Y. Poulsen’s 84' winner gives Hamburger SV 3-2 victory over Werder Bremen

Match report

Werder Bremen were beaten 3-2 by Hamburger SV at Volksparkstadion on Sunday, 7 December 2025 in Bundesliga matchday 13. A. S. Lokonga (63'), L. Vuskovic (75') and Y. Poulsen (84') scored for Hamburger SV, while J. Stage (45') and J. Njinmah (78') found the net for Werder Bremen. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Hamburger SV had 54% of the ball and 12 shots (6 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 10 (3 on target). Albert Sambi Lokonga (Hamburger SV) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Hamburger SV 16th in the Bundesliga table on 3 points and Werder Bremen 8th on 7.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Hamburger SV

16th · 3 points · P 4 W 1 D 0 L 3

Form

Werder Bremen

8th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
7	SV Elversberg	4	+1	7
8	Werder Bremen	4	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	+4	6
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	-3	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	-11	3
17	Union Berlin	4	-13	1

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, Werder Bremen 3-1 Hamburger SV

Full Hamburger SV vs Werder Bremen head-to-head

Match events

32'yellow cardJens StageYellow Card
45'goalJ. StageAssist: R. Schmid
56'yellow cardLuka VuškovićYellow Card
59'substitutionA. SoumahoroOff: M. Muheim
59'substitutionR. PhilippeOff: R. Konigsdorffer
62'yellow cardKeke ToppYellow Card
63'goalA. S. LokongaNormal Goal
69'yellow cardMarco GrüllYellow Card
69'substitutionK. ToppOff: J. Njinmah
74'yellow cardMarco FriedlYellow Card
75'goalL. VuskovicAssist: F. Vieira
78'goalJ. NjinmahAssist: R. Schmid
79'substitutionC. PuertasOff: V. Boniface
83'substitutionB. JattaOff: G. Gocholeishvili
83'substitutionF. VieiraOff: Y. Poulsen
84'goalY. PoulsenAssist: M. Muheim
88'substitutionM. GrullOff: S. Mbangula
90+2'substitutionJ. DompeOff: F. Balde
90+4'yellow cardKarim CoulibalyYellow Card
90+5'yellow cardRomano SchmidYellow Card
90+7'yellow cardNicolai RembergYellow Card

Lineups

Hamburger SV

Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Merlin Polzin

Starting XI

Substitutes

Werder Bremen

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Horst Steffen

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

54%Possession46%
1.31Expected goals (xG)0.71
12Total shots10
6Shots on target3
3Shots off target3
3Blocked shots4
8Shots inside the box3
4Shots outside the box7
5Corners3
1Offsides2
8Fouls13
2Yellow cards6
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves3
456Passes384
399Accurate passes315
88%Pass accuracy82%
-0.11Goals prevented-0.11

Player statistics

Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Daniel Heuer FernandesG	90	6.3				50 · 86%
24Nicolás CapaldoD	90	6.5				34 · 85%		4	8/14
25Jordan TorunarighaD	90	6.6				44 · 91%		4	7/10
44Luka VuškovićD	90	7.2	1		1 (1)	65 · 82%			3/6
6Albert Sambi LokongaMTop rated	90	8.0	1		2 (2)	61 · 89%	2	3	9/16
18Bakery JattaM	83	7.3			1 (1)	26 · 85%		3	6/7
21Nicolai RembergM	90	7.3				43 · 98%		3	11/13
22Aboubaka SoumahoroM	59	6.2				28 · 93%	1		0/2
7Jean-Luc DompéF	89	7.6			1 (0)	27 · 81%	5		3/3
14Rayan PhilippeF	59	6.3			1 (0)	11 · 82%		1	4/9
20Fábio VieiraF	83	7.3		1	2 (1)	44 · 91%	2		3/5
26Daniel PeretzG	–	–
2William MikelbrencisD	–	–
13Guilherme RamosD	–	–
16Giorgi GocholeishviliD	14	6.9							3/6
28Miro MuheimD	31	6.9		1		13 · 85%	1		2/3
23Jonas MeffertM	–	–
11Ransford Yeboah KönigsdörfferF	31	6.3				6 · 100%			2/4
15Yussuf PoulsenF	14	7.6	1		1 (1)	3 · 67%			3/4
45Fabio BaldéF	1	–				1 · 0%

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
30Mio BackhausG	90	6.7				21 · 76%
3Yukinari SugawaraD	90	5.9				36 · 72%			1/7
5Amos PieperD	90	6.7				66 · 86%		2	4/8
31Karim CoulibalyD	90	6.2				63 · 86%		2	3/7
32Marco FriedlD	90	5.9				38 · 79%		2	5/11
6Jens StageM	90	7.9	1		2 (1)	33 · 88%	2	1	4/7
14Senne LynenM	90	5.9			1 (1)	40 · 88%		1	1/10
17Marco GrüllM	88	6.7				20 · 75%	1	1	4/15
18Cameron PuertasM	79	6.2			2 (0)	12 · 92%		3	4/11
20Romano SchmidM	90	6.7		2		34 · 79%	3	1	5/10
9Keke ToppF	69	6.3				6 · 83%			2/7
13Karl HeinG	–	–
22Julián MalatiniD	–	–
23Isaac SchmidtD	–	–
10Leonardo BittencourtM	–	–
24Patrice ČovićM	–	–
28Skelly AlveroM	–	–
7Samuel MbangulaF	9	6.9				2 · 100%		1	3/3
11Justin NjinmahF	21	7.3	1		1 (1)	5 · 60%	1		1/4
44Victor Okoh BonifaceF	11	6.5				8 · 62%	1		1/2