RB Leipzig 5-0 Hamburger SV: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How RB Leipzig won it

Tidiam Gomis put RB Leipzig ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Ezechiel Banzuzi. Antonio Nusa made it 2-0 to RB Leipzig in the 28th minute, set up by Assan Ouédraogo. Willi Orbán made it 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the 72nd minute, set up by Antonio Nusa. Christopher Nkunku made it 4-0 to RB Leipzig in the 74th minute, set up by Antonio Nusa. Rômulo made it 5-0 to RB Leipzig in the 77th minute.

It was 2-0 at half-time.

The referee, F. Badstübner, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to RB Leipzig and 2 to Hamburger SV.

RB Leipzig: M. Demichelis, 4-3-3 · Hamburger SV: M. Polzin, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.82 for RB Leipzig and 2.09 for Hamburger SV.

RB Leipzig scored about 4.2 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Hamburger SV left about 2.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Hamburger SV created the better chances, 2.09 xG to 0.82, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

RB Leipzig had 6 shots on target, Hamburger SV 4.

RB Leipzig had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

RB Leipzig came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 2.09 expected goals for and 1.11 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Hamburger SV came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 3.3 a match, with 0.87 expected goals for and 1.98 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), rated 9.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 2 assists.

RB Leipzig

• Antonio Nusa 9.3 1 goal, 2 assists
• Maarten Vandevoordt 7.9
• Willi Orbán 7.8 1 goal
• Tidiam Gomis 7.8 1 goal
• Christopher Nkunku 7.6 1 goal

Hamburger SV

• Patson Daka 7.1
• Albert Grønbæk 7.1
• Terem Moffi 6.8
• Nicolai Remberg 6.7
• Zakaria El Ouahdi 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Shafiq Nandja at 5.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• RB Leipzig: RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga
• Hamburger SV: TSG Hoffenheim vs Hamburger SV Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV

What was the score in RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV?

RB Leipzig 5-0 Hamburger SV (half-time 2-0), Bundesliga, Sunday 13 September 2026.

Who scored in RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV?

Tidiam Gomis 17', Antonio Nusa 28', Willi Orbán 72', Christopher Nkunku 74', Rômulo 77'.

Did Moneyball predict RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV?

Antonio Nusa, rated 9.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV?

F. Badstübner.