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Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin is a balanced Bundesliga matchup in which either venue can reshape the contest. Union won 2–0 in Bremen in January 2021, Werder answered 4–1 at home in December 2024, and a 4–1 Werder win in Berlin in March 2026 showed that away control is possible too. Future meetings will test which response survives the setting.
Past matches, Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Union Berlin
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11M
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21M
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28D
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7F
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31G
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33M
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18D
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9F
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17F
Werder Bremen Substitutes
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D
22
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M
10
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F
11
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D
23
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M
24
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G
13
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D
33
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D
46
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F
29
Match events
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16'Niklas Stark Yellow Card
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18'⚽D. Kohn Penalty
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19'András Schäfer Red Card
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31'⚽O. Deman Normal Goal (Asst: J. Stage)
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36'Keke Topp Yellow Card
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36'⚽J. Stage Normal Goal (Asst: C. Puertas)
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46'L. Bittencourt K. Topp
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46'J. Malatini N. Stark
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63'Jeong Woo-Yeong A. Kemlein
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66'⚽M. Grull Normal Goal (Asst: R. Schmid)
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69'Leopold Querfeld Yellow Card
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71'T. Skarke I. Ansah
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79'Julián Malatini Yellow Card
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82'C. Trimmel J. Haberer
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82'O. Burke S. Nsoki
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82'J. Njinmah M. Grull
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90' +2P. Covic R. Schmid
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90' +3I. Schmidt Y. Sugawara
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90'⚽P. Covic Normal Goal (Asst: L. Bittencourt)
Stats for this game
Matchup Werder Bremen VS Union Berlin
Two contrasting football identities
Werder’s history and attacking tradition meet Union’s reputation for compact resistance, producing a fixture that rarely feels settled in advance. Union won 2–0 at Bremen on 2 January 2021 and repeated the score at the same venue in January 2023. Werder’s 2–0 home victory in October 2023 offered a counterpoint, restoring the value of its own ground.
Scorelines can turn quickly
At the Weserstadion on 21 December 2024, Werder won 4–1 after Marco Grüll’s early double, Mitchell Weiser’s goal and Jens Stage’s late finish. Werder’s report also recorded Union’s reply, a reminder that the visitors remained involved despite the margin. In Berlin on 8 March 2026, Werder again won 4–1, reinforcing the possibility of a strong away performance.
A new meeting can ask whether Union’s structure constrains Werder’s attacking bursts or Bremen again find a way to create separation. The matchup’s durable interest comes from that contrast: disciplined resistance can hold the game close, while one home or away surge can change its shape.