Rot-Weiß Essen 1–2 RB Leipzig
Rot-Weiß Essen
1–2HT 1–0
RB Leipzig
Rot-Weiß Essen played RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal on 27 October 2026 at Stadion Essen. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 9'Lucas Brumme
- 23'Dickson Abiama — Yellow card
- 34'Nicolas Seiwald — Yellow card
- 44'Nicolas Seiwald — Red card
- 73'Christoph Baumgartner — Yellow card
- 76'Neil El Aynaoui — Yellow card
- 77'Nick Bätzner — Yellow card
- 78'Christoph Baumgartner (assist by Antonio Nusa)
- 82'Christoph Baumgartner (assist by David Raum)
- 90+1'Martín Gastón Demichelis — Yellow card
Line-ups
Rot-Weiß Essen 4-2-3-1
- J. Golz
- M. Kostka
- Ben Vincent Hüning
- J. Ríos Alonso
- F. Bouebari
- R. Reisig
- J. Sietan
- J. Hofmann
- Noah Pesch
- D. Abiama
- L. Brumme
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Bätzner
- L. Bazzoli
- E. Çelebi
- J. Gnagnon
- Eric Verstappen
- F. Wienand
- F Vasic
- Rami Malaeb
- COACHES: U. Koschinat
RB Leipzig 4-2-3-1
- Ø. Nyland
- R. Baku
- W. Orbán
- C. Lukeba
- D. Raum
- N. Seiwald
- E. Banzuzi
- R. Reitz
- A. MaksimoviÄ
- T. Gomis
- Rômulo
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. El Aynaoui
- C. Baumgartner
- J. Bakayoko
- A. Nusa
- Max Finkgräfe
- B. Gruda
- B. Henrichs
- A. Koné
- M. Vandevoordt
- COACHES: M. Demichelis
Match statistics
| Rot-Weiß Essen | RB Leipzig | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.12 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.33 |
| 186 | Accurate passes | 396 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 14 |
| 1 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 296 | Total passes | 516 |
| 9 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 5 | Corners | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |