RB Leipzig 5-0 Hamburger SV: Match Recap and Result

Match: 13 September 2026, 13:30 UTC · Published: 13 September 2026 · 365 words

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RB Leipzig beat Hamburger SV 5-0 in the Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena, turning a two-goal first-half lead into a rout with three strikes in five minutes after the hour. Antonio Nusa scored one and created two more as the hosts controlled the match from the first spell of pressure.

Match Summary

Hamburger SV were on the back foot early. Nicolás Capaldo was booked inside six minutes, and Leipzig soon made the pressure count. Tidiam Gomis had the home side in front after 17 minutes, Ezechiel Banzuzi supplying the assist, and Antonio Nusa made it two before the game was half an hour old. Leipzig went into the break two goals to the good and in clear control.

The second half opened with a yellow card for Castello Junior Lukeba, but the pattern did not change. Shafiq Nandja was cautioned with 19 minutes remaining, and Leipzig struck immediately. Willi Orbán pushed the contest further out of reach, Nusa the provider this time. Christopher Nkunku followed two minutes later, again from a Nusa assist, and Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz added a fifth three minutes after that. The official scoreline finished 5-0.

Key Moments

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The first-half cushion was the platform. Once Leipzig were two up, Hamburger SV were chasing the game and never found a way back. The more decisive swing came after the 71st-minute booking, when three goals in five minutes turned a managed lead into a 5-0 scoreline and ended the match as a contest.

Nusa's two assists in that late spell, coming after he had already scored, were the individual difference on a one-sided afternoon.

Match Statistics

Leipzig held 64 percent of the ball and attempted 19 shots to Hamburger SV's 10, putting six on target against four. Corners finished level at seven each. Leipzig picked up one yellow card and Hamburger SV two. There were no red cards.

What the Result Means

RB Leipzig sit 12th in the Bundesliga with three points from two matches and a goal difference of plus one, after one win and one loss in their last two. Hamburger SV are 17th on zero points from two games, with a goal difference of minus seven after two straight defeats. Three points separate the sides.