Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen
Ref: Timo Gerach, GermanyStadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin · 22,467 cap
Match recap
Werder Bremen beat Union Berlin 4–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Köhn scored for Union Berlin; Deman, Stage, Grüll, and Čović replied for Werder Bremen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Union Berlin versus 2.13 for Werder Bremen. Union Berlin sit 11th in the Bundesliga table while Werder Bremen are 15th.
First Half
16'
Stark
Yellow Card
⚽
Köhn
Penalty
Schäfer
Red Card
31'
⚽
Deman
Assist: Stage
36'
Topp
Yellow Card
36'
⚽
Stage
Assist: Cameron Puertas
Second Half
46'
⇄
Stark
46'
⇄
Topp
⇄
Kemlein
66'
⚽
Grüll
Assist: Schmid
Querfeld
Yellow Card
⇄
Ansah
79'
Malatini
Yellow Card
⇄
Nsoki
82'
⇄
Grüll
⇄
Haberer
90+2'
⇄
Schmid
90+3'
⇄
Sugawara
90'
⚽
Čović
Assist: Bittencourt
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Union BerlinWerder Bremen
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS2.13
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
15
2
Shots on target
5
4
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
7
1
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
26%
Possession
74%
240
Total passes
716
151
Accurate passes
645
63%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline2 · 1 won
5
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.34
Goals prevented
-0.34
Union Berlin
3-5-2
Werder Bremen
4-3-3
Union Berlin
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1Frederik Riis RønnowG
- 5Danilho Raimundo DoekhiD
- 6Aljoscha KemleinM
- 8Rani KhediraM
- 10Ilyas AnsahF
- 13András SchäferM
- 14Leopold QuerfeldD
- 19Janik HabererM
- 23Andrej IlićF
- 34Stanley Pierre NsokiD
- 39Derrick Arthur KöhnM
Substitutes
- 7Oliver Jasen BurkeF
- 9Livan BurcuF
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongM
- 17David PreuF
- 18Josip JuranovićD
- 21Tim SkarkeM
- 28Christopher TrimmelD
- 31Matheo RaabG
- 33Alex KrálM
Werder Bremen
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Olivier DemanD
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 4Niklas StarkD
- 6Jens Dalsgaard StageM
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllF
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidF
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 13Karl Jakob HeinG
- 22Julián MalatiniD
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 29S. MusahF
- 33Mick SchmetgensD
- 46Mats HeitmannD
Union Berlin
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Köhn | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Andrej Ilić | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Janik Haberer | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley N'Soki | D | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rani Khedira(C) | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Frederik Rønnow | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danilho Doekhi | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leopold Querfeld | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| András Schäfer | M | 19 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josip Juranović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Král | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Livan Burcu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Preu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheo Raab | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Burke | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Trimmel | D | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Skarke | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woo-Yeong Jeong | M | 27 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Deman | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Romano Schmid | F | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Stark | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Keke Topp | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marco Grüll | F | 82 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mats Heitmann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mick Schmetgens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salim Musah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | 4 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Julián Malatini | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |