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M05 Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 - SVW Bremen SV Werder Bremen

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Highlights

86'
J. Stage

S. Widmer
36'

MEWA ARENA(Sold out)

Florian Badstübner

39 %Amos Pieper

Full-time: Mainz 1-1 Werder Bremen

Mainz were within minutes of their first home win of the season after Silvan Widmer’s goal, but Bremen's late leveller from Jens Stage forced the 05ers to settle for a point. Mainz remain without a win or clean sheet at home in the Bundesliga since February.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Niklas Stark

Romano Schmid

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Nikolas Veratschnig

0:23

90'

+ 1

Five added minutes!

Time for a winner?

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.

Justin Gideon Njinmah35.79km/h

Kaishu Sano34.17km/h

Dominik Kohr32.75km/h

89'

Substitution

Arnaud Nordin

Paul Nebel

89'

Substitution

Nelson Weiper

Jae-sung Lee

88'

Yellow card

Keke Topp

Jens takes centre Stage!

A cross in from Pieper on the right is only headed upwards by the Mainz defence. Stage at the far post has time to steady himself and volleys it through a couple of bodies into the far corner and bring Bremen level at the death.

86'

Jens Stage

GOAL!

1:1

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 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.

91.13 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.

15.97 m

81'

Substitution

Isaac Schmidt

Karim Coulibaly

78'

Can Mainz hold on?

The odds suggest so, but there will be some nerves around the ground as they look for those first home points of the campaign.

44.2 %

Now

87.3 %

77'

Substitution

Danny da Costa

Phillipp Mwene

77'

Substitution

Nikolas Veratschnig

Silvan Widmer

77'

Changes out wide

Mainz change both their wing-backs, with Widmer handing the captain's armband to Amiri as he heads off.

69'

Substitution

Armindo Sieb

Benedict Hollerbach

66'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

Bremen have been much quicker regaining possession this half, putting pressure on this narrow Mainz lead.

SV Werder Bremen

1st Half

2nd Half

17.6 s

9.8 s

66'

Njinmah!

Almost an immediate impact from the sub, running onto a pass from fellow substitute Puertas, but he slots his shot wide of the far post from right of goal. Glorious opportunity to get back level.

64'

Double Bremen change

Horst Steffen sends on fresh legs in attack with Njinmah and Topp on for Grüll and Boniface.

64'

Substitution

Justin Njinmah

Marco Grüll

64'

Substitution

Keke Topp

Victor Boniface

0:19

59'

Coulibaly in the book

The young defender stretches to get the ball off Lee but only takes the man.

59'

Yellow card

Karim Coulibaly

58'

Mainz making moves

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).

Grüll's effort early in the first half remains Bremen's only shot of any kind in almost an hour of play.

xGoals

0.97

0.26

Goals

57'

Hollerbach again

It's a lovely one-two with Lee driving in from the left wins and a first-time curling effort on goal. A simple hold for Backhaus.

54'

Brief stoppage

The ball goes out of play and the referee goes over to the touchline to sort out some of his communication equipment.

51'

Hollerbach!

A great run by the Mainz forward up the inside left and past a couple of challenges. He tries to put the ball across goal. It takes a slight deflection and forces a good stop out of Backhaus with his legs.

0:19

Maloney!

So close to a second for Mainz. Maloney gets on the end of Amiri's deep corner and heads it back across goal. Backhaus is beaten but Pieper just gets back in time to clear off the line.

0:26

46'

Back we come

Second half is under way. Bremen have made a change with Puertas on for Mbangula.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Cameron Puertas

Samuel Mbangula

45'

+ 2

Good stuff from Mainz...

But arguably not enough from Bremen so far.

Goal attempts

3off target

3on target

0off target

1on target

Half-time: Mainz 1-0 Bremen

For just the third time this Bundesliga season, Mainz hold a lead. It's come from captain Silvan Widmer in a half of few clear-cut chances but no shortage of action.

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Added time

Just the one extra minute to be played.

0:25

First card

The Bremen captain is late on Mwene and has his name taken. He was sent off in both games against Mainz last season.

45'

Yellow card

Marco Friedl

0:21

38'

Hollerbach in the action

The striker has actually been playing off Lee so far today. His assist is the first time he's had a direct hand in a goal since joining in the summer.

The captain strikes!

Widmer gets his first goal since January 2024! He's first denied by a superb low stop from Backhaus after a knockdown in the box, but Hollerbach keeps it alive and back-heels the ball back to his captain, who sweeps it into the bottom right corner to put Mainz ahead.

36'

Silvan Widmer

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

26 %

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.

7.26 m

31'

Nothing in it

Tackles won

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.

Kaishu Sano33.97km/h

Yukinari Sugawara32.27km/h

Benedict Hollerbach31.96km/h

26'

Denied again

It's the seventh time this season Mainz have been denied by the frame of the goal - a league high. Those shots were going in for them last term...

0:20

Mwene off the bar!

Close once again from the 05ers. Mwene on his right foot from the left of centre tries to bend it into the far top corner. It's just a few inches too high and clips the top of the crossbar on its way over.

24'

Good defending

Werder try to slip in Boniface running at goal, but Hanche-Olsen does very well to track him and pinch the ball away inside his own box.

