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Highlights

J. Njinmah
29'
1'
A. Kalimuendo

Weserstadion(Sold out)

Benjamin Brand

36 %Jens Stage

0:10

Watch: Stage on 'disappointing' result for Bremen

Full-time: Bremen 3-3 Frankfurt

What a game! It swung one way and then the other, but in the end, Knauff has saved his side at the death. It's a result that leaves both sides rather unsatisfied. The Bremen players and particularly Stage look absolutely devastated, having fought back twice.

Full-time

90'

+ 6

Yellow card

Nathaniel Brown

Sensational!

Knauff has equalised right at the death. Amaimouni-Echghouyab gets to the byline and pulls back a cross that Knauff sweeps home. The goal is initially ruled out as the officials thought the ball had gone out of play, but after a review, the goal stands.

90'

+ 4

Ansgar Knauff

GOAL!

3:3

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.

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.

81.67 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.

13.31 m

90'

+ 2

SituationNo goal

ReviewBall out of play?

DecisionGoal

90'

+ 1

Added time

Frankfurt have four minutes to save themselves.

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.

Ansgar Knauff34.08km/h

Pharrell Nnamdi Collins33.81km/h

Justin Gideon Njinmah33.21km/h

89'

Substitution

Keke Topp

Justin Njinmah

87'

What a turnaround!

Just 10 minutes ago, Bremen looked down and out, but now they are clear favourites to take all three points.

77'

2.5 %

86'

89.7 %

85'

Yellow card

Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab

83'

Substitution

Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab

Ritsu Dōan

83'

Substitution

Oscar Höjlund

Farès Chaïbi

A quickfire double

Mbangula plays a lovely ball through to Schmid. He's through on goal, but under pressure. However, he stays superbly calm, spins the goalkeeper and finds Milošević, who tucks home with the goalkeeper stranded.

80'

Jovan Milošević

GOAL!

3:2

Goal probability

24 %

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.

98.11 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.

15.51 m

Stage levels it up

Dōan picks up a yellow for a foul on Mbangula. The youngster then whips in a great delivery that is met by an even better header from Stage. Bremen are deservedly level.

78'

Jens Stage

GOAL!

2:2

Goal probability

8 %

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.

7.88 m

78'

Yellow card

Ritsu Dōan

0:14

Chaïbi squanders a big chance

Kalimuendo holds up the ball well and finds Uzun. He slips the ball through to Chaïbi. He's one-on-one with Backhaus, but he scuffs the chance wide.

75'

Substitution

Samuel Mbangula

Marco Grüll

73'

Wasted opportunities

Bremen have had so many shots in this game, but they just aren't hitting the target frequently enough.

Goal attempts

12off target

2on target

3off target

2on target

0:23

Huge opportunity

Stage slots a ball in behind that Theate reads completely wrong. That gives Njinmah a huge opportunity one-on-one, but he slices his effort wide with his left.

66'

Yellow card

Arthur Theate

65'

Changes for both sides

Milošević is on for Schmidt, and Uzun comes on to replace the faltering Dahoud.

65'

Substitution

Can Uzun

Mahmoud Dahoud

64'

Substitution

Jovan Milošević

Isaac Schmidt

63'

Bremen turning up the heat

Bremen almost have an overload on the right, but Skhiri recovers to stop the pass. Skhiri then loses possession in his own box to Schmid, but his dangerous cross is cleared.

60'

Danger

Sugawara almost gets in behind, and then Schmid feeds Stage in the box, but his touch gets away from him. Two more opportunities for the hosts go to waste.

60'

Harsh on Bremen

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).

The hosts have been the better side for much of this game, and yet they find themselves behind.

xGoals

0.94

0.56

Goals

Out of nowhere!

Collins has given Frankfurt the lead! Collins pounces on a loose pass to Schmidt before Kalimuendo and Chaïbi battle for possession. The latter then loops an optimistic ball over the defence and into the box, and Collins does superbly to meet the ball first and turn his shot home.

56'

Nnamdi Collins

GOAL!

1:2

Goal probability

23 %

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.

11.14 m

54'

Lovely football

Schmidt, Stage and Grüll all exchange passes as the hosts move the ball forward quickly. Theate is there to intervene just before Schmidt can shoot. The ball then ends up with Stage, but his volley is wild.

52'

Kristensen can't continue

The Dane has done his best to battle on, but his nose just won't stop bleeding, and now Knauff is on to replace him.

52'

Substitution

Ansgar Knauff

Rasmus Kristensen

52'

Yellow card

Romano Schmid

51'

Chances at both ends

Dōan gets into the box, but his shot is charged down and saved by Backhaus. At the other end, Njinmah tries to volley a cross goalwards with his left and can't connect cleanly.

47'

A wasted chance

Bremen break and Schmidt feeds Stage on the left. He has space to shoot with his left, but decides to cut back on his right, and his shot is blocked. Lynen has a follow-up shot, and Santos makes a simple save.

