Bundesliga

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Werder Bremen vs FSV Mainz 05 – Lineups & Match Details

FSV Mainz 05 beat Werder Bremen 2-0. Goals: P. Nebel (6'), Lee Jae-Sung (52'). Werder Bremen had 66% possession against FSV Mainz 05's 34%. Shots on target: 3-2.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 26

Sunday, 15 March 2026

Werder BremenWerder Bremen

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05

Referee: Mitja Stegemann, Germany

Lineups

Werder BremenWerder Bremen4-5-1
M. Backhaus30M. BackhausG
Y. Sugawara3Y. SugawaraD
J. Malatini22J. MalatiniD
M. Friedl32M. FriedlD
O. Deman2O. DemanD
M. Grull17M. GrullM
J. Stage6J. StageM
L. Bittencourt10L. BittencourtM
C. Puertas18C. PuertasM
R. Schmid20R. SchmidM
K. Topp9K. ToppF

Substitutes

13K. HeinG
24P. CovicM
27F. AguD
23I. SchmidtD
7S. MbangulaF
11J. NjinmahF
33M. SchmetgensD
31K. CoulibalyD
29S. MusahF
FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 053-5-2
D. Batz33D. BatzG
D. da Costa21D. da CostaD
S. Posch4S. PoschD
D. Kohr31D. KohrD
S. Widmer30S. WidmerM
P. Nebel8P. NebelM
K. Sano6K. SanoM
Lee Jae-Sung7Lee Jae-SungM
P. Mwene2P. MweneM
P. Tietz20P. TietzF
S. Becker23S. BeckerF

Substitutes

1L. RiessG
15L. MaloneyM
11A. SiebF
14W. BovingF
24S. KawasakiM
5M. LeitschD
22N. VeratschnigD
44N. WeiperF
48K. PotulskiD

Match Events

6'G

P. Nebel

Assist: P. Mwene

38'Y

L. Bittencourt

46'S

K. Topp

Substitution 1

52'G

Lee Jae-Sung

Assist: S. Becker

55'S

J. Malatini

Substitution 2

62'Y

Lee Jae-Sung

63'Y

J. Stage

69'S

L. Bittencourt

Substitution 3

69'S

Y. Sugawara

Substitution 4

72'S

P. Mwene

Substitution 1

72'S

P. Tietz

Substitution 2

81'S

S. Widmer

Substitution 3

85'S

M. Grüll

Substitution 5

87'S

S. Becker

Substitution 4

87'S

Lee Jae-Sung

Substitution 5

Statistics

Werder Bremen
66%34%
FSV Mainz 05
1.08Expected Goals (xG)1.08
16Total Shots11
3Shots on Target2
9Corners4
7Fouls7
2Offsides2
85Pass Accuracy (%)69
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Werder Bremen host FSV Mainz 05 on Sunday, 15 March 2026. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Werder Bremen go into the match 15th in the table; FSV Mainz 05 sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Werder Bremen have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. FSV Mainz 05 have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 1 Nov 2025: Werder Bremen 1-1 FSV Mainz 05; 31 Jan 2025: Werder Bremen 1-0 FSV Mainz 05; 15 Sept 2024: Werder Bremen 2-1 FSV Mainz 05. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FSV Mainz 05 beat Werder Bremen 2-0. FSV Mainz 05 replied with P. Nebel 6', Lee Jae-Sung 52'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 52 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Werder Bremen held 66% of the ball against 34% for FSV Mainz 05. Shots on target finished 3-2. Expected goals read 1.08 for Werder Bremen, 1.08 for FSV Mainz 05.

Verdict

FSV Mainz 05 take the three points; Werder Bremen look at a thin night for the home crowd. Werder Bremen sat 15th and FSV Mainz 05 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.