Bundesliga · Fri, 16 Jan 2026 ·
Werder Bremen vs Eintracht Frankfurt — 3 - 3
Weserstadion · Referee: Benjamin Brand, Germany
Match report
A. Knauff’s 90' equaliser earns Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 draw with Werder Bremen
Honours were even between Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt at Weserstadion on Friday, 16 January 2026, the Bundesliga matchday 18 game finishing 3-3. J. Njinmah (29'), J. Stage (78') and J. Milosevic (80') scored for Werder Bremen, while A. Kalimuendo (1'), N. Collins (56') and A. Knauff (90') found the net for Eintracht Frankfurt. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Werder Bremen had 60% of the ball and 13 shots (4 on target) against Eintracht Frankfurt’s 8 (4 on target). Jens Stage (Werder Bremen) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Werder Bremen 8th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and Eintracht Frankfurt 10th on 5.
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 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 5 Dec 2026, Eintracht Frankfurt – Werder Bremen
Match events
- 1'goalA. KalimuendoAssist: N. Brown
- 29'goalJ. NjinmahAssist: Y. Sugawara
- 52'yellow cardRomano SchmidYellow Card
- 52'substitutionR. KristensenOff: A. Knauff
- 56'goalN. CollinsAssist: F. Chaibi
- 64'substitutionI. SchmidtOff: J. Milosevic
- 65'substitutionM. DahoudOff: C. Y. Uzun
- 66'yellow cardArthur TheateYellow Card
- 75'substitutionM. GrullOff: S. Mbangula
- 78'yellow cardRitsu DoanYellow Card
- 78'goalJ. StageAssist: S. Mbangula
- 80'goalJ. MilosevicAssist: R. Schmid
- 83'substitutionF. ChaibiOff: O. Hojlund
- 83'substitutionR. DoanOff: A. Amaimouni
- 85'yellow cardAyoube Amaimouni-EchghouyabYellow Card
- 89'substitutionJ. NjinmahOff: K. Topp
- 90'goalA. KnauffAssist: A. Amaimouni
- 90+5'VAR decisionAnsgar KnauffGoal confirmed
- 90+6'yellow cardNathaniel BrownYellow Card
Lineups
Werder Bremen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 5A. PieperD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 3Y. SugawaraM
- 14S. LynenM
- 6J. StageM
- 23I. SchmidtM
- 20R. SchmidF
- 17M. GrullF
- 11J. NjinmahF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 2O. DemanD
- 28S. AlveroM
- 24P. CovicM
- 18C. PuertasM
- 19J. MilosevicF
- 9K. ToppF
- 7S. MbangulaF
Eintracht Frankfurt
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Albert Riera
Starting XI
- 40Kaua SantosG
- 13R. KristensenD
- 34N. CollinsD
- 4R. KochD
- 3A. TheateD
- 18M. DahoudM
- 15E. SkhiriM
- 20R. DoanM
- 8F. ChaibiM
- 21N. BrownM
- 25A. KalimuendoF
Substitutes
- 23M. ZettererG
- 5A. AmendaD
- 24ButaD
- 6O. HojlundM
- 42C. Y. UzunM
- 7A. KnauffF
- 19J. BahoyaF
- 29A. AmaimouniF
- 53A. StaffF
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.96Expected goals (xG)0.98
- 13Total shots8
- 4Shots on target4
- 6Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots1
- 9Shots inside the box7
- 4Shots outside the box1
- 4Corners1
- 2Offsides1
- 8Fouls15
- 1Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves1
- 524Passes345
- 423Accurate passes258
- 81%Pass accuracy75%
- -1.14Goals prevented-1.14
Player statistics
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 5Amos PieperD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 6Jens StageMTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Senne LynenM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtM | 64 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 17Marco GrüllF | 75 | 6.0 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidF | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | – | – | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | – | – | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | – | – | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 28Skelly AlveroM | – | – | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | 15 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9Keke ToppF | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Jovan MiloševićF | 26 | 7.6 | 1 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Kauã SantosG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 3Arthur TheateD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Robin KochD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Rasmus KristensenD | 52 | 6.2 | ||
| 34Nnamdi CollinsD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 8Farès ChaïbiM | 83 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 15Ellyes SkhiriM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Mahmoud DahoudM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Ritsu DoanM | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Nathaniel BrownM | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 25Arnaud KalimuendoF | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 23Michael ZettererG | – | – | ||
| 5Aurèle AmendaD | – | – | ||
| 24Aurélio ButaD | – | – | ||
| 6Oscar HøjlundM | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 42Can UzunM | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Ansgar KnauffF | 38 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 19Jean-Mattéo BahoyaF | – | – | ||
| 29Ayoube Amaimouni-EchghouyabF | 14 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 53Alexander StaffF | – | – |