46'

Back underway

Frankfurt get the ball moving again.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Bremen 1-1 Frankfurt

All square at the break. Frankfurt took the lead in the first minute through a stunning looping finish from Kalimuendo, but since then, it has been nearly all Bremen. Eventually, that pressure paid off as Njinmah got on the end of a lovely pass from Sugawara and finished past Santos. The Japanese full-back has had a lot of space on the right, and the Bremen players will perhaps be disappointed not to have made more of some good crosses. Still all to play for at the break.

Half-time

0:18

Schmidt just misses the target

A Bremen set-piece is cleared as fast as Schmidt. He doesn't have much time on the ball, but he controls it quickly enough to toe-poke a shot goalwards that dribbles wide of the target.

45'

+ 2

Wild

Stage has space on the edge of the box and lets fly, but he gets the shot all wrong and misses by a sizeable distance.

45'

+ 1

Added time

There will be five minutes of additional time at the end of the half.

42'

Another dangerous Sugawara cross

Yet again, the Japanese international has acres of space on the right, and he sends in another cross that Koch is forced to turn behind for a corner. And again, Schmid's delivery is poor from the set-piece.

38'

Sugawara causing problems

The Bremen defender is getting far too much space on the right. His latest cross has to be turned behind by a retreating Kristensen. Again, the corner isn't a threat.

37'

Coulibaly getting involved in the attack

The young centre-back has taken the opportunity to get forward from his position on the left of the back three a couple of times now. His latest marauding run forward leads to Bremen winning a corner. The set-piece comes to nothing.

33'

Flags up

Sugawara is in space again, and this time he whips in a good cross from the right that Njinmah tries to flick goalwards. He misses the target, but the flag was up against the forward anyway.

31'

Bremen trying to keep up their momentum

Theate is forced into a dangerous clearance by a good cross from the right before Njinmah tries to hook a cross towards goal, but his effort is blocked and Frankfurt eventually clear.

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.

Pharrell Nnamdi Collins33.81km/h

Justin Gideon Njinmah33.21km/h

Romano Schmid32.20km/h

Njinmah levels it up

Sugawara has a bit of space on halfway and he finds Njinmah with a stunning through ball. The forward holds off the challenge of Collins before firing into the bottom left corner. It wasn't a clean strike, but it was well-placed, and Bremen desperately needed that after their recent goalscoring troubles.

29'

Justin Njinmah

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

36 %

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.

16.1 m

24'

Good chance

A well-whipped Dōan corner from the right is met by the unmarked Skhiri. He's not under much pressure, but his header is off target from a good position.

20'

Njinmah comes close

Stage plays a delightful through ball to Njinmah with the outside of his boot that opens up the Frankfurt defence. The Bremen winger gets to the edge of the box before shooting whilst under pressure, but his effort rolls just wide.

18'

More threat down the right

Grüll sends in an early cross, but Santos does well to gather.

Backhaus helpless

That finish from Kalimuendo had Backhaus scrambling, and he couldn't get back in time.

0:25

Kristensen still waiting to get back on

The Dane is still receiving treatment to try to stop his nose from bleeding. In the meantime, he seems to be having fun with the fans who are rather lightheartedly questioning the legitimacy of his injury.

13'

The corner comes to nothing

After a long delay, Schmid sends in the corner towards Pieper, but Frankfurt manage to clear.

12'

More injury worries

Kristensen is still receiving treatment off the pitch, and now Santos is down in the box holding his ankle. Lots of early stoppages.

10'

Better

Schmid is fed in down the right and attempts to send in a low cross, but Koch does well to get across to stop the pass from reaching Njinmah.

Kristensen needing treatment

The Frankfurt full-back makes a good challenge on Schmidt, but catches a boot in the face in the process. The game is stopped whilst the Dane gets patched up.

Kalimuendo and Frankfurt looking lively

The visitors have started this game very well. They are pressing high and moving the ball very nicely. Kalimuendo has been at the heart of everything so far.

An exceptional finish

xGoals

That Kalimuendo chance had a value of just 0.07 xG. It really was a special finish, and it is exactly what Frankfurt needed.

xGoals

0.07

Goals

1-0 Frankfurt already!

Bremen get the game started, but find themselves 1-0 down inside one minute. Dōan whips in a nice cross from the right that is nodded back across goal by Brown. Kalimuendo battles in to meet the ball on the half volley and improvises a delightful finish that loops over Backhaus. What a start!

Arnaud Kalimuendo

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

8 %

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.

9.16 m

Kick-off!

Bremen or Frankfurt?

Both sets of players are on the pitch now.

Players in the tunnel

Kick-off is fast approaching.

Zetterer given a warm reception

Former Bremen keeper Zetterer has just received flowers and a picture to celebrate his time at his former club. A nice gesture from Werder.

Warm-ups complete

The players are now heading back into the changing rooms having completed their pre-match warm-ups. Kick-off is now just over 10 minutes away.

0:10

Zetterer returns

The former Bremen man is back at his old home ground today with Frankfurt, but the goalkeeper is only on the bench as Santos starts.

0:17

Bremen ready to host

A closer look at the Weserstadion, today's venue.

