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Full time · Bundesliga · Sat 05 Sep 2026, 14:30 UTC

Werder Bremen 31 RB Leipzig

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What the chances were worth

Werder Bremen
0.95
expected goals (xG)
RB Leipzig
1.50
expected goals (xG)

The scoreline says 3–1; by chance quality the match ran 0.95–1.50.

What the model expected

Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.

Werder Bremen
36%
Draw
26%
RB Leipzig
39%

Before kick-off the model favoured RB Leipzig to win (39%); it finished with Werder Bremen to win. A miss — it gave the actual result 36% beforehand.

One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.

The brain read

RB Leipzig created the better chances — the xG read 0.9–1.5 and the shot count agreed (12–19, 7–5 on target). RB Leipzig got into the box far more often (14 shots inside it to 5) and RB Leipzig held 71% of the ball. Werder Bremen's finishing ran hot — 3 from 0.9 xG, 7 of 12 shots on target (a finishing read inferred from shots on target and goals vs xG — not measured shot placement). The 3–1 flatters Werder Bremen — on chances created, RB Leipzig shaded it.

A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.

The match in numbers

Werder Bremen
RB Leipzig
29%
Ball Possession
71%
12
Total Shots
19
7
Shots on Goal
5
3
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
7
5
Shots inside box
14
7
Shots outside box
5
2
Corner Kicks
7
4
Offsides
1
287
Total passes
689
212
Passes accurate
612
13
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Goalkeeper Saves
4
8
Free Kicks
13

As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.

Confirmed line-ups

Captured from the official team sheets in the last hour before kick-off. The pick test requires these to be in before any call counts.

Werder Bremen 4-1-4-1

  1. 1 K. Hein (G)
  2. 2 O. Deman (D)
  3. 5 A. Pieper (D)
  4. 10 N. Füllkrug (F)
  5. 13 Arthur (D)
  6. 15 L. Reis (M)
  7. 17 M. Grüll (M)
  8. 18 E. Dinkçi (M)
  9. 20 Chuky San José (M)
  10. 32 M. Friedl (D)
  11. 44 Y. Regeer (M)

Bench: P. Erevbenagie, C. Itten, Salim Amani Musah, M. N'Diaye, A. Schlager, Mick Schmetgens, Dariusz Stalmach, N. Stark, O. Wójcik

RB Leipzig 4-3-3

  1. 3 M. Estève (D)
  2. 4 W. Orbán (D)
  3. 6 E. Banzuzi (M)
  4. 7 A. Nusa (F)
  5. 11 J. Bakayoko (F)
  6. 13 N. Seiwald (M)
  7. 17 R. Baku (D)
  8. 21 N. El Aynaoui (M)
  9. 22 D. Raum (D)
  10. 26 M. Vandevoordt (G)
  11. 28 C. Nkunku (F)

Bench: A. Koné, S. Konate, L. Klostermann, Ø. Nyland, B. Henrichs, Marc Guiu, T. Gomis, Max Finkgräfe, A. Maksimović

The market’s read

Werder Bremen
23%
market implied · price 4.11 · opened 24%
Draw
23%
market implied · price 4.20 · opened 23%
RB Leipzig
54%
market implied · price 1.76 · opened 52%
MarketConsensus priceImplied chanceMove
Double chance Werder Bremen or draw2.0546.2%-1.1 pts
Double chance RB Leipzig or draw1.2476.5%+0.7 pts
Double chance either team1.2377.4%+0.4 pts
Draw no bet — Werder Bremen3.1230.1%-1.8 pts
Draw no bet — RB Leipzig1.3469.9%+1.8 pts
Over 1.5 goals1.0984.6%+2.0 pts
Over 2.5 goals1.4066.8%+3.1 pts
Over 3.5 goals2.0346.9%+4.1 pts
Both teams to score1.4265.3%+1.9 pts
Werder Bremen over 1.5 team goals2.4039.3%+1.2 pts
RB Leipzig over 1.5 team goals1.5162.5%+2.7 pts
Werder Bremen clean sheet7.0013.6%-1.7 pts
RB Leipzig clean sheet3.4027.7%-0.1 pts

Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-2 8.10 · 1-1 8.20 · 2-2 10.62 · 0-2 10.67 · 0-1 11.29

Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-09-05 13:01 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).

Prices are observations, not offers. Each price is the average across the bookmakers the collector sees, and the implied chance is that price with the bookmaker’s margin stripped out. The market’s read is published so the model’s read can be judged against it — nothing here is advice, and nothing here is staked.

Head to head

DateHomeScoreAway
04 Apr 26Werder Bremen1-2RB Leipzig
23 Nov 25RB Leipzig2-0Werder Bremen