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FCU Union Berlin Union Berlin - SVW Bremen Werder Bremen

90' +4'
P. Čović
66'
M. Grüll

An der Alten Försterei(Sold out)

Timo Gerach

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Full-time: Union Berlin 1-4 Werder Bremen

Bremen extended their half-time advantage with another two goals in the second half to claim back-to-back Bundesliga victories for the first time all season. Grüll effectively secured victory midway through the second 45 before youngster Čović made sure of what is a vital three points in Werder's fight for survival this season.

Full-time

Čović wraps things up!

That's the three points for Bremen. Werder enjoy a prolonged spell of possession. High up on the right flank, Stage cuts the ball back from the byline, picking out Bittencourt, who spots Čović at the far post. With his first touch since coming on, the youngster strokes it home for his side's fourth!

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90'

+ 4

Patrice Čović

GOAL!

1:4

Patrice Čović

Goal probability

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.

38 %

Distance to Goal

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.

7.2 m

90'

+ 3

Final changes

Thioune makes his fourth and fifth substitutions of the evening, introducing Schmidt and Čović in the closing stages here.

90'

+ 3

Substitution

Yukinari Sugawara

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Patrice Čović

90'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Four additional minutes have been indicated.

90'

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

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.

1.

Romano Schmid32.67km/h

2.

Derrick Arthur Köhn32.42km/h

3.

Justin Gideon Njinmah32.41km/h

86'

From distance

Njinmah, just on for Grüll, tees up Schmid with a short pass, who drives forward before aiming a shot from around 30 yards out towards the top left corner. His shot sails over the bar.

Changes on both sides

For Union, a double substitution sees Burke and captain Trimmel introduced with less than 10 minutes of normal time remaining. The scorer for Bremen's third, Grüll (pictured r.) is also withdrawn and replaced by Njinmah.

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82'

Substitution

82'

Substitution

82'

Substitution

Christopher Trimmel

81'

Doekhi down

The Union man is down on the turf receiving treatment after a painful clash with Stage.

79'

Malatini booked

The young defender sees yellow for a late challenge in on Khedira.

78'

Yellow card

Julián Malatini

78'

Speculative

Grüll lets fly from around 30 yards. His effort is well high and wide of the mark.

74'

In each other's way

Puertas exchanges passes with Deman and Schmid before getting his shot away, only for Schmid to block his teammate's effort.

71'

Another change

Skarke is introduced for Ansah.

70'

Substitution

69'

Querfeld cautioned

The centre-back's name is taken by the referee after impeding Grüll. That's his fifth yellow card of the campaign, meaning he will miss Union's trip to Freiburg next weekend.

69'

Yellow card

Leopold Querfeld

Grüll makes it three!

Bittencourt whips a cross in from the right. Some calamitous defending sees the ball fall at the feet of Schmid. Well placed to finish it himself, he instead picks his head up and squares it to Grüll, who needs only to stroke the ball home into an empty net! Clinical from the visitors.

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66'

Marco Grüll

GOAL!

1:3

Marco Grüll

Goal probability

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.

83 %

Distance to Goal

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.

4.56 m

65'

Chances aplenty

Both sides have each had their fair share of attempts at goal this afternoon.

Goal attempts

4off target

2on target

7off target

3on target

63'

First change

Steffen Baumgart makes his first substitution of the evening, and it's an attacking one. Jeong is introduced for Kemlein as Union continue to chase the game.

63'

Substitution

Aljoscha Kemlein

61'

Appeals for a penalty

Querfeld heads the ball into the Bremen box. Ansah tries to spin his marker before going down and screaming for a penalty, claiming he'd been held. The referee correctly dismisses the protest and play is allowed to continue.

59'

Puertas takes...

...but he doesn't beat the first man with his delivery.

58'

Deman fouled

Khedira brings down the goalscorer high up the left touchline in a good position for a Bremen free-kick.

55'

Spooned it!

A Puertas cross from the right finds Schmid unmarked on the left side of the box. He has time to tee up a shot, but he gets it all wrong, sending the ball flying into the stands.

53'

Efficient visitors

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 xG values indicate that Bremen are very good value for their lead, considering that, on balance, they have been less likely to score than the hosts.

xGoals

1

1.03

0.72

2

Goals

50'

Off the post!

Stage charges down the right flank. He crosses into the path of Deman at the far post, who returns the ball to Stage. The No.6 strikes towards the bottom left corner, but it ricochets back off the inside of the left post!

49'

No threat

Rønnow fires a free-kick into the Bremen box from deep within his own half. Doekhi gets his head to it, but his effort lacks power, allowing Backhaus to collect without breaking a sweat.

46'

Back underway!

