Friday , 11 September 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 Augsburg 2 6
2 SC Freiburg 2 6
3 Borussia Dortmund 2 6
4 SV 07 Elversberg 2 6
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 2 4
6 FC Bayern München 2 4
7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 3
8 RB Leipzig 2 3
9 VfB Stuttgart 2 3
10 SV Werder Bremen 2 3
11 1. FC Köln 2 3
12 SC Paderborn 07 2 1
13 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1
14 FC Schalke 04 2 1
15 1. FC Union Berlin 2 1
16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2 0
17 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 0
18 Hamburger SV 2 0

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 Köln 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
#10 Position #11
3 Points 3
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
4 Scored 4
5 Conceded 6
-1 GD -2
1.50 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season
0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season

SV Werder Bremen are 10th (3 pts). 1. FC Köln are 11th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
1. FC Köln
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen
Marco Grull 1 G 2 A
Niclas Fullkrug 1 G
Eren Dinkci 1 G
Dariusz Stalmach 1 G
1. FC Köln
Thijs Dallinga 2 G
Said El Mala 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SV Werder Bremen to score. At the same time, 1. FC Koln does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 1. FC Koln come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Mitchell Weiser is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Koln so far.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Wohninvest WESERSTADION. SV Werder Bremen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SV Werder Bremen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Florian Kainz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Koln.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Davie Selke makes it 0-1.
  • 36' It’s high time Ole Werner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rafael Borre makes it 1-1.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. SV Werder Bremen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steffen Baumgart will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Faride Alidou.
  • 66' Justin Njinmah gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Rafael Borre and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Justin Njinmah makes it 2-1.
  • 72' The travelling 1. FC Koln supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Faride Alidou.
  • 75' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Denis Huseinbasic is replaced by Steffen Tigges on 75 minute.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Mitchell Weiser. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' A tactical swap from SV Werder Bremen — Anthony Jung on, Olivier Deman off on 80 minutes.
  • 83' Sargis Adamyan is replacing Dejan Ljubicic for the 1. FC Koln side.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Milos Veljkovic.
  • 90' Another substitution for SV Werder Bremen to replace Romano Schmid by Naby Keita on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for SV Werder Bremen.

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
Niclas Fullkrug 2
Josh Sargent 2
Justin Njinmah 2
Ellyes Skhiri 2
Yuya Osako 2
Milot Rashica 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 Köln 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
3 / 4
2.56 SV Werder Bremen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SV Werder Bremen50% Draw21% 1. FC Köln29%
Actual: SV Werder Bremen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

SV Werder Bremen or Draw
71%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
50%
SV Werder Bremen or 1. FC Köln
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SV Werder Bremen38% Draw35% 1. FC Köln27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SV Werder Bremen

Handicap SV Werder Bremen covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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