Match report

RB Leipzig Defeats Werder Bremen 2-1 in Bundesliga Clash

Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen
1–2
FT
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Apr 4, 2026

RB Leipzig edged out Werder Bremen with a narrow 2-1 victory in a tightly contested Bundesliga match. Goals from Amos Nusa and Romulo Cardoso put RB Leipzig in control, but Werder Bremen managed to find a late consolation through Souleyman Musah in injury time.

Key Facts

  • • RB Leipzig leads 1-0 with a goal from Amos Nusa at 15 minutes.
  • • Romulo Cardoso extends RB Leipzig's lead to 2-0 at 52 minutes.
  • • Souleyman Musah scores a late goal for Werder Bremen at 90+4 minutes.
  • • Werder Bremen had multiple substitutions, including Amos Pieper, Felix Agu, and M. Grull.
  • • RB Leipzig also made several substitutions, including Romulo Cardoso and Amos Nusa.

Lineups

Werder Bremen

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 30 Mio Backhaus (G)
  • 27 Felix Agu (D)
  • 5 Amos Pieper (D)
  • 32 Marco Friedl (D)
  • 2 Olivier Deman (D)
  • 14 Senne Lynen (M)
  • 18 Cameron Puertas (M)
  • 17 Marco Grüll (M)
  • 10 Leonardo Bittencourt (M)
  • 20 Romano Schmid (M)
  • 11 Justin Njinmah (F)

Substitutes

  • 24 Patrice Čović
  • 7 Samuel Mbangula
  • 3 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 29 Salim Musah
  • 19 Jovan Milošević
  • 33 Mick Schmetgens
  • 25 Markus Kolke
  • 23 Isaac Schmidt

RB Leipzig

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 26 Maarten Vandevoordt (G)
  • 17 Ridle Baku (D)
  • 4 Willi Orbán (D)
  • 23 Castello Lukeba (D)
  • 22 David Raum (D)
  • 24 Xaver Schlager (M)
  • 13 Nicolas Seiwald (M)
  • 14 Christoph Baumgartner (M)
  • 49 Yan Diomande (F)
  • 40 Rômulo (F)
  • 7 Antonio Nusa (F)

Substitutes

  • 6 Ezechiel Banzuzi
  • 27 Tidiam Gomis
  • 11 Conrad Harder
  • 20 Assan Ouédraogo
  • 39 Benjamin Henrichs
  • 9 Johan Bakayoko
  • 5 El Chadaille Bitshiabu
  • 35 Max Finkgräfe
  • 1 Péter Gulácsi

Timeline

  1. RB Leipzig
    15' RB Leipzig Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Nusa
  2. Werder Bremen
    49' Werder Bremen subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Amos Pieper · On: P. Covic
  3. RB Leipzig
    52' RB Leipzig Goal · Normal Goal
    Romulo Cardoso
  4. RB Leipzig
    57' RB Leipzig subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Lukeba · On: E. Banzuzi
  5. Werder Bremen
    61' Werder Bremen subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Felix Agu · On: S. Mbangula
  6. Werder Bremen
    61' Werder Bremen subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Grull · On: Y. Sugawara
  7. Werder Bremen
    73' Werder Bremen Card · Yellow Card
    C. Puertas
  8. Werder Bremen
    76' Werder Bremen subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Bittencourt · On: J. Milosevic
  9. Werder Bremen
    76' Werder Bremen subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Njinmah · On: S. Musah
  10. RB Leipzig
    78' RB Leipzig subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Romulo Cardoso · On: C. Harder
  11. RB Leipzig
    78' RB Leipzig subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Nusa · On: T. Gomis
  12. RB Leipzig
    86' RB Leipzig subst · Substitution 4
    Off: C. Baumgartner · On: A. Ouedraogo
  13. RB Leipzig
    86' RB Leipzig subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Y. Diomande · On: B. Henrichs
  14. Werder Bremen
    90'+4 Werder Bremen Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Musah · Assist: J. Milosevic
  15. Werder Bremen
    90'+8 Werder Bremen Card · Yellow Card
    M. Friedl

    Unsportsmanlike conduct

Match Stats

Stat Werder Bremen RB Leipzig
Fouls 12 14
Pass Accuracy 86% 81%
Offsides 4 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 11 7
Corners 1 0
Total Passes 514 434
Yellow Cards 1 0
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 4 2
xG 0.81 1.46
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 54% 46%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 444 350
Shots Inside Box 8 4
Saves 0 4
Shots Outside Box 3 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ RB Leipzig took the lead early with Amos Nusa's goal, setting the tone for the match.
  • ▸ Romulo Cardoso's second goal for RB Leipzig at 52 minutes secured their dominance.
  • ▸ Souleyman Musah's late goal for Werder Bremen provided a brief surge in momentum but was not enough to overturn the result.