CORNERFLICK
FSV Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen 2-3
- Anthony Caci33'
- Lee Jae-Sung63'
- Niclas Füllkrug (P)7'
- Niclas Füllkrug (P)25'
- Ludovit Reis61'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 13:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- MEWA Arena, Mainz
- Referee
- Florian Badstubner
Match timeline
- 90+4’Yellow card
FSV Mainz 05Alexander Schwolow - 90+1’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Eric Martel ONKaishu Sano OFF
- 89’Yellow card
Werder BremenMarco Grüll - 88’Yellow cardFSV Mainz 05Benedict Hollerbach
- 85’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Benedict Hollerbach ONSheraldo Becker OFF
- 85’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Paul Nebel ONDanny da Costa OFF
- 81’SubstitutionWerder BremenCédric Itten ONNiclas Füllkrug OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Ransford Königsdörffer ONLee Jae-Sung OFF
Show 11 earlier events
- 75’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Silvan Widmer ONAnthony Caci OFF
- 72’SubstitutionWerder BremenEren Dinkci ONIván San José Cantalejo OFF
- 69’Yellow cardFSV Mainz 05Phillipp Mwene
- 63’Goal!FSV Mainz 05Lee Jae-SungAssist: Anthony Caci2 – 3
- 61’Goal!Werder BremenLudovit ReisAssist: Marco Grüll1 – 3
- 59’SubstitutionWerder BremenOskar Wójcik ONMitchell Weiser OFF
- 45’SubstitutionWerder BremenMick Schmetgens ONOlivier Deman OFF
- 38’Yellow cardWerder BremenLudovit Reis
- 33’Goal!FSV Mainz 05Anthony CaciAssist: Sheraldo Becker1 – 2
- 25’Penalty goalWerder BremenNiclas Füllkrug0 – 2
- 7’Penalty goalWerder BremenNiclas Füllkrug0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
FSV Mainz 05Werder Bremen- 53%Possession47%
- 18Shots17
- 1.73xG2.48
- 8Shots on Target8
- 6Corners7
- 7Fouls5
- 2Offsides0
- 6Saves6
- 556Passes509
- 3Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
FSV Mainz 053 - 5 - 2
Substitutions
- 75’↑11 R. Königsdörffer↓7 Lee Jae-Sung
- 75’↑30 S. Widmer↓19 A. Caci
- 85’↑17 B. Hollerbach↓23 S. Becker
- 85’↑8 P. Nebel↓21 D. da Costa
- 90+1’↑5 E. Martel↓6 K. Sano
Unused substitutes 40 M. Kinzig, 15 L. Maloney, 3 F. Gruber, 47 R. Nakuzola
Coach U. Fischer
Werder Bremen4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑33 Mick Schmetgens↓2 O. Deman
- 59’↑3 O. Wójcik↓8 M. Weiser
- 72’↑18 E. Dinkçi↓ Iván San José Cantalejo
- 81’↑26 C. Itten↓10 N. Füllkrug
Unused substitutes 38 P. Erevbenagie, 14 S. Lynen, 19 K. Quetant, 30 A. Schlager, 23 Dariusz Stalmach
Coach D. Thioune
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga - Germany
- Round
- Matchday 7
- Date
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 13:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- MEWA Arena, Mainz
- Referee
- Florian Badstubner
- FSV Mainz 05 coach
- U. Fischer
- Werder Bremen coach
- D. Thioune
League table
Bundesliga - Germany
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +20 | 21 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +9 | 21 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 18 |
| 4 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Werder Bremen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
Player ratings
- 1
A. Caci8.6 - 2
Lee Jae-Sung7.4 - 3
S. Becker7.4 - 4
K. Potulski6.9 - 5
K. Sano6.8 - 6
D. da Costa6.7 - 7
N. Amiri6.5 - 8
A. Schwolow6.5 - 9
R. Königsdörffer6.4 - 10
P. Tietz6.3 - 11
B. Hollerbach6.2 - 12
S. Posch6.1 - 13
S. Widmer5.9 - 14
P. Nebel5.9 - 15
P. Mwene5.4 - 16
R. Nakuzola0.0 - 17
E. Martel0.0 - 18
L. Maloney0.0 - 19
M. Kinzig0.0 - 20
F. Gruber0.0
- 1
L. Reis8.2 - 2
K. Hein7.6 - 3
N. Füllkrug7.3 - 4
M. Grüll7.0 - 5
M. Weiser6.9 - 6
A. Pieper6.7 - 7
Arthur6.7 - 8
E. Dinkçi6.6 - 9
Y. Regeer6.6 - 10
M. Friedl6.5 - 11
C. Itten6.4 - 12
Chuky San José6.4 - 13
Mick Schmetgens6.3 - 14
O. Wójcik6.2 - 15
O. Deman5.8 - 16
P. Erevbenagie0.0 - 17
S. Lynen0.0 - 18
K. Quetant0.0 - 19
A. Schlager0.0 - 20
Dariusz Stalmach0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
A. Caci
FSV Mainz 05
- 1
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
Rated 8.6, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 1 assist in 75 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
FSV Mainz 05- W-D-L
- 3-0-2
- Scored / match
- 2.8
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
Werder Bremen- W-D-L
- 2-3-0
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- FSV Mainz 050%
- Werder BremenResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Werder Bremen won 3-2 at the MEWA Arena after Niclas Füllkrug’s two penalties put them in control and they held on after Mainz twice cut the gap.
Füllkrug opened the scoring from the spot in the 7th minute, then made it 2-0 from another penalty on 25 minutes for his second of the match. Anthony Caci pulled one back for FSV Mainz 05 on 33 minutes from Sheraldo Becker’s assist, leaving Werder 2-1 up at half-time.
Ludovit Reis restored Bremen’s two-goal lead on 61 minutes from Marco Grüll’s pass, and Mainz reduced it again two minutes later when Lee Jae-Sung scored from Caci’s assist. Mainz made two changes on 75 minutes and two more on 85 minutes, while Bremen also used substitutes through the second half, but the home side could not find an equaliser.
Mainz had 53% of the possession and 556 passes to Bremen’s 509, while also edging the shots 18-17. Both sides had 8 shots on target and 6 saves, but Bremen finished with an xG of 2.48 to Mainz’s 1.73 and took 7 corners to 6.
Ludovit Reis was booked for Bremen on 38 minutes, while Mainz’s yellow cards went to Phillipp Mwene on 69 minutes, Benedict Hollerbach on 88 minutes and Alexander Schwolow in the 90th minute plus 4. Marco Grüll was also booked for Bremen on 89 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- Bundesliga - Germany
- Round
- Matchday 7
- Kick-off
- Venue
- MEWA Arena, Mainz
- Referee
- Florian Badstubner
- Match ID
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19 events
- 7’Penalty goalWerder BremenNiclas Füllkrug0 – 1
- 25’Penalty goalWerder BremenNiclas Füllkrug0 – 2
- 33’Goal!FSV Mainz 05Anthony CaciAssist: Sheraldo Becker1 – 2
- 38’Yellow cardWerder BremenLudovit Reis
- 45’SubstitutionWerder BremenMick Schmetgens ONOlivier Deman OFF
- 59’SubstitutionWerder BremenOskar Wójcik ONMitchell Weiser OFF
- 61’Goal!Werder BremenLudovit ReisAssist: Marco Grüll1 – 3
- 63’Goal!FSV Mainz 05Lee Jae-SungAssist: Anthony Caci2 – 3
- 69’Yellow cardFSV Mainz 05Phillipp Mwene
- 72’SubstitutionWerder BremenEren Dinkci ONIván San José Cantalejo OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Ransford Königsdörffer ONLee Jae-Sung OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Silvan Widmer ONAnthony Caci OFF
- 81’SubstitutionWerder BremenCédric Itten ONNiclas Füllkrug OFF
- 85’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Benedict Hollerbach ONSheraldo Becker OFF
- 85’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Paul Nebel ONDanny da Costa OFF
- 88’Yellow cardFSV Mainz 05Benedict Hollerbach
- 89’Yellow cardWerder BremenMarco Grüll
- 90+1’SubstitutionFSV Mainz 05Eric Martel ONKaishu Sano OFF
- 90+4’Yellow cardFSV Mainz 05Alexander Schwolow