1. FC Union Berlin vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FC Union Berlin

2 – 1

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SV Werder Bremen

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 14:30 UTC An der Alten Forsterei HT 45' · FT 45'

Yorbe Vertessen 50' 1–0

Brenden Aaronson 52' 2–0

2–1 63' Mitchell Weiser

Kevin Vogt 26' Y

Robin Gosens 27' Y

Lucas Tousart 30' Y

Y 32' Senne Lynen

Y 38' Mitchell Weiser

Y 41' Marvin Ducksch

Y 72' Jens Stage

Y 90' Naby Keita

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs SV Werder Bremen — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
SV Werder Bremen 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Schlager
Assistant 1 Christian Dietz
Assistant 2 Arno Blos

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals SV Werder Bremen

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 SV Werder Bremen 2023-10-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-05-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 SV Werder Bremen 2023-01-25 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-04-24 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 SV Werder Bremen

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–2	L
02 Mar	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–2	L
24 Feb	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	2–2	D
17 Feb	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–0	W
10 Feb	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–0	W

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
03 Mar	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–2	L
24 Feb	SV Darmstadt 98	H	1–1	D
16 Feb	1. FC Köln	A	1–0	W
10 Feb	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		SV Werder Bremen
#16	Position	#6
7	Points	15
9	Played	9
1 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 2
7	Scored	17
21	Conceded	15
-14	GD	+2
0.78	PPG	1.67
11%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

11% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 16th (7 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 6th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SV Werder Bremen

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/1

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G	1 A
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

SV Werder Bremen

Niclas Fullkrug	9 G
Marco Grull	2 G	6 A
Eren Dinkci	2 G	1 A
Dariusz Stalmach	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. 1. FC Union Berlin get us underway at An der Alten Forsterei.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robin Gosens made 536 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' 1. FC Union Berlin currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SV Werder Bremen that had 425 games and scored 392 goals.
25' SV Werder Bremen is showing some good football. However, SV Werder Bremen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' The referee calls foul for Kevin Vogt. He receives a card.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robin Gosens on 27.
30' That is a card for 1. FC Union Berlin. Lucas Tousart will be fuming at that decision.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Senne Lynen is booked for SV Werder Bremen — card on 32.
37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
38' Mitchell Weiser is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marvin Ducksch on 41.
46' It looks surprising 1. FC Union Berlin does not make any changes. Skelly Alvero has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' A stunning finish from Yorbe Vertessen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' Goal! Brenden Aaronson scores his 22 goal in 305 matches.
57' Leonardo Bittencourt, a Germany midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' It’s high time Ole Werner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' What a strike from Mitchell Weiser! The score is 2-1.
64' Another substitution for SV Werder Bremen to replace Olivier Deman by Felix Agu on 64 minute.
68' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Volland is hanging Yorbe Vertessen on the field on 68 minute.
72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jens Stage on 72 minutes.
76' Jens Stage makes way for Skelly Alvero at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from SV Werder Bremen.
78' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aissa Laidouni is hanging Brenden Aaronson on the field on 78 minute.
83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Union Berlin needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
85' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Robin Gosens departs to be replaced by Jerome Roussillon.
86' It is a substitution in SV Werder Bremen team. Julian Malatini is replaced by Naby Keita on 86 minute.
90' SV Werder Bremen receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
SV Werder Bremen will have plenty to reflect on. 1. FC Union Berlin were simply the better side today.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

5
Danilho Doekhi
29
Lucas Tousart ↓ Alex Kral 85'
8
Rani Khedira
2
Kevin Vogt
1
Frederik Ronnow
28
Christopher Trimmel
6
Robin Gosens ↓ Jerome Roussillon 85'
4
Diogo Leite
7
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Aissa Laidouni 78'
9
Mikkel Kaufmann ↓ Benedict Hollerbach 68'
14
Yorbe Vertessen ↓ Kevin Volland 68'

Bench

Coach Nenad Bjelica

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

13
Milos Veljkovic
30
Michael Zetterer
8
Mitchell Weiser
7
Marvin Ducksch
2
Olivier Deman ↓ Felix Agu 64'
3
Anthony Jung
6
Jens Stage ↓ Skelly Alvero 76'
29
Nick Woltemade
14
Senne Lynen ↓ Leonardo Bittencourt 64'
22
Julian Malatini ↓ Naby Keita 86'
17
Justin Njinmah ↓ Dawid Kownacki 76'

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jens Stage	3
Joel Pohjanpalo	3
Marco Grull	2
Mitchell Weiser	2
Marius Bulter	2
Sheraldo Becker	2
Taiwo Awoniyi	1
Theodor Gebre Selassie	1

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2024-03-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-03-08 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2024-03-02 1. FC Union Berlin 0–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-02-24 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 D 2024-02-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2024-02-10 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W

SV Werder Bremen Form

2024-03-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-03-09 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-03-03 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-02-24 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98 D 2024-02-16 1. FC Köln 0–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-02-10 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.79 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: 1. FC Union Berlin or SV Werder Bremen 76% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin36% Draw24% SV Werder Bremen40%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

60%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

64%

1. FC Union Berlin or SV Werder Bremen

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin20% Draw44% SV Werder Bremen36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.