BREMEN. Werder Bremen beats FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with an own goal from R. Knoche (38′) and a goal from M. Ducksch (75′). Werder Bremen took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 42,100 spectators. The referee was Tobias Stieler assisted by Christian Gittelmann and Mark Borsch. The 4th official was Patrick Schwengers. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 106 Attack 119
- 36 Dangerous attack 51
- 86 Ball safe 61
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Werder Bremen had a strong ball possession 56% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Werder Bremen managed to find the solution to win this match.
Werder Bremen shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Werder Bremen received 1 yellow card (Jens Stage). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 4 yellow cards (Diogo Leite, Aïssa Laïdouni, Benedict Hollerbach and Robin Gosens).
Also, FC Union Berlin didn’t end the match with 11 players after Rani Khedira (FC Union Berlin) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (60′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Werder Bremen will have 9 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 6 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of May with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Werder Bremen (2 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).
Werder Bremen – Formation
Werder Bremen
89'
73'
75'
Werder Bremen adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Michael Zetterer , Miloš Veljković , Marco Friedl , Anthony Jung , Mitchell Weiser , Romano Schmid , Jens Stage , Leonardo Bittencourt , Olivier Deman , Rafael Borré and Marvin Ducksch .
The home team had on the bench: Senne Lynen , Amos Pieper, Dawid Kownacki, Justin Njinmah , Felix Agu , Nick Woltemade , Leon Opitz, Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler and Cimo Röcker.
Werder Bremen could not rely on the presence of Justin Njinmah (injured).
Substitutions
Werder Bremen made 4 changes: Leonardo Bittencourt for Senne Lynen (76′), Romano Schmid for Justin Njinmah (88′), Olivier Deman for Felix Agu (89′) and Marvin Ducksch for Nick Woltemade (84′).
Best player: Miloš Veljković
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Miloš Veljković even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 81 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
60'
Also FC Union Berlin adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rönnow , Leonardo Bonucci , Robin Knoche , Diogo Leite , Christopher Trimmel , Brenden Aaronson , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Robin Gosens , Sheraldo Becker and Kevin Behrens .
They had on the bench: Aïssa Laïdouni , Paul Jaeckel, Mikkel Kaufmann , Kevin Volland , Benedict Hollerbach , Jérôme Roussillon , Lucas Tousart, Alex Kral and Alexander Schwolow.
FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Alex Kral (injured).
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Brenden Aaronson for Aïssa Laïdouni (60′), Janik Haberer for Alex Kral (65′), Kevin Behrens for Mikkel Kaufmann (78′), Robin Gosens for Jérôme Roussillon (78′) and Sheraldo Becker for Benedict Hollerbach (78′).
Best player: Kevin Behrens
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Kevin Behrens.
His rating is with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-3
- FC Augsburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-2
- Werder Bremen – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – Heidenheim – 2-1
- RB Leipzig – FC Köln – 6-0
- FC Bayern München – Darmstadt 98 – 8-0
