Match summary
1ST HALF
23'
Karim Coulibaly
Andrej Ilic

28'
Andrej Ilic
Tim Skarke
29'
2ND HALF
Aljoscha Kemlein
A. Schafer
61'
D. Köhn
Tom Rothe
61'
70'
Marco Grüll
72'

Marco Grüll(Y. Sugawara)
C. Trimmel
J. Haberer
79'
Diogo Leite
Woo-Yeong Jeong
79'
85'
C. Puertas
S. Mbangula
85'
Keke Topp
V. Boniface
89'

Y. Sugawara
90'
J. Malatini
Marco Grüll
90'
N. Stark
Y. Sugawara
91'
Keke Topp
92'
A. Pieper
93'
J. Njinmah
Romano Schmid
Match statistics
57%Possession43%
505Passes Attempted365
411Completed Passes270
5Corners6
24Throw-ins21
16Shots On Target12
Line-ups
Werder Bremen
Formation
4-2-3-1
#30Backhaus

#31Coulibaly

#5Pieper

#32Friedl

#3Sugawara

#14Lynen

#6Dalsgaard Stage

#20Schmid

#7Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda

#17Grüll

#44Boniface
Starting XI
![]() Mio Backhaus #30 | |
![]() Karim Coulibaly #31 | 23' |
![]() A. Pieper #5 | 92' |
![]() M. Friedl #32 | |
![]() Y. Sugawara #3 | 89' 90' 🎯72' |
![]() Senne Lynen #14 | |
![]() Jens Stage #6 | |
![]() Romano Schmid #20 | 93' |
![]() S. Mbangula #7 | 85' |
![]() Marco Grüll #17 | 90' ⚽72' 70' |
![]() V. Boniface #44 | 85' |
Will not play

Mitchell-Elijah Weiser
Defender
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Late March 2026

Maximilian Wöber
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Late January 2026

Felix Agu
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Late January 2026

Mio Backhaus
Goalkeeper
Head injury
Return: Doubtful

Victor Okoh Boniface
Forward
Knee surgery
Return: Mid May 2026

Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager

Horst Steffen
Union Berlin
Formation
3-4-2-1
#1Rønnow

#14Querfeld

#4Monteiro Pinto Leite

#5Doekhi

#6Kemlein

#8Khedira

#28Trimmel

#39Köhn

#7Jasen Burke

#10Ansah

#23Ilic
Starting XI
![]() F. Rønnow #1 | |
![]() L. Querfeld #14 | |
![]() Diogo Leite #4 | 79' |
![]() D. Doekhi #5 | |
![]() Aljoscha Kemlein #6 | 61' |
![]() R. Khedira #8 | |
![]() C. Trimmel #28 | 79' |
![]() D. Köhn #39 | 61' |
![]() Oliver Burke #7 | |
![]() Ilyas Ansah #10 | |
![]() Andrej Ilic #23 | 28' 29' |
Will not play

Robert Faxe Skov
Defender
Calf injury
Return: Mid January 2026

Tim Skarke
Forward
Unknown
Return: Early February 2026

Tom Alexander Rothe
Defender
Physical discomfort
Return: About a week
Manager

Steffen Baumgart
Werder Bremen
Formation
4-2-3-1
#30Backhaus

#31Coulibaly

#5Pieper

#32Friedl

#3Sugawara

#14Lynen

#6Dalsgaard Stage

#20Schmid

#7Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda

#17Grüll

#44Boniface
Starting XI
![]() Mio Backhaus #30 | |
![]() Karim Coulibaly #31 | 23' |
![]() A. Pieper #5 | 92' |
![]() M. Friedl #32 | |
![]() Y. Sugawara #3 | 89' 90' 🎯72' |
![]() Senne Lynen #14 | |
![]() Jens Stage #6 | |
![]() Romano Schmid #20 | 93' |
![]() S. Mbangula #7 | 85' |
![]() Marco Grüll #17 | 90' ⚽72' 70' |
![]() V. Boniface #44 | 85' |
Will not play

Mitchell-Elijah Weiser
Defender
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Late March 2026

Maximilian Wöber
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Late January 2026

Felix Agu
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Late January 2026

Mio Backhaus
Goalkeeper
Head injury
Return: Doubtful

Victor Okoh Boniface
Forward
Knee surgery
Return: Mid May 2026

Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager

Horst Steffen
Union Berlin
Formation
3-4-2-1
#1Rønnow

#14Querfeld

#4Monteiro Pinto Leite

#5Doekhi

#6Kemlein

#8Khedira

#28Trimmel

#39Köhn

#7Jasen Burke

#10Ansah

#23Ilic
Starting XI
![]() F. Rønnow #1 | |
![]() L. Querfeld #14 | |
![]() Diogo Leite #4 | 79' |
![]() D. Doekhi #5 | |
![]() Aljoscha Kemlein #6 | 61' |
![]() R. Khedira #8 | |
![]() C. Trimmel #28 | 79' |
![]() D. Köhn #39 | 61' |
![]() Oliver Burke #7 | |
![]() Ilyas Ansah #10 | |
![]() Andrej Ilic #23 | 28' 29' |
Will not play

Robert Faxe Skov
Defender
Calf injury
Return: Mid January 2026

Tim Skarke
Forward
Unknown
Return: Early February 2026

Tom Alexander Rothe
Defender
Physical discomfort
Return: About a week
Manager

Steffen Baumgart
Head-to-head
10 matches

Werder Bremen
5
Wins
0
Draws
5
Wins

Union Berlin
Bundesliga2024 • 2 matches
Bundesliga2023 • 3 matches
Bundesliga2021 • 2 matches
Bundesliga2020 • 1 match
Bundesliga2019 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 16 | 63:12 | 44 |
2 | ![]() | 16 | 29:15 | 33 |
3 | ![]() | 15 | 30:19 | 29 |
4 | ![]() | 16 | 34:24 | 29 |
5 | ![]() | 16 | 29:23 | 29 |
6 | ![]() | 15 | 29:20 | 27 |
7 | ![]() | 16 | 33:33 | 26 |
8 | ![]() | 16 | 27:27 | 23 |
9 | ![]() | 16 | 22:25 | 22 |
10 | ![]() | 16 | 22:24 | 19 |
11 | ![]() | 16 | 24:26 | 17 |
12 | ![]() | 15 | 18:28 | 17 |
13 | ![]() | 16 | 17:27 | 16 |
14 | ![]() | 16 | 24:36 | 15 |
15 | ![]() | 16 | 17:32 | 14 |
16 | ![]() | 15 | 13:26 | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 16 | 15:36 | 12 |
18 | ![]() | 16 | 15:28 | 9 |
Match Information
Referee:
Daniel Schlager
Venue:
Weserstadion
Capacity:
42 100
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin match from the Bundesliga. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Werder Bremen and Union Berlin. Follow team performance and match context within the Bundesliga season.

