End-to-end stuff

There's been chances at both ends already, but no breakthrough as yet.

Backhaus away

Amiri on the left delivers a free-kick into the box. The Bremen keeper takes charge and punches it away.

13'

Grüll!

Schmid sends the striker away with a ball straight up the middle. He cuts inside a sliding defender and onto his left foot, but can only but the shot straight at Zentner in the Mainz goal. Big chance for the visitors.

Bremen on the ball

The visitors have seen more of the ball in the opening stages, but it's the home side who've had the only shot so far.

Possession (%)

4258

Lee has a go

The South Korean forward gets on the end of Mwene's cross from the right. It's a good header but too close to Backhaus in the Werder goal.

Comes to nothing

Sugawara puts the ball into the box from the right, but Boniface can't make it stick with his back to goal. Amiri eventually pinches it off Mbangula and drives up the pitch.

Away we go!

Mainz in red and white, Bremen in their dark green third strip.

Kick-off!

Teams are out

Can Mainz finally get a home win this season? It's a full house as they welcome Werder.

Werder unchanged

Bremen didn't have a midweek cup game and name the same team that started last weekend's 1-0 win over Union Berlin.

Maloney starts

USMNT international Lennard Maloney makes his first Bundesliga start since 7 December 2024 as a Heidenheim player.

One change for Mainz

The only change from the midweek DFB Cup loss to Stuttgart is Benedict Hollerbach starting in place of Armindo Sieb up front.

0:21

Watch: Bremen arrive

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Bremen subs

Hein, Stark, Malatini, Schmidt, Bittencourt, Puertas, Čović, Topp, Njinmah

Starting line-up: 1. FSV Mainz 05

Mainz subs

Rieß, Bell, Da Costa, Nordin, Veratschnig, Kawasaki, Sieb, Moreno Fell, Weiper

Bo Henriksen on facing Bremen

"Bremen play good, attacking football and like to keep the ball, but we approach every game with the intention of winning it. Every game is like a final for me. We have to be smarter when we don't have the ball. Doing that will give us opportunities to counter-attack. Even a scrappy win would do us good tomorrow."

Horst Steffen on facing Mainz

"Their recent defeats were not a formality. They've been playing with a lot of intensity lately. I expect them to line up in the 3-4-3 formation they've been using for some time, but we always need to be ready for our opponents to make adjustments. They're very versatile."

Contrasting defensive records

Bremen have already kept three clean sheets so far this season. Mainz, meanwhile, last kept a clean sheet on 22 February in a 2-0 home win against St. Pauli. Since then, Mainz have failed to keep a clean sheet in 19 consecutive Bundesliga games - a Bundesliga record for the 05ers.

Bremen's strong recent record against Mainz

Werder have won the last four meetings between the two sides. That is Werder's current longest running win streak against any team.

Contrasting form

While Bremen have earned seven points from their last three league outings, Mainz come into this game on a run of four straight Bundesliga defeats for the first time in two years.

2:03

Previous meeting: Bremen 1-0 Mainz

Leonardo Bittencourt's goal decided an entertaining meeting featuring a penalty save and two red cards. The result completed a second straight season double over Mainz for the men from Bremen.

2:03

Highlights: Stuttgart 2-1 Mainz

Mainz are three points adrift of safety after their defeat to high-flying VfB Stutttgart. Despite winning twice in Europe, the 05ers have taken maximum points just once across their first eight league fixtures.

2:03

Highlights: Bremen 1-0 Union Berlin

Marco Grüll's stunning second-half strike fired Werder to a third successive win last Friday. The Green-Whites are now up to ninth, only two points outside the top six.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 9 fixture between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and SV Werder Bremen.

M05 Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 - SVW Bremen SV Werder Bremen

Highlights

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Full-time: Mainz 1-1 Werder Bremen

Substitution

Yellow card

Five added minutes!

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

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow card

Jens takes centre Stage!

Jens Stage

GOAL!

Substitution

Can Mainz hold on?

Substitution

Substitution

Changes out wide

Substitution

Ball Recovery Time

Njinmah!

Double Bremen change

Substitution

Substitution

Coulibaly in the book

Yellow card

Mainz making moves

Hollerbach again

Brief stoppage

Hollerbach!

Maloney!

Back we come

Substitution

Good stuff from Mainz...

Half-time: Mainz 1-0 Bremen

Added time

First card

Yellow card

Hollerbach in the action

The captain strikes!

Silvan Widmer

GOAL!

Nothing in it

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

Denied again

Mwene off the bar!

Good defending

End-to-end stuff

Backhaus away

Grüll!

Bremen on the ball

Lee has a go

Comes to nothing

Away we go!

Teams are out

Werder unchanged

Maloney starts

One change for Mainz

Watch: Bremen arrive

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Bremen subs

Starting line-up: 1. FSV Mainz 05

Mainz subs

Bo Henriksen on facing Bremen

Horst Steffen on facing Mainz

Contrasting defensive records

Bremen's strong recent record against Mainz

Contrasting form

Previous meeting: Bremen 1-0 Mainz

Highlights: Stuttgart 2-1 Mainz

Highlights: Bremen 1-0 Union Berlin

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