International colleagues facing off

Both Frankfurt's Dōan and Bremen's Sugawara are in their respective starting XI's tonight, and the two Japanese internationals took the chance to catch up on the pitch before the game.

More on those teams

Bremen are unchanged from their 3-0 defeat at Dortmund in midweek. Meanwhile, Dino Toppmöller makes four changes from the side that narrowly lost at Stuttgart as Frankfurt revert to a back five. Brown, Chaïbi, Dahoud and Collins all come into the starting XI. Uzun is back on the bench, whereas Zetterer is only on the bench against his former club.

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Bremen subs

Hein, Deman, Malatini, Alvero, Čović, Puertas, Milošević, Mbangula, Topp

Starting line-up: Eintracht Frankfurt

Frankfurt subs

Zetterer, Amenda, Buta, Höjlund, Uzun, Knauff, Bahoya, Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Staff

Early Frankfurt team news

Dino Toppmöller also has several absentees to contend with. He is without three of his strikers in Jonathan Burkardt, Younes Ebnoutalib and Michy Batshuayi, while Mario Götze, Hugo Larsson, Elias Baum and Timothy Chandler join them on the sidelines. Nevertheless, Can Uzun and Nathaniel Brown are again available after missing the game against Stuttgart in midweek.

Early Bremen team news

Horst Steffen will be without Wesley Adeh, Felix Agu, Victor Boniface - who is out for the rest of the season following a knee operation - Niklas Stark, Mitchell Weiser and Maximilian Wöber for this one. Mio Backhaus, though, is once again available after recovering from a head injury.

Dino Toppmöller on facing Bremen

"Playing in Bremen under the lights – it will be a heated affair and a difficult away game. We want to show that we can do better overall."

Horst Steffen on facing Frankfurt

“The mood obviously isn’t great after six games without a win. I see the boys every day and there’s a positive feeling amongst the group and a confidence that we can get through this together. We’re confident that we can turn it around against Frankfurt.”

Frankfurt also out of form

Eintracht have just one win in their past eight competitive matches - and the 36 Bundesliga goals they have conceded is 12 more they let in during the first half of last season.

Bremen looking for boost

Werder have the poorest form of any Bundesliga side since Matchday 11 with just two points from their past six matches.

Markus Krösche on defeat in Stuttgart

"You could say that the game was a reflection of our first half of the season: we’ve got quality up front and we look dangerous, but at the back we need to become more compact."

Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab on his goalscoring debut

"Obviously it’s nice that I was able to play for the first time and that I scored. I’ve run off the shoulder like that a few times already this season, but of course it would have been better if we’d won or drawn."

Head-to-head

Frankfurt have lost just one of their past seven matches against Bremen. The Werderaner, though, did win 2-0 at home last season. This is amongst the most played fixtures in Bundesliga history, with the two sides facing off 109 times in the top flight so far. Bremen have a slight edge, with 44 wins to Frankfurt's 40.

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 4-1 Bremen - previous meeting

The two sides last met on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga season, where hosts Eintracht Frankfurt cruised to a 4-1 win. It was a game to remember for SGE summer arrival Jean-Matteo Bahoya, who announced himself with a sublime brace.

0:58

Watch: VfB Stuttgart 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt - highlights

Frankfurt lost a pulsating encounter against top-six rivals Stuttgart, with Rasmus Kristensen opening the scoring and Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab netting on his debut for the Hessen club.

1:02

Watch: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Werder Bremen - highlights

Bremen played their first Bundesliga game of the calendar year, and are now without a win in their last six league games.

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Highlights

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Watch: Stage on 'disappointing' result for Bremen

Full-time: Bremen 3-3 Frankfurt

Yellow card

Sensational!

Ansgar Knauff

GOAL!

Added time

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

Substitution

What a turnaround!

Yellow card

Substitution

Substitution

A quickfire double

Jovan Milošević

GOAL!

Stage levels it up

Jens Stage

GOAL!

Yellow card

Chaïbi squanders a big chance

Substitution

Wasted opportunities

Huge opportunity

Yellow card

Changes for both sides

Substitution

Substitution

Bremen turning up the heat

Danger

Harsh on Bremen

Out of nowhere!

Nnamdi Collins

GOAL!

Lovely football

Kristensen can't continue

Substitution

Yellow card

Chances at both ends

A wasted chance

Back underway

Half-time: Bremen 1-1 Frankfurt

Schmidt just misses the target

Wild

Added time

Another dangerous Sugawara cross

Sugawara causing problems

Coulibaly getting involved in the attack

Flags up

Bremen trying to keep up their momentum

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

Njinmah levels it up

Justin Njinmah

GOAL!

Good chance

Njinmah comes close

More threat down the right

Backhaus helpless

Kristensen still waiting to get back on

The corner comes to nothing

More injury worries

Better

Kristensen needing treatment

Kalimuendo and Frankfurt looking lively

An exceptional finish

1-0 Frankfurt already!

Arnaud Kalimuendo

GOAL!

Bremen or Frankfurt?

Players in the tunnel

Zetterer given a warm reception

Warm-ups complete

Zetterer returns

Bremen ready to host

International colleagues facing off

More on those teams

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen