Schalke 04 recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Werder Bremen 2-1

GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 was able to reverse the score against Werder Bremen to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Schalke 04 recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Werder Bremen 2-1

GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 found a way to turn the tables against Werder Bremen to win 2-1. It was Werder Bremen to strike first with a goal of Marvin Ducksch at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dominick Drexler gave the win to Schalke 04 in the 90′ minute. Schalke 04 made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Bastian Dankert with the help of René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Schalke 04

2 - 1

Team 1

Werder Bremen

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 19 Total 10
  • 10 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 129 Attack 72
  • 55 Dangerous attack 21
  • 96 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Schalke 04 had a strong ball possession 56% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Schalke 04 won the match​.

Schalke 04 shot 19 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Werder Bremen shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards (T. Krauß, Maya Yoshida, S. van den Berg and Rodrigo Zalazar ). Regarding the opposition, Werder Bremen received 3 yellow cards (Jens Stage, Miloš Veljković and Marvin Ducksch).

Match Timeline

18'
Marvin Ducksch(goal)Mitchell Weiser
26'
Jens Stage - Yellow
57'
Milos Veljkovic- Yellow
66'
67'
Amos Pieper- sub ->Niklas Stark
68'
Marvin Ducksch- Yellow
74'
74'
75'
Dominick Drexler- sub ->Jere Uronen
75'
76'
77'
77'
81'
85'
Thomas Ouwejan- sub ->Marius Bülter
87'
88'
Dominick Drexler(goal)Rodrigo Zalazar 
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this contest, Schalke 04 will have 27 points to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Werder Bremen will stay with 35 points like FC Köln to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 5th of May with a 17-7 head to head record in favor of Schalke 04 (7 draws).

Werder Bremen will host FC Bayern München on the 6th of May with a 28-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (6 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Alexander Schwolow 13.Germany
6.3
D
Maya Yoshida  4.Japan
7.2
75'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.0
D
Jere Uronen 18.Finland
7.1
75'
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
6.6
77'
M
Alex Král 30.Czech Republic
6.9
M
Tom Krauß 6.Germany
6.8
66'
M
Rodrigo Zalazar 10.Uruguay
7.8
88'
M
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
6.4
74'
M
Marius Bülter 11.Germany
6.5
87'
F
Simon Terodde  9.Germany
6.8
74'
Substitutes
G
Michael Langer 34.Austria
D
Leo Greiml  3.Austria
D
Sepp van den Berg 5.Netherlands
7.4
77' 85' Goals81'
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
87'
M
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.5
75' Goals90'
F
Michael Frey 26.Switzerland
6.8
74'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
7.2
74'

Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Reis decided to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow (6.3), Henning Matriciani (6.6), Maya Yoshida (7.2), Marcin Kamiński (7.0), Jere Uronen (7.1), Alex Král (6.9), Tom Krauß (6.8), Kenan Karaman (6.4), Rodrigo Zalazar (7.8), Marius Bülter (6.5) and Simon Terodde (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tobias Mohr, Danny Latza, Michael Frey (6.3), Leo Greiml, Sebastian Polter (7.2), Sepp van den Berg (7.4), Thomas Ouwejan, Dominick Drexler (6.5) and Michael Langer.

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: Kenan Karaman for Sebastian Polter (74′), Simon Terodde for Michael Frey (75′), Jere Uronen for Dominick Drexler (75′), H. Matriciani for Sepp van den Berg (77′) and Marius Bülter for Thomas Ouwejan (87′).

Best player: Rodrigo Zalazar​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Rodrigo Zalazar even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 16 crosses.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
8.8
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.1
57'
D
Niklas Stark  4.Germany
7.2
67'
D
Marco Friedl   32.Austria
7.8
M
Christian Groß 36.Germany
6.2
90'
M
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.2
M
Mitchell Weiser  8.Germany
6.7
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.8
76'
M
Jens Stage  6.Denmark
7.1
26'
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
7.1
68' Goals18'
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
6.3
77'
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Amos Pieper 5.Germany
6.7
67'
D
Lee Buchanan 26.England
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
M
Jean Manuel Mbom 34.Germany
90'
M
D. Salifou 19.Togo
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
7.0
76'
M
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
6.8
77'

Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ole Werner played with: Jiří Pavlenka (8.8), Miloš Veljković (6.1), Niklas Stark (7.2), Marco Friedl (7.8), Mitchell Weiser (6.7), Leonardo Bittencourt (7.0), Christian Groß (6.2), Jens Stage (7.1), Anthony Jung (6.2), Maximilian Philipp (6.3) and Marvin Ducksch (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jean-Manuel Mbom, Dikeni Salifou, Amos Pieper (6.7), Romano Schmid, Ilia Gruev (6.8), Niklas Schmidt (6.8), Lee Buchanan, Fabio Chiarodia and Michael Zetterer.

Werder Bremen could not rely on the presence of Jean Manuel Mbom (injured).

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 4 changes: Niklas Stark for Amos Pieper (67′), Leonardo Bittencourt for Ilia Gruev (77′), Maximilian Philipp for Niklas Schmidt (77′) and Christian Groß for Jean-Manuel Mbom (90′).

Best player: Jiří Pavlenka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was the goalkeeper: Jiří Pavlenka. His rating is 8.83. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​