Bundesliga · Sun, 15 Mar 2026 ·
Werder Bremen vs FSV Mainz 05 — 0 - 2
Weserstadion · Referee: Mitja Stegemann, Germany
Match report
FSV Mainz 05 win 2-0 at Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen were beaten 2-0 by FSV Mainz 05 at Weserstadion on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 26. P. Nebel (6') and Lee Jae-Sung (52') scored for FSV Mainz 05. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Werder Bremen had 66% of the ball and 16 shots (3 on target) against FSV Mainz 05’s 11 (2 on target). Daniel Batz (FSV Mainz 05) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Werder Bremen 8th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and FSV Mainz 05 6th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 24 Oct 2026, FSV Mainz 05 – Werder Bremen
Match events
- 6'goalP. NebelAssist: P. Mwene
- 38'yellow cardLeonardo BittencourtYellow Card
- 46'substitutionK. ToppOff: J. Njinmah
- 52'goalLee Jae-SungAssist: S. Becker
- 55'substitutionJ. MalatiniOff: M. Schmetgens
- 62'yellow cardJae-sung LeeYellow Card
- 63'yellow cardJens StageYellow Card
- 69'substitutionL. BittencourtOff: P. Covic
- 69'substitutionY. SugawaraOff: I. Schmidt
- 72'substitutionP. MweneOff: N. Veratschnig
- 72'substitutionP. TietzOff: N. Weiper
- 81'substitutionS. WidmerOff: K. Potulski
- 85'substitutionM. GrullOff: S. Musah
- 87'substitutionS. BeckerOff: L. Maloney
- 87'substitutionLee Jae-SungOff: S. Kawasaki
Lineups
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-5-1 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 2O. DemanD
- 17M. GrullM
- 6J. StageM
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 18C. PuertasM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 9K. ToppF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 24P. CovicM
- 27F. AguD
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 29S. MusahF
FSV Mainz 05
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Urs Fischer
Starting XI
- 33D. BatzG
- 21D. da CostaD
- 4S. PoschD
- 31D. KohrD
- 30S. WidmerM
- 8P. NebelM
- 6K. SanoM
- 7Lee Jae-SungM
- 2P. MweneM
- 20P. TietzF
- 23S. BeckerF
Substitutes
- 1L. RiessG
- 15L. MaloneyM
- 11A. SiebF
- 14W. BovingF
- 24S. KawasakiM
- 5M. LeitschD
- 22N. VeratschnigD
- 44N. WeiperF
- 48K. PotulskiD
Match statistics
- 66%Possession34%
- 1.08Expected goals (xG)1.08
- 16Total shots11
- 3Shots on target2
- 7Shots off target4
- 6Blocked shots5
- 14Shots inside the box9
- 2Shots outside the box2
- 9Corners4
- 2Offsides2
- 7Fouls7
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves3
- 604Passes304
- 513Accurate passes210
- 85%Pass accuracy69%
- 1.77Goals prevented1.77
Player statistics
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraD | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | 55 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Jens StageM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | 68 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllM | 85 | 5.9 | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Keke ToppF | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Felix AguD | – | – | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | – | – | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | 35 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | – | – | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Salim MusahF | 11 | 6.7 |
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Daniel BatzGTop rated | 90 | 8.9 | ||
| 4Stefan PoschD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Danny da CostaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Dominik KohrD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Phillipp MweneM | 72 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 6Kaishu SanoM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Jae-sung LeeM | 87 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 8Paul NebelM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 30Silvan WidmerM | 81 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Phillip TietzF | 72 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Sheraldo BeckerF | 87 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 1Lasse RiessG | – | – | ||
| 5Maxim LeitschD | – | – | ||
| 22Nikolas VeratschnigD | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 48Kacper PotulskiD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 15Lennard MaloneyM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Sota KawasakiM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Armindo SiebF | – | – | ||
| 14William BøvingF | – | – | ||
| 44Nelson WeiperF | 18 | 6.9 |