DFB Pokal 26/27, Round 2 · 27 Oct 2026

Rot-Weiss Essen 1–2 RB Leipzig

Picked for matchday: Standout: Antonio Nusa scored 91.1 · Breakout watch: Tidiam Gomis

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made RB Leipzig favourites at 42%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: David Raum, 75.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: David Raum +19.7, Ridle Baku +12.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

23 Aug 2026	W 2–0	v FC St. Pauli DFB-Pokal
18 Aug 2025	L 0–1	v Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal

24 Oct 2026	W 4–0	v SV 07 Elversberg Bundesliga
21 Oct 2026	L 1–4	at Real Madrid Champions League
17 Oct 2026	L 1–6	at FC Bayern München Bundesliga
13 Oct 2026	W 1–0	v PSV Eindhoven Champions League
10 Oct 2026	W 6–0	v Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Nick Bätzner Midfielder	16	0	–	74.3	–
Ruben Reisig Midfielder	90	0	–	52.3	–
Janne Sietan Midfielder	90	0	–	48.8	–
Luca Bazzoli Defender	10	0	–	48.8	–
Fadih Vasic Forward	10	0	–	48.7	–
José-Enrique Ríos Alonso Defender	90	0	–	46.8	–
Noah Pesch Forward	80	0	–	44.2	−4.2
Lucas Brumme Defender	65	1	–	43.2	–
Ben Hüning Defender	90	0	–	41.9	–
Franci Bouebari Defender	90	0	–	40.2	–
Jakob Golz Goalkeeper	90	0	–	39.2	–
Michael Kostka Defender	74	0	–	33.0	–
Dickson Abiama Midfielder	80	0	–	32.2	–
Ekin Çelebi Defender	25	0	–	31.2	–
Jannik Hofmann Defender	90	0	–	28.1	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Antonio Nusa Forward	28	0	1	–	91.1	–
Benjamin Henrichs Defender	8	0	0	–	77.5	–
David Raum Defender	90	0	1	–	75.6	+19.7
Ridle Baku Defender	62	0	0	–	65.0	+12.6
Willi Orbán Defender	90	0	0	–	56.0	−5.8
Brajan Gruda Midfielder	45	0	0	–	53.3	−0.3
Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder	45	0	0	–	48.3	−1.9
Tidiam Gomis Forward	90	0	0	–	47.6	−1.6
Ezechiel Banzuzi Midfielder	62	0	0	–	47.0	+0.8
Ørjan Nyland Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.6	−4.3
Rocco Reitz Midfielder	45	0	0	–	43.5	−4.2
Rômulo Forward	87	0	0	–	41.8	−8.0
Andrija Maksimović Midfielder	45	0	0	–	37.7	−9.6
Castello Lukeba Defender	90	0	0	–	37.5	−20.6
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder	28	2	0	–	36.1	–
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder	44	0	0	–	22.6	–