Match Events
| Min | Team | Card | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Hamburger SV | Nicolás Capaldo | 0-0 | |
| 17' | RB Leipzig | Goal — Tidiam Gomis (assist: Ezechiel Banzuzi) | 1-0 | |
| 28' | RB Leipzig | Goal — Antonio Nusa | 2-0 | |
| 35' | RB Leipzig | Substitution — Assan Ouedraogo on, Christopher Nkunku off | 2-0 | |
| 45' | Hamburger SV | Substitution — Yussuf Poulsen on, Terem Moffi off | 2-0 | |
| 48' | RB Leipzig | Castello Junior Lukeba | 2-0 | |
| 71' | Hamburger SV | Shafiq Nandja | 2-0 | |
| 72' | RB Leipzig | Goal — Willi Orbán (assist: Antonio Nusa) | 3-0 | |
| 73' | Hamburger SV | Substitution — Patson Daka on, Fábio Vieira off | 3-0 | |
| 73' | Hamburger SV | Substitution — Shafiq Nandja on, Warmed Omari off | 3-0 | |
| 74' | RB Leipzig | Substitution — Benjamin Henrichs on, Ridle Baku off | 3-0 | |
| 74' | RB Leipzig | Substitution — Tidiam Gomis on, Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz off | 3-0 | |
| 74' | RB Leipzig | Substitution — Castello Junior Lukeba on, Maxime Esteve off | 3-0 | |
| 74' | RB Leipzig | Goal — Christopher Nkunku (assist: Antonio Nusa) | 4-0 | |
| 77' | RB Leipzig | Goal — Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz | 5-0 | |
| 78' | RB Leipzig | Substitution — Antonio Nusa on, Max Finkgräfe off | 5-0 | |
| 78' | Hamburger SV | Substitution — Albert Sambi Lokonga on, Otto Emerson Stange off | 5-0 | |
| 89' | Hamburger SV | Substitution — Zakaria El Ouahdi on, Bakery Jatta off | 5-0 |
RB Leipzig made home advantage count on Sunday, 13 September 2026, brushing aside Hamburger SV 5-0 at the Red Bull Arena in a Bundesliga rout that was effectively settled before half-time. The hosts led 2-0 at the break and never let up, adding three more after the interval as Hamburger SV's resistance simply fell away. It was the kind of afternoon where everything clicked for the home side, and nothing did for the visitors. For Leipzig, this is exactly the statement win a home crowd wants to see this early in the season, a result that will do wonders for confidence and goal difference alike. Hamburger SV, on the other hand, will want to forget this one quickly. Shipping five without reply on the road is a harsh scoreline by any measure, and there will be plenty of questions asked about how the game got away from them so completely.
The Matchup
RB Leipzig 5-0 Hamburger SV was the final score at Red Bull Arena, in a game where RB Leipzig did enough across the ninety minutes to deserve the three points. RB Leipzig also had the better share of the ball, holding 64% possession, which usually goes hand in hand with the extra control a winning side tends to show. The shot count told a similar story, with 19 attempts from RB Leipzig against 10 from Hamburger SV over the course of the game. It was not always comfortable for RB Leipzig, and Hamburger SV pushed for a way back into the game, but the result stood. Games like this can carry real weight later in the season, so this is a scoreline worth remembering. Below is a closer look at how the match broke down, statistically.
Man of the Match
Match Statistics
RB Leipzig vs Hamburger SV Lineups
Looking Ahead
RB Leipzig have a quick chance to build on this result. Their next test comes away at Bayern Munich, and how they respond after this result will be worth watching. You can follow the build-up and everything you need to know when Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig going to play at 17 October 2026 in Bundesliga 2026-27.
Hamburger SV, meanwhile, does not have long to wait before getting back out onto the pitch. They are next in action at home to VfB Stuttgart, a game that will give an early sense of how they carry this result forward. Full details are here: Hamburger SV vs VfB Stuttgart going to play at 17 October 2026 in Bundesliga 2026-27.