BREMEN. Werder Bremen comes back against Borussia Mönchengladbach with a goal on the R. Hack 8′ and a penalty kick on the F. Neuhaus 90′. Werder Bremen was not able to win even if it was superior 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. In front of 42,100 spectators.​ The referee was Timo Gerach with the support of Florian Heft and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Marcel Unger. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 17.67 degrees Celsius or 63.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Werder Bremen

2 - 2

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 18 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 130 Attack 96
  • 53 Dangerous attack 37
  • 88 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Werder Bremen was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Werder Bremen to win the match​.

Werder Bremen shot 18 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

8'
Robin Hack(goal)Rocco Reitz
Nick Woltemade(goal)Leonardo Bittencourt
45'
46'
Tomas Cvancara - sub ->Alassane Pléa
Nick Woltemade(goal)Marvin Ducksch
65'
71'
Nathan N'Goumou- sub ->Marvin Friedrich
71'
Stefan Lainer- sub ->Manu Koné
71'
Florian Neuhaus- sub ->Franck Honorat
Niklas Stark - sub ->Anthony Jung
76'
Jens Stage - sub ->Nick Woltemade
76'
79'
Jordan Siebatcheu- sub ->Rocco Reitz
Olivier Deman- sub ->Leonardo Bittencourt
84'
90'
Florian Neuhaus(penalty)
90'
Tomas Cvancara (VAR)
Dawid Kownacki - sub ->Marvin Ducksch
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, Werder Bremen has 38 points to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will has 33 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will play away against RB Leipzig on the 11th of May with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 11th of May with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (9 draws).

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
7.7
D
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
7.3
76'
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.8
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
6.6
M
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
7.0
M
Senne Lynen 14.Belgium
7.3
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
6.8
M
Felix Agu 27.Germany
7.0
M
Nick Woltemade 29.Germany
8.9
76' 45', 65'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
7.0
84'
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
8.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Dudu 38.Germany
D
Olivier Deman 2.Belgium
7.0
84'
D
Niklas Stark 4.Germany
6.3
76'
D
Julián Malatini 22.Argentina
D
Christian Groß 36.Germany
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
6.6
76'
M
Isak Hansen-Aarøen 21.Norway
F
Dawid Kownacki 9.Poland
90'
F
L. Opitz 35.Germany

Werder Bremen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Michael Zetterer (7.7), Milos Veljkovic (6.8), Marco Friedl   (6.6), Anthony Jung (7.3), Mitchell Weiser  (7.0), Leonardo Bittencourt (7.0), Senne Lynen  (7.3), Felix Agu (7.0), Romano Schmid (6.8), Nick Woltemade (8.9) and Marvin Ducksch (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Olivier Deman (7.0), Niklas Stark  (6.3), Dawid Kownacki , Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Julián Malatini, L. Opitz, Christian Groß, Dudu and Jens Stage  (6.6).

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 4 changes: Leonardo Bittencourt for Olivier Deman (84′), Marvin Ducksch for Dawid Kownacki  (90′), Nick Woltemade for Jens Stage  (76′) and Anthony Jung for Niklas Stark  (76′).

Player of the match: Nick Woltemade​

The player that probably impressed the most for Werder Bremen was Nick Woltemade.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 34 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 7.

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
7.1
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
7.3
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
6.6
71'
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.1
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
7.1
M
Franck Honorat 9.France
7.3
71'
M
Joe Scally 29.United States
7.3
M
Manu Koné 17.France
7.7
71'
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
8.2
79'
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
7.0
46'
F
Robin Hack 25.Germany
7.8
8'
Substitutes
G
Jonas Omlin 1.Switzerland
D
Fabio Chiarodia 2.Italy
D
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
6.4
71'
D
Luca Netz 20.Germany
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
7.7
71' 90'
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.4
71'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 13.France
6.8
79'
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
7.0
46'

Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Gerardo Seoane played with: Moritz Nicolas (7.1), Marvin Friedrich (6.6), Ko Itakura (7.3), Nico Elvedi (7.1), Julian Weigl (7.1), Franck Honorat (7.3), Rocco Reitz (8.2), Manu Koné (7.7), Joe Scally (7.3), Alassane Pléa (7.0) and Robin Hack (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonas Omlin, Patrick Herrmann, Florian Neuhaus (7.7), Jordan Siebatcheu (6.8), Nathan N’Goumou (6.4), Luca Netz, Tomas Cvancara  (7.0), Fabio Chiarodia and Stefan Lainer (6.4).

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Alassane Pléa for Tomas Cvancara  (46′), Franck Honorat for Florian Neuhaus (71′), Rocco Reitz for Jordan Siebatcheu (79′), Manu Koné for Stefan Lainer (71′) and Marvin Friedrich for Nathan N’Goumou (71′).

Player of the match: Rocco Reitz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Rocco Reitz.

His rating is 8.2 with 46 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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