Marco Grüll (l.) was involved in all three of Werder Bremen's goals as they came from behind to beat Augsburg. - © IMAGO/DeFodi.de

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Marco Grüll leads Werder Bremen to a stunning late comeback against Augsburg

19.09.2026

Werder Bremen staged an incredible late comeback to beat Augsburg 3-2 at the Weserstadion on Matchday 4, with Mitchell Weiser's stoppage-time winner completing the turnaround.

Werder Bremen 3–2 Augsburg
Goals: 0-1 Fellhauer 18‘ (assist: Rieder), 0-2 Brackelmann 58‘ (assist: Claude-Maurice), 1-2 Grüll 66‘ (assist: Chuki), 2-2 Füllkrug 86‘, 3-2 Weiser 90+3‘ (assist: Grüll)

Bremen named an unchanged starting eleven for the third straight Bundesliga match under Daniel Thioune. Augsburg made one change, with Mert Kömür making his first league start of the season in place of Arijon Ibrahimović.

Werder Bremen appear to be finding their feet under Daniel Thioune. - IMAGO/osnapix / Michael Titgemeyer

Fellhauer punishes Bremen

Augsburg controlled the early exchanges, with Chuki striking the outside of the post from a Bremen free-kick before Michael Gregoritsch headed a good chance straight at Karl Hein.

The visitors then broke the deadlock in the 18th minute when Fabian Rieder played a perfectly weighted pass into space, catching Bremen's high line out, and Robin Fellhauer raced through to slot coolly past Hein. Bremen responded with more possession but struggled to create clear openings, with Niclas Füllkrug's header before the break lacking the power to trouble Finn Dahmen. Augsburg led 1-0 at the interval.

Robin Fellhauer fired his side into an early lead in a first-half of few opportunities. - IMAGO/Leon Frick

Brackelmann doubles the lead

Bremen began the second half brightly, with Chuki, Eren Dinkçi and Füllkrug all testing Dahmen without success. Augsburg then struck again in the 58th minute when Alexis Claude-Maurice swung in a corner and Calvin Brackelmann glanced home at the front post to make it 2-0, his first Bundesliga goal.

Bremen kept pushing and pulled one back in the 66th minute as Chuki sent Marco Grüll; he cut inside Noahkai Banks and fired into the top corner to reduce the arrears. Dahmen then denied Weiser and Chuki in quick succession to preserve his side's lead.

It was Marco Grüll's composed finish that started Bremen's comeback. - IMAGO/Oliver Baumgart

Füllkrug and Weiser complete the turnaround

With time running out, a scrap for possession involving Grüll's saw the ball fall to Füllkrug, who lashed a ferocious shot past Dahmen from the edge of the box in the 86th minute to level the scores.

Bremen were not finished, however. deep into stoppage time, Grüll cut the ball back for substitute Weiser, who whipped a brilliant left-footed shot into the far top corner to complete an extraordinary 3-2 win for the hosts.

Mitchell Weiser scored a wondergoal to complete Bremen's late turnaround. - IMAGO/Nordphoto/Memmler

Player of the Match: Marco Grüll

Marco Grüll scored Bremen's first goal himself, cutting inside Banks to fire into the top corner, then set up Füllkrug's equaliser before providing the assist for Weiser's winning goal in stoppage time. His involvement in all three home goals saw him named Man of the Match with 51% of the vote.

Grüll's persistence and quality in the final third were central to Bremen's turnaround. - IMAGO/Nordphoto/Memmler

Bundesliga Match Facts
xGoals: Werder Bremen 2.81 - FC Augsburg 0.81
Fastest player: Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), 33.79 km/h
Lowest goal probability: 3:2 by Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), 9 percent
Most pressed player: Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), pressure index leader for Werder Bremen
Pass efficiency: Youri Regeer (Werder Bremen), +3.59

Fantasy Heroes: Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen, 305 points), Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen, 276 points), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg, 208 points)