Werder Bremen and FC Köln draw 1-1 on Saturday

BREMEN. FC Köln and Werder Bremen draw 1-1. S. Tigges scored the first goal (36') for FC Köln. R. Schmid made it even (73').

By
John Ross
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Werder Bremen and FC Köln draw 1-1 on Saturday

BREMEN. FC Köln and Werder Bremen draw 1-1. S. Tigges scored the first goal (36′) for FC Köln. R. Schmid equalized (73′). FC Köln was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Hartmann with the support of Christian Leicher and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Werder Bremen

1 - 1

Team 1

FC Köln

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 105 Attack 97
  • 29 Dangerous attack 51
  • 94 Ball safe 121
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Köln was in firm control of the ball 56% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Köln to win the match​.

Werder Bremen shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, FC Köln shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Werder Bremen received 4 yellow cards (Mitchell Weiser, Leonardo Bittencourt, Jens Stage and Lee Buchanan). On the other side, FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (Dejan Ljubicic and Jonas Hector).

Match Timeline

12'
Dejan Ljubicic- Yellow
Mitchell Weiser - Yellow
28'
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
33'
33'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->Dejan Ljubicic
36'
Steffen Tigges(goal)Florian Kainz
Christian Groß- sub ->Ilia Gruev
46'
Romano Schmid- sub ->Leonardo Bittencourt
46'
48'
62'
61'
61'
Davie Selke- sub ->S. Tigges
Romano Schmid(goal)Marvin Ducksch
73'
78'
Denis Huseinbasic- sub ->Florian Kainz
78'
Jens Stage - Yellow
79'
82'
89'
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
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this contest, Werder Bremen will have 36 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, FC Köln will have 42 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will play away with FC Union Berlin on the 27th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (0 draws).

FC Köln will host FC Bayern München on the 27th of May with a 17-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (6 draws).

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
6.5
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
7.3
D
Niklas Stark  4.Germany
6.2
D
Marco Friedl   32.Austria
6.4
M
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.6
61'
M
Mitchell Weiser  8.Germany
6.3
48' 28'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.6
46' 33'
M
Jens Stage  6.Denmark
5.9
79'
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
6.2
46'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
6.8
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Lee Buchanan 26.England
6.9
61' 82'
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
D
Christian Groß 36.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
6.8
48'
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
7.1
46' Goals73'
M
Jean Manuel Mbom 34.Germany
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
90'
F
Eren Dinkçi 21.Germany

Werder Bremen started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Jiří Pavlenka (6.5), Miloš Veljković (7.3), Niklas Stark (6.2), Marco Friedl (6.4), Ilia Gruev (6.2), Mitchell Weiser (6.3), Leonardo Bittencourt (6.6), Jens Stage (5.9), Anthony Jung (6.6), Niclas Füllkrug (6.8) and Marvin Ducksch (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Niklas Schmidt (6.8), Lee Buchanan (6.9), Michael Zetterer, Fabio Chiarodia, Maximilian Philipp, Romano Schmid (7.1), Eren Dinkçi, Christian Groß (6.7) and Jean-Manuel Mbom.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 5 changes: Leonardo Bittencourt for Romano Schmid (46′), Ilia Gruev for Christian Groß (46′), Mitchell Weiser for Niklas Schmidt (48′), Anthony Jung for Lee Buchanan (61′) and Marvin Ducksch for Maximilian Philipp (90′).

Best player: Miloš Veljković​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Miloš Veljković.

His rating is (7.3) with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany
7.1
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
7.4
89'
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
7.3
78'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
6.6
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
7.2
M
Florian Kainz   11.Austria
7.7
78'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia
7.0
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
6.1
33' 12'
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
6.8
62'
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
7.0
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
7.2
61' Goals36'
Substitutes
G
Timo Horn 1.Germany
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
6.7
78'
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
M
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
6.8
78'
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.3
33'
M
Dimitrios Limnios 19.Greece
7.0
62'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
6.6
61'

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (7.1), Benno Schmitz (7.3), Timo Hübers (6.6), Julian Chabot (7.2), Jonas Hector (7.4), Ellyes Skhiri (7.0), Eric Martel (7.0), Dejan Ljubičić (6.1), Florian Kainz (7.7), Linton Maina (6.8) and Steffen Tigges (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Davie Selke (6.6), Denis Huseinbašić (6.7), Kristian Pedersen, Mathias Olesen, Kingsley Schindler (6.8), Jan Thielmann (6.3), Dimitris Limnios (7.0), Luca Kilian and Timo Horn.

FC Köln could not rely on the presence of J. Thielmann (injured) and Davie Selke (injured).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Dejan Ljubicic for Jan Thielmann (33′), Linton Maina for Dimitris Limnios (62′), S. Tigges for Davie Selke (61′), Florian Kainz for Denis Huseinbasic (78′) and Benno Schmitz for Kingsley Schindler (78′).

Best player: Florian Kainz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Florian Kainz.

His rating is (7.7) with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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