Highlights

Matchday 22

FINAL

Weserstadion

TSG Hoffenheim

63'

44'

28'

F. Willenborg

Weserstadion

Full-time: Werder Bremen 1-3 Hoffenheim

The hosts couldn't maintain their bright start to the second 45, allowing Hoffenheim to grab a third goal and three points to go with it. The visitors looked assured throughout and are great value for the win. Werder, however, will be disappointed with their lacklustre, disjointed performance.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Oliver Burke

90'

+ 1

Four additional minutes

There will be an extra four minutes of play this afternoon.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Niklas Stark34.99km/h

Stanley Pierre Nsoki34.16km/h

Marco Grüll34.05km/h

88'

Substitution

Kevin Akpoguma

Andrej Kramarić

86'

Free-kick opportunity

Schmid steps up to take a free-kick from close range and wins a corner via a deflection. Two subsequent corners don't result in an equaliser, though.

85'

Yellow card

Erencan Yardımcı

84'

Last throw of the dice

Burke comes on as Werder prepare for a final push as they attempt rescue a point late on.

84'

Substitution

Oliver Burke

Anthony Jung

83'

Substitution

Alexander Prass

Stanley Nsoki

78'

Missing their shooting boots

Werder, despite their best efforts, have not convinced going forward this afternoon.

Goal attempts

7off target

0on target

9off target

6on target

76'

Substitution

Dennis Geiger

Anton Stach

76'

Substitution

Erencan Yardımcı

Gift Orban

72'

Inches wide

Stach rises highest from a free-kick and heads just wide of Zetterer's bottom corner.

69'

Njinmah puts it wide!

A long ball seems to catch the whole Hoffenheim backline by surprise, giving Njinmah a free run at goal, but with only Philipp between him and the goal he shovels his finish wide to great disappointment from the home fans.

67'

Substitution

Justin Njinmah

Marco Grüll

65'

How will Werder respond?

The hosts had made a vast improvement from their first-half showing yet find themselves 3-1 down now. Can they rescue a point?

Goal! Orban makes it three!

A brilliant whipped cross from Kramarić toward the far post from the right find Orban, who heads back across goal to make it three for Hoffenheim.

63'

Gift Orban

GOAL!

1:3

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

22 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.21 m

57'

Tables turning

The possession stats are now tipping in Werder's favour.

Possession (%)

5545

56'

Revitalised Werder

The hosts appear to have regained their rhythm, and have been putting Hoffenheim under plenty of pressure in these opening stages.

56'

Yellow card

Arthur Chaves

50'

Yellow card

Gift Orban

49'

Silva's first chance!

The substitute finds himself in a great position inside the Hoffenheim box, but his shot from close distance is well blocked by Østigård.

46'

Three changes

Werder react to their disappointing first-half performance with three changes.

46'

Kick-off!

The action resumes here in the north of Germany.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Derrick Köhn

Issa Kaboré

45'

+ 4

Substitution

André Silva

Marvin Ducksch

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Amos Pieper

Miloš Veljković

Half-time

Half-time: Werder Bremen 1-2 Hoffenheim

Despite taking the lead against the run of play early on, Bremen failed to get going in the first-half which was characterised by poor passing and a lack of energy. Hoffenheim on the other hand, lead deservedly through two brilliant finishes from Stach and Bischof. The early goal didn't seem to affect them and they were the better side throughout the half.

Goal! Bischof puts Hoffenheim ahead

In almost identical fashion to the first goal, Bischof plays a one-two on the edge of the area before, quite slowly, slotting the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal, wrongfooting the 'keeper once more.

44'

Tom Bischof

GOAL!

1:2

Goal probability

11 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

70.03 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

17.66 m

41'

Dangerous counter

Werder broke quickly through Schmid following a Hoffenheim corner; he fed Ducksch on the edge of the area, who had his shot blocked by Chaves.

39'

First booking of the game

Schmid gets the first booking of the afternoon after a clumsy challenge on the goalscorer Stach.

38'

Yellow card

Romano Schmid

36'

In need of a jump-start

Werder are now enjoying a spell of possession having not looked their usual selves so far this half.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Marco Grüll34.99km/h

Gift Emmanuel Orban33.42km/h

Stanley Pierre Nsoki31.60km/h

Goal! Stach equalises!

He plays a one-two with Kramarić on the edge of the box before firing a low shot into the bottom right corner of Zetterer's goal. A brilliant finish to pull his side back into the game.

28'

Anton Stach

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

9 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

88.15 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

15.91 m

26'

Hoffenheim pushing

The visitors have looked the more creative so far.

