Wednesday , 22 July 2026

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

Bundesliga · 2023-24
SV Werder Bremen
2 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 16:30 UTC Wohninvest WESERSTADION HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 31' Davie Selke
Rafael Borre 38' 1–1
Justin Njinmah 67' 2–1
Y 73' Faride Alidou
Mitchell Weiser 79' Y
Milos Veljkovic 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SV Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
  • Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
4
3
SV Werder Bremen 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln 2023-05-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln 2023-01-21 1. FC Köln 7–1 SV Werder Bremen 2021-03-07 1. FC Köln 1–1 SV Werder Bremen 2020-11-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

SV Werder Bremen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep 1. FC Köln H 2–1 W
17 Sep 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 2–4 L
02 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–0 W
26 Aug SC Freiburg A 0–1 L
18 Aug FC Bayern München H 0–4 L
12 Aug FC Viktoria Koln 1904 A 2–3 L
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep SV Werder Bremen A 1–2 L
16 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–3 L
03 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–1 D
26 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 1–2 L
19 Aug Borussia Dortmund A 0–1 L
14 Aug VfL Osnabruck A 3–1 W

Season Stats

SV Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln
#15 Position #14
32 Points 32
34 Played 34
8 / 8 / 18 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
37 Scored 49
60 Conceded 63
-23 GD -14
0.94 PPG 0.94
24% Win % 21%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SV Werder Bremen are 15th (32 pts). 1. FC Köln are 14th (32 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Wohninvest WESERSTADION. SV Werder Bremen are looking to make home advantage count against 1. FC Koln.
  • 5' SV Werder Bremen have won 370 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Damion Downs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' 1. FC Koln are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SV Werder Bremen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mitchell Weiser is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SV Werder Bremen.
  • 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Davie Selke makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 36' SV Werder Bremen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' What composure from Rafael Borre! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Koln needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' 1. FC Koln fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' SV Werder Bremen are deployed in a 3-1-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against 1. FC Koln's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 58' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 63' 1. FC Koln come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Faride Alidou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt on 65 minute.
  • 66' The SV Werder Bremen bench stirs into life. Rafael Borre is withdrawn and Justin Njinmah gets his opportunity.
  • 67' What a strike from Justin Njinmah! The score is 2-1.
  • 72' SV Werder Bremen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' It’s a booking for 1. FC Koln player. Faride Alidou gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' Another change for 1. FC Koln made on 75 minute. Denis Huseinbasic leaves to be changed by Steffen Tigges.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mitchell Weiser.
  • 80' Another change for SV Werder Bremen made on 80 minute. Olivier Deman leaves to be changed by Anthony Jung.
  • 83' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Dejan Ljubicic by Sargis Adamyan on 83 minute.
  • 88' Milos Veljkovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Naby Keita gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Romano Schmid and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Full Time. SV Werder Bremen beats 1. FC Koln

Lineups

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

1. FC Köln Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Steffen Tigges 4
Romano Schmid 3
Ellyes Skhiri 2
Yuya Osako 2
Niclas Fullkrug 2
Josh Sargent 2
Justin Njinmah 2
Niklas Moisander 1

Head to Head

2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln 2023-05-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln 2023-01-21 1. FC Köln 7–1 SV Werder Bremen 2021-03-07 1. FC Köln 1–1 SV Werder Bremen 2020-11-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln

SV Werder Bremen Form

2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln W 2023-09-17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-09-02 SV Werder Bremen 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-08-26 SC Freiburg 1–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-08-18 SV Werder Bremen 0–4 FC Bayern München L 2023-08-12 FC Viktoria Koln 1904 3–2 SV Werder Bremen L

1. FC Köln Form

2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln L 2023-09-16 1. FC Köln 1–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2023-09-03 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1. FC Köln D 2023-08-26 1. FC Köln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-08-19 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1. FC Köln L 2023-08-14 VfL Osnabruck 1–3 1. FC Köln W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.52 SV Werder Bremen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: SV Werder Bremen or 1. FC Köln 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SV Werder Bremen40% Draw25% 1. FC Köln35%
Actual: SV Werder Bremen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

SV Werder Bremen or Draw
66%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
60%
SV Werder Bremen or 1. FC Köln
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SV Werder Bremen27% Draw43% 1. FC Köln30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SV Werder Bremen

Handicap SV Werder Bremen covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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