesliga · Saturday 18 May 2019, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Werder Bremen 2-1 RB Leipzig: match report
Werder Bremen beat RB Leipzig 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 18 May 2019. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Milot Rashica opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Werder Bremen's goals came from Milot Rashica (35', penalty) and Claudio Pizarro (88'). RB Leipzig scored through Nordi Mukiele (86').
Discipline: Werder Bremen received 2 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Werder Bremen were 9th on 50 points from 33 and RB Leipzig 3rd on 66 points from 33. Werder Bremen went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and RB Leipzig 3rd with 66.
Werder Bremen lined up in a 4-3-3 and RB Leipzig in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Yuya Osako of Werder Bremen (7.8), level with Amadou Haidara (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Werder Bremen win, 1 draw and 3 for RB Leipzig.
Key events
- 16'Yellow card · Stefan Ilsanker
- 35'Penalty goal · Milot Rashica
- 43'Yellow card · Marco Friedl
- 49'Yellow card · Marcelo Saracchi
- 50'Yellow card · Ludwig Augustinsson
- 54'Missed penalty · Bruma
- 86'Goal · Nordi Mukiele
- 88'Goal · Claudio Pizarro
Head-to-head
Team news
Werder Bremen line-up (4-3-3)
Jiri Pavlenka, Marco Friedl, Milos Veljkovic, Niklas Moisander, Ludwig Augustinsson, Maximilian Eggestein, Nuri Şahin, Davy Klaassen, Kevin Möhwald, Milot Rashica, Yuya Osako
RB Leipzig line-up (4-2-2-2)
Yvon Mvogo, Nordi Mukiele, Stefan Ilsanker, Dayot Upamecano, Marcelo Saracchi, Konrad Laimer, Tyler Adams, Amadou Haidara, Bruma, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Matheus Cunha