Goal attempts

1off target

0on target

3off target

2on target

26'

Kramarić goes close again

He forces a good save from the 'keeper with a first-time volley at the back post, following good work from Nsoki and Bülter on the far left-hand side.

23'

Sloppy passing

Werder have not helped themselves in regard to relieving pressure on their backline. Their hastiness on the ball has made it difficult to gain a foothold in this game.

18'

Kramarić tests Zetterer!

Kadeřábek digs a cross out from the byline toward Kramarić on the edge of the six yard box; the Croatian forward can only head straight at Zetterer, however.

16'

Small margins

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Despite that early goal, there's very little between the teams in an attacking sense.

xGoals

0.05

0.0

Goals

12'

Great start

Werder will be relieved to have got an early goal, regardless of how it went in. It gives them a perfect start against a side they've struggled against historically.

SituationGoal

ReviewHandball?

DecisionGoal

Goal! Werder take the lead

Rather bizarrely, Werder have taken the lead thanks to a great finish...from Nsoki. The Hoffenheim defender got in ahead of Grüll from an in-swinging cross by Schmid and headed into the bottom corner of his own net.

Stanley Nsoki

OWN GOAL!

1:0

Visitors on the front foot

Hoffenheim are enjoying a good spell of possession in the Werder half early on.

And we're off!

The action gets underway here in Bremen.

Kick-off!

Werder re-shuffle

Werder also tasted defeat last time out (3-0 vs. Bayern) and make four changes. Pieper, Köhn, Stage and Njinmah make way for Stark, Kaboré, Bittencourt and Schmid.

Fresh faces

Hoffenheim make five changes from their loss at Union Berlin. Nsoki, Kadeřábek, Becker, Stach and Orban come in for Jurásek, Akpoguma, Geiger, Hložek and Moerstedt.

Werder Bremen starting lineup

Zetterer – Veljković, Stark, Jung – Weiser (c), Lynen, Bittencourt, Schmid, Kaboré – Ducksch, Grüll

Werder Bremen subs

Backhaus, Pieper, Köhn, Malatini, Agu, Alvero, Silva, Njinmah, Burke

Hoffenheim starting lineup

Philipp – Kadeřábek, Chaves, Østigård, Nsoki – Stach, Becker – Bülter, Kramarić (c), Bischof – Orban

Hoffenheim subs

Busk, Jurásek, Akpoguma, Geiger, Prass, Tabaković, Touré, Moerstedt, Yardımcı

Strength in numbers?

Hoffenheim have fielded 34 different players in this Bundesliga season, by far the most of all teams in the current campaign and a new single-season record for the club.

It's been a long time

Werder have not beaten Hoffenheim at home for almost 11 years. The last time they did dates back to April 2014 (3-1 under Robin Dutt: Bargfrede, Garcia and Petersen got the goals for Bremen).

Away-day blues

Hoffenheim have only won one of their nine Bundesliga away games this season.

Christian Ilzer's thoughts on Bremen

"Bremen generate a lot of energy at home. They've had a lot of good spells, but recently it's been a bit more difficult. But now important players are fit again or no longer suspended. Bremen play very straightforward football and can be dangerous both in the centre and on the wings. We need a lot of activity on our end. We must not lose faith in ourselves, even if we're going through a tough patch."

Ole Werner's thoughts on Hoffenheim

"I think it's important against Hoffenheim, who are a team that defends with a high level of intensity and who always make things happen when they have the space, to play cleanly under pressure and to have threaten opponent's backline. Hoffenheim have a lot of individual quality when it comes to the transition, and they show this time and time again. They’re a team that can play very flexibly, whether playing out from defence or often managing to change tempo via a long ball."

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

Happy hunting ground

The good news for Hoffenheim is that they're unbeaten in their last nine games in Bremen (W4, D5). It's their best such streak against any Bundesliga club.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 3-4 Bremen - previous meeting

Jens Stage hit a hat-trick back as Bremen recovered from a man and three goals down to beat Hoffenheim earlier in the campaign. It was Werder's first win over the Sinsheim club for two years following a run of three defeats.

2:03

Watch: Bayern Munich 3-0 Werder Bremen - highlights

Werder shipped three second-half goals in Munich on Matchday 21. They're currently down in mid-table, having won just one of six games in 2025.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 0-4 Union Berlin - highlights

Hoffenheim suffered a chastening home loss to Union Berlin last time out. Winless in three, Christian Ilzer's side remain just four points above the relegation play-off spot currently occupied by Heidenheim.

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