Union get the ball rolling for the final 45 minutes of the matchday. Bremen coach Daniel Thioune makes two changes at the break, introducing Malatini and Bittencourt for Stark and Topp, who were both on yellow cards.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 7

Substitution

Julián Malatini

45'

+ 7

Substitution

Leonardo Bittencourt

Half-time: Union 1-2 Bremen

At half-time in a topsy turvy encounter in the capital, it's Bremen who lead. The hosts assumed an early lead after Köhn dispatched the penalty that was awarded following Stark's foul on Ansah. A shock dismissal of Schäfer minutes later opened the door for the visitors, who before long found themselves in front thanks to Deman and Stage. Despite the man advantage, it's still all to play for in the second half here.

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Half-time

45'

+ 6

Wayward

Ansah is fouled right on the edge of the Bremen penalty area. Querfeld steps up to shoot from the free-kick, but his effort is off target.

45'

+ 5

Mishit

Stage makes a good run into the box and isn't tracked by any of the Union defenders. He is found with a cross, which he makes contact with, but he scuffs his attempt. Had he scored, it probably wouldn't have counted, though, as he was seemingly in an offside position when he made his run.

45'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Five additional minutes have been indicated.

45'

Almost a third!

Space opens up for Puertas to take a shot from the edge of the Union box. He aims a curled effort towards the corner, but it flies narrowly past the post, much to Rønnow's relief, who was well beaten there.

42'

Poor delivery

Köhn puts in a cross from a free-kick high up on the right touchline, however, he doesn't put enough on it and his cross doesn't beat the first man.

41'

In by Haberer

The wide player delivers a corner from the left, but it doesn't pose any danger to Backhaus between the Bremen sticks.

Promising position

Topp brings Querfeld down around 25 yards from his own goal on the left side. Köhn goes for goal himself, but his powerful, left-footed effort towards the near post flies harmlessly over the bar.

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Stage heads Bremen in front!

What a turnaround for the visitors here! Puertas fires another corner in from the right. Stage rises highest between the six-yard box and the penalty spot, heading home into the bottom right corner. That's Werder's first goal directly from a corner all season!

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36'

Yellow card

35'

Jens Stage

GOAL!

1:2

Jens Stage

Goal probability

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.

5 %

Distance to Goal

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.

9.43 m

You Deman! What a strike

Bremen are back level and it's no less than they deserve. Puertas swings a corner in from the left. Topp wins the initial header, finding Stage, who tees up Deman on the edge of the box. The Bremen man weaves past two markers before bending it home into the top left corner! Great strike from the Belgian.

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31'

Olivier Deman

GOAL!

1:1

Olivier Deman

Goal probability

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.

3 %

Shot speed

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.

88.64 km/h

Distance to Goal

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.

18.82 m

30'

Bremen assuming control

With a numerical advantage in terms of personnel, Bremen have seized control of possession here and are dictating play.

Possession (%)

3169

30'

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

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.

1.

Romano Schmid32.67km/h

2.

Rani Khedira32.07km/h

3.

Niklas Stark31.92km/h

26'

Flashed wide

Union counter quickly. Ansah finds Khedira, who works it wide left to the goalscorer Köhn. Looking to double his money, he aims a shot towards the far corner, but it flies wide of the mark.

24'

Leaning back

A cross from the left causes chaos in the Union box. Eventually, it falls to Stage, who, with his back to goal, tees up Sugawara. The full-back shoots with his left-foot from close range, but blazes it over the crossbar.

23'

Stage shoots

Stage receives the ball from Sugawara and tries his luck from the centre of the box with his left foot. It's a decent effort, but Rønnow is equal to it and makes the save. Schmid was hovering to follow in the rebound, but he can't quite pounce on the loose ball and Union clear.

Schäfer given marching orders!

What an insane couple of minutes for Union! Minutes after assuming the lead, the hosts are now down to 10 men. Schäfer arrived really late into a challenge on Stage, with his studs up. It was right in front of the referee, too, who didn't hesitate to get the red card out of his pocket. Lifeline for Werder!

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19'

Red card

András Schäfer

Against his former side!

Köhn steps up on his 50th Bundesliga game to sink the penalty into the right corner against his former team, sending Backhaus diving the other way! Composure from the Union man.

© IMAGO/O.Franke

18'

Derrick Köhn

GOAL!

1:0

Penalty

Derrick Köhn

Goal probability

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.

77 %

Shot speed

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.

98.35 km/h

Distance to Goal

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 m

16'

SituationPenalty

ReviewInside Penalty Area?

DecisionPenalty

16'

Penalty to Union!

Following a long ball up from a Frederik Rønnow goal-kick, Stark clearly holds on to Ansah, who goes down in the box. The referee makes no hesitation in pointing to the spot! It will of course be reviewed by the VAR, though.

16'

Yellow card

Combative

Both sides are working hard to establish themselves in the early phases here, but are struggling to stamp their rhythm on proceedings thus far.

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13'

Stage incensed

The midfielder is played down the right touchline with a great ball. With only Schmid to aim for in the middle, he goes down on the edge of the box under pressure from Nsoki. He vehemently protests for a free-kick, but the referee dismisses the claim.

