FSV Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen – Result & match summary

Anthony Caci 33'
Jae-sung Lee 63'
Niclas Füllkrug 7' (Penalty), 25' (Penalty)
Ludovit Reis 61'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st half 1–2
7'
Niclas Füllkrug (Penalty)
25'
Niclas Füllkrug (Penalty)
33'
Anthony Caci (Sheraldo Becker)
38'
Ludovit Reis (Foul)
2nd half 1–1
46'
Mick Schmetgens
Olivier Deman (Injured)
59'
Oskar Wójcik
Mitchell Weiser 
61'
Ludovit Reis (Marco Grüll)
63'
Jae-sung Lee (Anthony Caci)
69'
Phillipp Mwene (Foul)
72'
Eren Dinkçi
Chuki
75'
Ransford Königsdörffer
Jae-sung Lee
75'
Silvan Widmer
Anthony Caci
81'
Cedric Itten
Niclas Füllkrug
85'
Benedict Hollerbach
Sheraldo Becker
85'
Paul Nebel
Danny da Costa
88'
Benedict Hollerbach (Foul)
89'
Marco Grüll (Foul)
90'+1
Eric Martel
Kaishu Sano
90'+4
Alexander Schwolow (Argument)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

FSV Mainz 05
Werder Bremen

Match statistics

FSV Mainz 05 Werder Bremen
1.93 Expected Goals (xG) 2.96
53% Overall possession 47%
18 Shots Total 17
8 Shots On Target 8
6 Corners 6

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Top performers

FSV Mainz 05
Chances Created
5
Successful Dribbles
2/5 40%
Duels Won
8/13 62%
Tackles Won
3/5 60%
Ball Recoveries
12
Accurate Passes
88/98 69%
Shots on Target
2
Werder Bremen
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
2/5 40%
Duels Won
6/8 75%
Tackles Won
3/3 100%
Ball Recoveries
10
Accurate Passes
63/70 86%
Shots on Target
3

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About the match

Werder Bremen defeated FSV Mainz 05 3–2 on 24 October 2026 at Mewa Arena in Bundesliga.

Lineups

FSV Mainz 05: (3-5-2) Alexander Schwolow, Phillipp Mwene, Stefan Posch, Kaishu Sano, Jae-sung Lee, Phillip Tietz, Nadiem Amiri, Anthony Caci, Danny da Costa, Sheraldo Becker, Kacper Potulski.

Werder Bremen: (4-2-3-1) Karl Hein, Olivier Deman, Amos Pieper, Mitchell Weiser, Niclas Füllkrug, Arthur, Ludovit Reis, Marco Grüll, Chuki, Marco Friedl, Youri Regeer.

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05: Ransford Königsdörffer for Jae-sung Lee, Silvan Widmer for Anthony Caci, Benedict Hollerbach for Sheraldo Becker, Paul Nebel for Danny da Costa, Eric Martel for Kaishu Sano.

Werder Bremen: Mick Schmetgens for Olivier Deman, Oskar Wójcik for Mitchell Weiser, Eren Dinkçi for Chuki, Cedric Itten for Niclas Füllkrug.

Sidelined players

FSV Mainz 05: Dominik Kohr, Robin Zentner, Otto Ruoppi, Silas.

Werder Bremen: Keke Topp, Jens Stage, Justin Njinmah, Moussa Ndiaye, Salim Musah, Felix Agu, Skelly Alvero, Niklas Stark.

Match statistics

FSV Mainz 05 had 53% of the possession, compared with 47% for Werder Bremen.

FSV Mainz 05 registered 18 shots, with 8 on target. Werder Bremen had 17 shots, with 8 on target.

FSV Mainz 05 won 6 corners, while Werder Bremen won 6.

Top players

FSV Mainz 05: Jae-sung Lee scored 1 goal, Sheraldo Becker provided 1 assist, and Anthony Caci was the highest-rated player (8.4).

Werder Bremen: Niclas Füllkrug scored 2 goals, Marco Grüll provided 1 assist, and Karl Hein was the highest-rated player (7.85).