Bremen vs RB Leipzig 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Leipzig edge past Werder 2-1 to finish year in second spot
RB Leipzig muscled their way past hosts Werder Bremen 2-1 on Saturday to finish the year provisionally in second place.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, RB Leipzig 1. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a fast break.
- 21': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 1. Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 70': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, RB Leipzig 2. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
- 72': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nicolai Rapp replaces Christian Groß.
- 72': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Jens Stage replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
- 72': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 80': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Schmidt replaces Amos Pieper.
- 81': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
- 86': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Oliver Burke replaces Romano Schmid.
- 86': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Eren Dinkçi replaces Anthony Jung.
Game Information
Venue: wohninvest WESERSTADION
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 41,500
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 79 | 0 |
| +46 | Bayern Munich | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| +33 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| +34 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
 RBL |
SVW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 52 | Possession | 48 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 438 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 527 | Passes | 478 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 28 | Clearances | 17 |
Werder Bremen (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jirí Pavlenka (GK) |
| 4 | Niklas Stark  |
| 32 | Marco Friedl |
| 5 | Amos Pieper |
| 36 | Christian Groß |
| 20 | Romano Schmid |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 11 | Niclas Füllkrug |
RB Leipzig (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Janis Blaswich (GK) |
| 32 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 22 | David Raum |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 17 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 19 | André Silva |
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