Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen

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🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion An der Alten Försterei 🧑‍⚖️ Timo Gerach 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Union Berlin 11 · Werder Bremen 15

Referee Stats

Timo Gerach

9 matches · 4.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.44
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	11%
Draws	22%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Werder Bremen outshot their opponent (9-15).
Werder Bremen controlled possession (75%).
Werder Bremen had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Union Berlin (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 26

Avg: 1.53 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Werder Bremen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 29

Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.29

PPG

0.76

1.53

1.06

1.53

1.71

71%

O2.5

53%

71%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Union Berlin rank11th

Werder Bremen rank15th

Union Berlin points39

Werder Bremen points32

Union Berlin: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14

34 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Werder Bremen: #15 · 32 pts · GD -23

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Union Berlin last 5 home

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Werder Bremen last 5 away

L D L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Union Berlin trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 12%

Werder Bremen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Union Berlin score at home82%

Union Berlin clean sheet at home24%

Werder Bremen score away59%

Werder Bremen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Union Berlin score first47%

Union Berlin win after scoring first63%

Werder Bremen score first29%

Werder Bremen win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 63% · Werder Bremen 20%

Avg first goal minute: Union Berlin 23.4' · Werder Bremen 39.2'

Vs league average

Union Berlin score at home1.53 vs 1.78

Union Berlin concede at home1.53 vs 1.46

Werder Bremen score away1.06 vs 1.46

Werder Bremen concede away1.71 vs 1.78

Union Berlin score 14% below league average, while Werder Bremen score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Union Berlin are 5% above league average at home, and Werder Bremen are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Union Berlin goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 7

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Werder Bremen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

25%

75%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

238

716

Passes Accurate

150

641

Passes %

63%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' N. Stark

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Köhn

Penalty

19'

19' A. Schäfer

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Deman

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Stage

36'

36' K. Topp

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Stage

Normal Goal · Assist: Cameron Puertas

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Topp

1st substitution · For: L. Bittencourt

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Stark

2nd substitution · For: J. Malatini

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Kemlein

1st substitution · For: Jeong Woo-Yeong

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

M. Grüll

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Schmid

69'

69' L. Querfeld

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Ilyas Ansah

2nd substitution · For: T. Skarke

79'

79' J. Malatini

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Haberer

3rd substitution · For: C. Trimmel

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Nsoki

4th substitution · For: O. Burke

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Grüll

3rd substitution · For: J. Njinmah

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

P. Čović

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Bittencourt

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ R. Schmid

4th substitution · For: P. Čović

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Y. Sugawara

5th substitution · For: I. Schmidt

Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Werder Bremen beat Union Berlin 4-1 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Timo Gerach. It was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

First half: N. Stark received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 16'. Union Berlin took the lead at 18' when D. Köhn scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. A. Schäfer received a red card for Union Berlin at 19'. Werder Bremen leveled the score at 31' when O. Deman scored, with the assist credited to J. Stage, making the score 1-1. K. Topp received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 36'. Werder Bremen took the lead at 36' when J. Stage scored, with the assist credited to Cameron Puertas, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Werder Bremen made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Topp replacing L. Bittencourt. Werder Bremen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with N. Stark replacing J. Malatini. Union Berlin made their 1st substitution at 63', with A. Kemlein replacing Jeong Woo-Yeong. Werder Bremen extended the lead at 66' when M. Grüll scored, with the assist credited to R. Schmid, making the score 1-3. L. Querfeld received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 69'. Union Berlin made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Ilyas Ansah replacing T. Skarke. J. Malatini received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 79'. Union Berlin made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Haberer replacing C. Trimmel. Union Berlin made their 4th substitution at 82', with S. Nsoki replacing O. Burke. Werder Bremen made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. Grüll replacing J. Njinmah. Werder Bremen added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when P. Čović scored, with the assist credited to L. Bittencourt, making the score 1-4. Werder Bremen made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with R. Schmid replacing P. Čović. Werder Bremen made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Y. Sugawara replacing I. Schmidt.

Union Berlin used 4 substitutions while Werder Bremen used 5 substitutions. Union Berlin got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Werder Bremen got 3 yellow cards.