German Bundesliga

Werder Bremen vs Mainz, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Werder Bremen
    FT
    0 - 2
    Mainz
    • 5': Paul Nebel
    • 52': Lee Jae-Sung

    About

    Werder Bremen are hosting Mainz at Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a cross.
    • 3': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 3': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Keke Topp (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Cameron Puertas with a cross.
    • 5': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keke Topp.
    • 8': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
    • 8': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cameron Puertas with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Foul by Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 10': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 12': Foul by Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 12': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 12': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaishu Sano with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
    • 20': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Olivier Deman.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
    • 29': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 29': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Keke Topp (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Puertas with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 34': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Keke Topp (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 34': Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 38': Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
    • 41': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 42': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
    • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Keke Topp.
    • 46': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
    • 46': Foul by Cameron Puertas (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 46': Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Cameron Puertas (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 47': Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jens Stage.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
    • 52': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 55': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Mick Schmetgens replaces Julián Malatini because of an injury.
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 62': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Cameron Puertas (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 63': Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Mick Schmetgens.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Patrice Covic replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
    • 69': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Isaac Schmidt replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Marco Grüll.
    • 72': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig replaces Phillipp Mwene.
    • 72': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Phillip Tietz.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Schmidt.
    • 81': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Kacper Potulski replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Grüll.
    • 85': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Salim Musah replaces Marco Grüll.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Salim Musah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Kacper Potulski.
    • 86': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Cameron Puertas is caught offside.
    • 87': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sota Kawasaki replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 87': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennard Maloney replaces Sheraldo Becker.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Patrice Covic (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Deman.
    • 90': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Daniel Batz.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cameron Puertas following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Lennard Maloney.
    • 90'+4': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2.
    • 0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 0
    33.7 Possession 66.3
    11 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    210 Accurate Passes 513
    304 Passes 604
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    14 Crosses 35
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 43
    16 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    14 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 10
    43 Effective Clearances 33
    43 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Weserstadion
    Location: Bremen, Germany
    Attendance: 41,800

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 30 +80 79
    2 Borussia Dortmund 30 +30 64
    3 RB Leipzig 30 +22 59
    4 VfB Stuttgart 30 +20 56
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SVW Werder Bremen (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    30 Mio Backhaus (GK)
    32 Marco Friedl
    22 Julian Malatini
    2 Olivier Deman
    3 Yukinari Sugawara
    18 Cameron Puertas
    6 Jens Stage Yellow Card
    10 Leonardo Bittencourt Yellow Card
    20 Romano Schmid
    17 Marco Grüll
    9 Keke Topp
    Werder Bremen Substitutes:
    Isaac Schmidt, Karl Hein, Mick Schmetgens, Salim Musah, Samuel Mbangula, Justin Njinmah, Felix Agu, Karim Coulibaly, Patrice Covic.

    M05 Mainz (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    33 Daniel Batz (GK)
    4 Stefan Posch
    31 Dominik Kohr
    21 Danny da Costa
    7 Lee Jae-Sung
    8 Paul Nebel
    6 Kaishu Sano
    2 Phillipp Mwene
    30 Silvan Widmer
    23 Sheraldo Becker
    20 Phillip Tietz
    Mainz Substitutes:
    Kacper Potulski, Lennard Maloney, Nikolas Veratschnig, Sota Kawasaki, Lasse Rieß, William Bøving, Nelson Weiper, Armindo Sieb, Maxim Leitsch.

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