Football · DFB Pokal · Germany

Rot-Weiß Essen v RB Leipzig

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Rot-Weiß Essen1

2RB Leipzig

Kick-off: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 · 19:00 SAST

Rot-Weiß Essen v RB Leipzig: result recap

Rot-Weiß Essen v RB Leipzig update

Rot-Weiß Essen played RB Leipzig in DFB Pokal. The final score was 1–2. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Stadion an der Hafenstrasse · Essen, Germany
Capacity: 20,650
Referee: Exner, Florian · Germany
Conditions: cloudy · 16.54°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: DFB Pokal
Sport: Football
Country: Germany
Kick-off: 27 Oct 2026, 19:00 SAST

MATCH INSIGHTS

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Team statistics

Rot-Weiß Essen

Expected Goals 1.34Big Chances Created 1Attacks 49Free Kicks 10Expected Assists 0.51Successful Crosses 4Crosses 15Passes Own Half 107Passes Opposition Half 209Successful Long Passes 37Long Passes 88Throw-Ins 26Key Passes 5Passes Into Final Third 45Backward Passes 35Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 9Successful Tackles 17Tackles 25Clearances 26Successful Aerial Duels 23Aerial Duels 39Successful Dribbles 2Dribbles 19Shots accuracy 11%Failed passes 112Possession 37%Shots on target 1Corners 5Offsides 2Successful passes 189Red cards 0Shots off target 6Blocked shots 2Shots within penalty area 6Total passes 301Goalkeeper saves 1Fouls 15Yellow cards 2Shots outside penalty area 3

RB Leipzig

Expected Goals 2.31Big Chances Created 4Attacks 83Free Kicks 14Expected Assists 1.74Successful Crosses 6Crosses 20Passes Own Half 261Passes Opposition Half 275Successful Long Passes 31Long Passes 80Throw-Ins 36Key Passes 10Passes Into Final Third 69Backward Passes 59Goal Kicks 9Interceptions 7Successful Tackles 14Tackles 26Clearances 32Successful Aerial Duels 16Aerial Duels 39Successful Dribbles 19Dribbles 31Shots accuracy 18%Failed passes 120Possession 63%Shots on target 2Corners 7Offsides 2Successful passes 396Red cards 1Shots off target 4Blocked shots 5Shots within penalty area 9Total passes 516Goalkeeper saves 1Fouls 10Yellow cards 4Shots outside penalty area 2

MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

9'Goal · Lucas BrummeRot-Weiß Essen

23'Yellow Card · Dickson AbiamaRot-Weiß Essen

34'Yellow Card · Nicolas SeiwaldRB Leipzig

44'Red Card · Nicolas SeiwaldRB Leipzig

45'Substitution · Andrija Maksimović ↔ Neil El AynaouiRB Leipzig

45'Substitution · Rocco Reitz ↔ Brajan GrudaRB Leipzig

62'Substitution · Ezechiel Banzuzi ↔ Christoph BaumgartnerRB Leipzig

62'Substitution · Ridle Baku ↔ Antonio NusaRB Leipzig

65'Substitution · Lucas Brumme ↔ Ekin CelebiRot-Weiß Essen

73'Yellow Card · Christoph BaumgartnerRB Leipzig

74'Substitution · Michael Kostka ↔ Nick BätznerRot-Weiß Essen

76'Yellow Card · Neil El AynaouiRB Leipzig

77'Yellow Card · Nick BätznerRot-Weiß Essen

78'Goal · Christoph Baumgartner (assist: Antonio Nusa)RB Leipzig

80'Substitution · Noah Pesch ↔ Luca BazzoliRot-Weiß Essen

80'Substitution · Dickson Abiama ↔ F VasicRot-Weiß Essen

82'Yellow Card · Martín Gastón DemichelisRB Leipzig

82'Goal · Christoph Baumgartner (assist: David Raum)RB Leipzig

87'Substitution · Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz ↔ Benjamin HenrichsRB Leipzig

90+5'Yellow Card · Ørjan NylandRB Leipzig

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