Bundesliga · Sun, 8 Mar 2026 ·
Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen — 1 - 4
Stadion An der Alten Försterei · Referee: Timo Gerach, Germany
Match report
Werder Bremen win 4-1 at Union Berlin
Werder Bremen beat Union Berlin 4-1 in Bundesliga matchday 25 on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at Stadion An der Alten Försterei. D. Kohn (18' pen) scored for Union Berlin, while O. Deman (31'), J. Stage (36'), M. Grull (66') and P. Covic (90') found the net for Werder Bremen. András Schäfer (Union Berlin, 19') was sent off. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Union Berlin had 26% of the ball and 9 shots (2 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 15 (5 on target). Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Union Berlin 17th in the Bundesliga table on 1 point and Werder Bremen 8th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | -11 | 3 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 9 Jan 2027, Werder Bremen – Union Berlin
Match events
- 16'yellow cardNiklas StarkYellow Card
- 18'penaltyD. KohnPenalty
- 19'red cardAndrás SchäferRed Card
- 31'goalO. DemanAssist: J. Stage
- 36'yellow cardKeke ToppYellow Card
- 36'goalJ. StageAssist: C. Puertas
- 46'substitutionK. ToppOff: L. Bittencourt
- 46'substitutionN. StarkOff: J. Malatini
- 63'substitutionA. KemleinOff: Jeong Woo-Yeong
- 66'goalM. GrullAssist: R. Schmid
- 69'yellow cardLeopold QuerfeldYellow Card
- 71'substitutionI. AnsahOff: T. Skarke
- 79'yellow cardJulián MalatiniYellow Card
- 82'substitutionJ. HabererOff: C. Trimmel
- 82'substitutionS. NsokiOff: O. Burke
- 82'substitutionM. GrullOff: J. Njinmah
- 90'goalP. CovicAssist: L. Bittencourt
- 90+2'substitutionR. SchmidOff: P. Covic
- 90+3'substitutionY. SugawaraOff: I. Schmidt
Lineups
Union Berlin
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Steffen Baumgart
Starting XI
- 1F. RonnowG
- 5D. DoekhiD
- 14L. QuerfeldD
- 34S. NsokiD
- 19J. HabererM
- 13A. SchaferM
- 8R. KhediraM
- 6A. KemleinM
- 39D. KohnM
- 23A. IlicF
- 10I. AnsahF
Substitutes
- 31M. RaabG
- 28C. TrimmelD
- 33A. KralM
- 18J. JuranovicD
- 21T. SkarkeM
- 7O. BurkeF
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongM
- 17D. PreuF
- 9L. BurcuF
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 4N. StarkD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 2O. DemanD
- 6J. StageM
- 14S. LynenM
- 18C. PuertasM
- 17M. GrullF
- 9K. ToppF
- 20R. SchmidF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 24P. CovicM
- 46M. HeitmannD
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 29S. MusahF
Match statistics
- 26%Possession74%
- 1.19Expected goals (xG)2.13
- 9Total shots15
- 2Shots on target5
- 4Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots3
- 4Shots inside the box9
- 5Shots outside the box6
- 1Corners3
- 1Offsides1
- 5Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards3
- 1Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves1
- 240Passes716
- 151Accurate passes645
- 63%Pass accuracy90%
- -0.34Goals prevented-0.34
Player statistics
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederik RønnowG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 5Danilho DoekhiD | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 14Leopold QuerfeldD | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 34Stanley N'SokiD | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Aljoscha KemleinM | 63 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Rani KhediraM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 13András SchäferM | 19 | 3.9 | ||
| 19Janik HabererM | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Derrick KöhnM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 10Ilyas AnsahF | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Andrej IlićF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 31Matheo RaabG | – | – | ||
| 18Josip JuranovićD | – | – | ||
| 28Christopher TrimmelD | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Woo-Yeong JeongM | 27 | 5.9 | ||
| 21Tim SkarkeM | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Alex KrálM | – | – | ||
| 7Oliver BurkeF | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Livan BurcuF | – | – | ||
| 17David PreuF | – | – |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanDTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 3Yukinari SugawaraD | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Niklas StarkD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Jens StageM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 14Senne LynenM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 9Keke ToppF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllF | 82 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 20Romano SchmidF | 89 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | 1 | – | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | – | – | ||
| 46Mats HeitmannD | – | – | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | 45 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 24Patrice ČovićM | 4 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Salim MusahF | – | – |