Werder Bremen vs SC Paderborn 07 2-2

SC Paderborn 07 led 2-0 at half-time and finished with a 2-2 draw after Werder Bremen fought back after the break. Stefano Marino and Steffen Tigges put the visitors in front before Niclas Füllkrug levelled from the spot.

Paderborn went ahead in the 18th minute when Stefano Marino scored from Steffen Tigges's assist to make it 1-0. Tigges then made it 2-0 on 30 minutes, and Werder reached the break trailing 0-2.

Werder changed things at the interval, sending on Mitchell Weiser for Iván San José Cantalejo on 45 minutes, and pulled a goal back in the 59th minute through Füllkrug, who was set up by Eren Dinkci. Dinkci was replaced by Cédric Itten on 63 minutes, then Füllkrug equalised from the penalty spot on 65 minutes for his second of the match. Paderborn responded with two changes on 66 minutes, taking off Stefano Marino and Laurin Ulrich, and two more on 75 minutes, but Werder stayed level despite later switches of their own, including Dariusz Stalmach for Ludovit Reis on 79 minutes and Paul Erevbenagie for Youri Regeer on 88 minutes.

Werder had 61% of the ball, 627 passes to Paderborn's 398, and more shots, 18 to 11, with 11 on target to 4. They also posted 2.88 expected goals to 0.93, won 5 corners to 3, and had 9 saves made against their efforts compared with 2 at the other end. Paderborn committed 14 fouls to Werder's 11, while Werder were flagged offside once and Paderborn not at all.

Stefano Marino was booked in the 4th minute for Paderborn, and Youri Regeer was shown a yellow card for Werder in the 86th minute. There were no red cards.