12'

Half volley

From a throw-in, Ilić manages to flick the ball over his marker and into the path of Khedira, who hits it first time. His effort is on target, but it's straight at Backhaus, who isn't troubled by the attempt.

Acrobatic attempt

After a bit of a scramble inside the Bremen box, the ball pops up for Querfeld, who goes for the spectacular with an overhead kick. His attempt is well wide of the mark, though.

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6'

Shot blocked

Bremen win the ball back high up the pitch. Schmid tees up Puertas, but the No.18's subsequent effort is blocked at source.

5'

Long throw

Nsoki hurls the ball into the box from a throw-in, but it's too close to Backhaus, who claims it comfortably.

2'

No danger

The corner from the left is fired towards the near post, but an Union head is first to it to clear.

2'

Early corner

Schmid tries to pick out Topp with a cross from the left. Nsoki is there, however, heading clear behind his own goal, conceding a corner as a result.

1'

And we're off!

The visitors from Bremen get the ball rolling here in Berlin for the final game of Matchday 25.

Kick-off!

0:08

Union's pre-match team talk out on the pitch

0:12

Goalkeeper warm-ups underway!

0:09

Leading the Bremen line today

0:11

Werder are in the capital!

More on that Union side

By contrast, Steffen Baumgart makes three alterations to the side he sent out for the 1-0 defeat away to Gladbach last time out. Haberer, Ilić (pictured) and Ansah start ahead of Trimmel, Burke and Jeong, who all drop to the bench.

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More on that Bremen side

Daniel Thioune makes just the one change to his side from last week's victory over Heidenheim - his first since taking charge. Jovan Milošević, who scored the go-ahead goal last week misses out with a back problem, meaning it's Keke Topp (pictured) who will lead the line today.

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Union subs

Raab, Trimmel, Juranovic, Král, Skarke, Preu, Jeong, Burcu, Burke

Starting line-up: 1. FC Union Berlin

1

Frederik Rønnow

5

6

Aljoscha Kemlein

8

10

13

András Schäfer

14

Leopold Querfeld

19

23

34

39

Bremen subs

Hein, Malatini, Schmidt, Schmetgens, Heitmann, Bittencourt, Čović, Njinmah, Musah

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

30

2

3

Yukinari Sugawara

4

6

9

14

17

18

Cameron Puertas

20

32

Steffen Baumgart on facing Bremen

"We don't evaluate ourselves on the basis of one result [last week's defeat in Gladbach]. Our performance before that, and over a longer period give us optimism that we can get a result."

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Daniel Thioune on facing Union

"They play a bit like Heidenheim, a very physical approach. They also have pace, so covering will be important, especially in transition. They often go for second balls and create dangerous moments from set pieces. Playing at home, they'll want to make things happen."

© DFL/Getty Images/Simon Hofmann

3:47

Watch: The art of the set piece

The 2025/26 season has already seen some brilliant set-piece routines, with sides trying to improve their efficiency in a game of fine margins.

Khedira switches allegiances

The Tunisian FA confirmed on Wednesday that Union's Rani Khedira is now eligible to represent the country after FIFA agreed to his request to switch, having played for Germany at youth level. The 32-year-old brother of 2014 World Cup winner Sami could now make his senior international debut this month and potentially go to this summer's World Cup.

© DFL/Getty Images/Boris Streubel

Perfect opponent?

With Union struggling for form, Werder could be the perfect side to welcome to the capital. While they do come into this fixture on the back of a win, Bremen have won just once from 12 games on the road this season.

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Impressive Schmid

Romano Schmid has been a creative hub for Bremen this term. The Austrian provided the assist for Bremen's opener in the win over Heidenheim last time out, which was his sixth of the season to equal his personal best from the 2023/24 campaign.

© IMAGO/nordphoto GmbH / Kokenge

Milošević the man

Since joining on loan from Stuttgart, the striker has scored three goals in seven games. Should he continue in this vein of form, he could help keep Bremen in the Bundesliga.

© IMAGO/Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images

Union issues

While still in mid-table, the hosts have won just one of their nine games this calendar year. That victory, which came versus Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday 23, was also their only clean sheet in 2026.

© IMAGO/nordphoto GmbH/ Witke

Finally victorious again

Bremen ended a 13-game winless Bundesliga run against Heidenheim last time out in what was their first victory for four months. It was also their first clean sheet in 2026.

© IMAGO/Ayman Alahmed

2:03

Watch: Werder Bremen 1-0 Union Berlin - previous meeting

Marco Grüll's brilliant solo effort was the difference when these two sides last met on Matchday 8. Bremen were above Union after that win, but that has since changed.

2:03

Watch: Gladbach 1-0 Union Berlin - highlights

Union were beaten by a 94th-minute Kevin Diks penalty on their trip to Gladbach last weekend.

2:03

Watch: Werder Bremen 2-0 Heidenheim - highlights

Daniel Thioune picked up his first win as Bremen head coach on Matchday 24 as Bremen got the better of relegation rivals Heidenheim.

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