PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig - team news, lineups, predictions

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·2. April 2026

PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig - team news, lineups, predictions

Werder Bremen host RB Leipzig this Saturday at the Wohninvest-Weserstadion on Match Day 28 of the 1. Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen currently have 28 points and lie in 14th position. Last time out, Daniel Thioune's team triumphed 0-1 against Wolfsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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RB Leipzig have 50 points to their name this season and occupy 4th position in the table. In their last fixture, Ole Werner's team won 5-0 against TSG Hoffenheim (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with RB Leipzig winning 2-0.

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Werder Bremen

Niklas Stark - Calf Problems
Julian Malatini - Syndesmotic Ligament Tear
Keke Topp - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Max Wober - Muscular problems
Karl Hein - Thumb Injury
Victor Boniface - Fitness
Jovan Milosevic - Fitness

RB Leipzig

Kosta Nedeljkovic - Back Problems
Yan Diomande - Shoulder Injury
Viggo Gebel - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Péter Gulácsi - Inner Knee Ligament Tear
Assan Ouédraogo - Knee Problems

Last starting XIs

Werder Bremen ( vs Wolfsburg 2026-03-21): Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Marco Friedl, Niklas Stark, Olivier Deman, Leo Bittencourt, Cameron Puertas, Marco Grüll, Romano Schmid, Samuel Mbangula, Justin Njinmah

RB Leipzig ( vs TSG Hoffenheim 2026-03-20): Maarten Vandevoordt, Ridle Baku, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Brajan Gruda, Rômulo Cardoso, Yan Diomande

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MANAGERS

Daniel Thioune has faced Ole Werner on three occasions, recording one victory and two draws
Ole Werner has faced Werder Bremen on one occasion, recording one victory.
Daniel Thioune has faced RB Leipzig on one occasion, recording one defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, RB Leipzig are on a run of five consecutive matches conceding goals.
RB Leipzig currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
At home, Werder Bremen currently have one win in their last eight matches.
Werder Bremen currently have three wins in their last 17 matches.

HEAD TO HEAD

Werder Bremen and RB Leipzig have already faced each other 18 times, with RB Leipzig holding the advantage: 12 wins, compared with two Werder Bremen victories.
At the Wohninvest-Weserstadion, RB Leipzig have the edge in meetings with Werder Bremen: four wins in nine matches. Werder Bremen have two victories.
In the German league, the two teams have met 17 times, with two Werder Bremen wins, four draws and 11 RB Leipzig victories.