BERLIN. FC Union Berlin beats Werder Bremen 1-0 after R. Khedira scored just 1 goal (81′).

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the help of Sascha Thielert and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Union Berlin

1 - 0

Werder Bremen

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 116 Attack 101
  • 90 Dangerous attack 23
  • 76 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 15 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Union Berlin was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Werder Bremen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was putting more pressure with 90 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Union Berlin won the match​.

FC Union Berlin shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Werder Bremen shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Aïssa Laïdouni). Talking about the opposition, Werder Bremen received 3 yellow cards (Maximilian Philipp, Jiri Pavlenka and Leonardo Bittencourt).

Match Timeline

Janik Haberer(var)
10'
24'
Aïssa Laïdouni- Yellow
45'
49'
61'
Anthony Jung- sub ->Lee Buchanan
63'
63'
69'
Jiri Pavlenka- Yellow
71'
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
Josip Juranovic- sub ->Christopher Trimmel
78'
79'
Rani Khedira(goal)Sven Michel
81'
87'
89'

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 encounter, FC Union Berlin will have 62 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Werder Bremen will stay with 36 points like TSG Hoffenheim to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
7.0
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.8
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.0
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
7.7
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
7.9
78'
M
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
6.2
89'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
7.7
81'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.8
63'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.2
63' 45'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.8
79'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.2
Substitutes
G
Lennart Grill 37.Germany
D
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
89'
D
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
6.7
78'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
M
Paul Seguin 14.Germany
6.8
63'
M
Milos Pantovic 32.Serbia
F
Sven Michel 11.Germany
6.8
63'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 45.France
6.1
79'
F
Jamie Leweling 40.Germany

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rønnow (7.0), Danilho Doekhi (7.7), Robin Knoche (6.8), Diogo Leite (7.0), Christopher Trimmel (7.9), Aissa Laïdouni (6.2), Rani Khedira (7.7), Janik Haberer (6.8), Jérôme Roussillon (6.2), Sheraldo Becker (7.2) and Kevin Behrens (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sven Michel (6.8), Niko Giesselmann, Josip Juranović (6.7), Paul Jaeckel, Lennart Grill, Jordan Siebatcheu (6.2), Paul Seguin (6.8), Jamie Leweling and Miloš Pantović.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Jordan (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Janik Haberer  for Sven Michel (63′), Aïssa Laïdouni for Paul Seguin (63′), Christopher Trimmel  for Josip Juranović (78′), Kevin Behrens for Jordan Siebatcheu (79′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Niko Giesselmann (89′).

Best player: Christopher Trimmel​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Christopher Trimmel even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 20 crosses.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
6.8
69'
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.8
D
Niklas Stark 4.Germany
6.2
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
7.2
M
Lee Buchanan 26.England
6.6
61'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
7.0
71'
M
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
6.7
24'
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
6.5
87'
F
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
6.3
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
6.1
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
7.8
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.0
61'
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
M
Jean Manuel Mbom 34.Germany
F
Eren Dinkçi 21.Germany
6.2
87'
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
6.8
24' 49'

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

Ole Werner played with: Jiří Pavlenka (6.8), Miloš Veljković (6.8), Niklas Stark (6.2), Marco Friedl (7.2), Leonardo Bittencourt (7.0), Niklas Schmidt (6.7), Ilia Gruev (6.5), Lee Buchanan (6.6), Romano Schmid (6.3), Niclas Füllkrug (6.1) and Marvin Ducksch (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Zetterer, Anthony Jung (6.0), Jean-Manuel Mbom, Fabio Chiarodia, Eren Dinkçi (6.2) and Maximilian Philipp (6.8).

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 3 changes: Niklas Schmidt for Maximilian Philipp (24′), Lee Buchanan for Anthony Jung (61′) and Ilia Gruev for Eren Dinkci (87′).

Best player: Marvin Ducksch​

The most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Marvin Ducksch.

His rating is (7.8) with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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