Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin
Ref: Daniel Schlager, GermanyWeserstadion, Bremen · 42,100 cap
Match recap
Werder Bremen beat Union Berlin 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Grüll scored for Werder Bremen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.95 for Werder Bremen versus 0.58 for Union Berlin. Werder Bremen sit 15th in the Bundesliga table while Union Berlin are 11th.
First Half
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
Yellow Card
29'
⇄
Ilić
Second Half
61'
⇄
Kemlein
61'
⇄
Köhn
Grüll
Yellow Card
⚽
Grüll
Assist: Sugawara
79'
⇄
Trimmel
79'
⇄
Diogo Leite
⇄
Boniface
⇄
Mbangula
Topp
Yellow Card
Pieper
Yellow Card
⇄
Schmid
⇄
Sugawara
⇄
Grüll
| # | 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
Werder BremenUnion Berlin
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.95VS0.58
Attack3 · 3 won
16
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
7
10
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
505
Total passes
364
410
Accurate passes
269
81%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
13
4
Yellow cards
0
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
8
Blocked shots
3
-0.17
Goals prevented
-0.17
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
Union Berlin
3-4-2-1
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 5Amos PieperD
- 6Jens Dalsgaard StageM
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaM
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32Marco FriedlD
- 44Victor Okoh BonifaceF
Substitutes
- 4Niklas StarkD
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 13Karl Jakob HeinG
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 22Julián MalatiniD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 28Skelly AlveroM
Union Berlin
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Frederik Riis RønnowG
- 4Diogo LeiteD
- 5Danilho Raimundo DoekhiD
- 6Aljoscha KemleinM
- 7Oliver Jasen BurkeF
- 8Rani KhediraM
- 10Ilyas AnsahF
- 14Leopold QuerfeldD
- 23Andrej IlićF
- 28Christopher TrimmelM
- 39Derrick Arthur KöhnM
Substitutes
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongM
- 13András SchäferM
- 15Tom Alexander RotheD
- 19Janik HabererM
- 21Tim SkarkeM
- 27Marin LjubičićF
- 30Dmytro BohdanovF
- 31Matheo RaabG
- 34Stanley Pierre NsokiD
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Pieper | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marco Grüll | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Victor Okoh Boniface | F | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Samuel Mbangula | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Skelly Alvero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Malatini | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Stark | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keke Topp | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Union Berlin
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilho Doekhi | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Diogo Leite | D | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Frederik Rønnow | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Trimmel(C) | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Derrick Köhn | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rani Khedira | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Oliver Burke | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Leopold Querfeld | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Andrej Ilić | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dmytro Bogdanov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley N'Soki | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheo Raab | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marin Ljubičić | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woo-Yeong Jeong | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Janik Haberer | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| András Schäfer | M | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tim Skarke | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tom Rothe | D | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |