BREMEN. Werder Bremen topped Karlsruher SC to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Werder Bremen to strike first with a goal of M. Ducksch at the 51′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Jung gave the win to Werder Bremen in the 76′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the wohninvest WESERSTADION (Bremen) stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg assisted by Christian Bandurski and Fabian Porsch. The 4th official was Lukas Benen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Werder Bremen

2 - 1

Karlsruher SC

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 19 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 159 Attack 125
  • 75 Dangerous attack 45
  • 69 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Werder Bremen had a superior ball possession 55% while Karlsruher SC was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Werder Bremen had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Werder Bremen won the match​.

Werder Bremen shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Karlsruher SC shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Werder Bremen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (D. O’Shaughnessy and C. Kobald).

Match Timeline

34'
Daniel O'Shaughnessy - Yellow
47'
Christoph Kobald- Yellow
Marvin Ducksch(goal)C. Gross
51'
59'
70'
Anthony Jung(goal)J. Mbom
76'
77'
Nicolai Rapp- sub ->L. Bittencourt
77'
78'
78'
82'
88'
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Schalke 04
65
34
Werder Bremen
63
34
Hamburger SV
60
34
Darmstadt 98
60
34
St. Pauli
57
34
Heidenheim
52
34
Paderborn
51
34
Nürnberg
51
34
Holstein Kiel
45
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
44
34
Hannover 96
42
34
Karlsruher SC
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Sandhausen
41
34
Jahn Regensburg
40
34
Dynamo Dresden
32
34
Erzgebirge Aue
26
34
Ingolstadt
21
34

After this encounter, Werder Bremen will have 38 points like St. Pauli to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Karlsruher SC will stay with 26 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will host Darmstadt 98 on the 19th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Darmstadt 98 (2 draws).

Karlsruher SC will play away agasint Erzgebirge Aue on the 18th of March with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
6.9
D
Ömer Toprak 21.Turkey
6.8
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.9
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
7.2
M
Christian Groß 36.Germany
7.7
M
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
7.8
76'
M
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
7.3
70'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
7.1
77'
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
6.8
77'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
7.6
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
8.2
89' 51'
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Nicolai Rapp 23.Germany
6.4
77'
D
Lukas Mai 26.Germany
M
Oscar Schönfelder 16.Germany
M
Jean Manuel Mbom 34.Germany
7.4
70'
M
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
6.7
77'
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
F
Nick Woltemade 29.Germany
F
Eren Dinkçi 43.Germany
89'

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

The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Jiří Pavlenka (6.9), Miloš Veljković (6.9), Ömer Toprak (6.8), Marco Friedl (7.2), Mitchell Weiser (7.3), Leonardo Bittencourt (7.1), Christian Groß (7.7), Romano Schmid (6.8), Anthony Jung (7.8), Niclas Füllkrug (7.6) and Marvin Ducksch (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Woltemade, Oscar Schönfelder, Jean-Manuel Mbom (7.4), Michael Zetterer, Eren Dinkçi, Nicolai Rapp (6.4), Niklas Schmidt (6.7), Lars Lukas Mai and Ilia Gruev.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 4 changes: M. Weiser for J. Mbom (70′), L. Bittencourt for N. Rapp (77′), R. Schmid for N. Schmidt (77′) and M. Ducksch for E. Dinkci (89′).

Best player: Marvin Ducksch​

The player that probably impressed the most for Werder Bremen was Marvin Ducksch.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
M. Gersbeck 35.Germany
6.9
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
6.2
D
Daniel O'Shaughnessy 5.Finland
6.6
34'
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
6.1
82'
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
6.9
88' 47'
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
6.8
88'
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
7.0
M
Tim Breithaupt 38.Germany
6.6
78'
F
Kyoung-rok Choi 11.South Korea
6.5
78'
F
Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany
7.6
59'
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
7.5
Substitutes
G
Markus Kuster 1.Austria
D
Daniel Gordon 3.Jamaica
88'
D
Jannis Rabold 34.Germany
D
Kilian Jakob 18.Germany
D
Felix Irorere 20.Germany
D
R. van 4.Netherlands
6.4
82'
M
Fabio Kaufmann 37.Germany
6.6
78'
M
Marc Lorenz 7.Germany
6.5
78'
F
Malik Batmaz 9.Germany
88'

Karlsruher SC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Christian Eichner played with: Marius Gersbeck (6.9), Marco Thiede (6.1), Christoph Kobald (6.9), Daniel O’Shaughnessy (6.6), Philip Heise (6.2), Jérôme Gondorf (6.8), Tim Breithaupt (6.6), Marvin Wanitzek (7.0), Kyoung-Rok Choi (6.5), Philipp Hofmann (7.6) and Fabian Schleusener (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Markus Kuster, Daniel Gordon, Fabio Kaufmann (6.6), Jannis Rabold, Kilian Jakob, Felix Irorere, Marc Lorenz (6.5), Ricardo Van Rhijn (6.4) and Malik Batmaz.

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 5 changes: Choi Kyoung-Rok for F. Kaufmann (78′), T. Breithaupt for M. Lorenz (78′), M. Thiede for R. van Rhijn (82′), C. Kobald for D. Gordon (88′) and J. Gondorf for M. Batmaz (88′).

Best player: Philipp Hofmann​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Philipp Hofmann.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 33 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 26.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​