Werder Bremen v FSV Mainz 05 result

Full-time · Werder Bremen 1–0 FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:30 GMT

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Werder Bremen 1–0 FSV Mainz 05 — Werder Bremen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Werder Bremen beat FSV Mainz 05 1–0 in the Bundesliga on Friday 31 January.

The goals

Werder Bremen led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Werder Bremen: L. Bittencourt (14’, assisted by Issa Kaboré). Marco Friedl (90’) and Niklas Stark (90’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Werder Bremen 2.67, FSV Mainz 05 1.25, from 12 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Werder Bremen: Marco Friedl (26’), Niklas Stark (42’), Romano Schmid (78’), Michael Zetterer (90+1’), Senne Lynen (90+2’), Niklas Stark (90+3’), Marco Friedl (90+4’) and Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (90+8’); FSV Mainz 05: Robin Zentner (10’), Anthony Caci (44’) and Lee Jae-Sung (80’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen) 5.7, L. Bittencourt (Werder Bremen) 5.5 and Danny da Costa (FSV Mainz 05) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Werder Bremen next travel to FSV Mainz 05 on 24 October 2026.

FSV Mainz 05 next host Werder Bremen on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Werder Bremen: FSV Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Werder Bremen 1–0 FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga
Referee: M. Petersen
Head-to-head (last 6): Werder Bremen 3 · draws 1 · FSV Mainz 05 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Werder Bremen 1W 2D 2L · FSV Mainz 05 3W 0D 2L

Werder Bremen 1–0 FSV Mainz 05 (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 4.75

Corners

against 5 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.29 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4.29 / 4.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.86 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 January 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Werder Bremen for / against	Line	FSV Mainz 05 for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.29 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.43 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.63 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Alvero n 8	16.5	2.7 3/1	3.4 3/2	—
I. Kaboré n 8	18.5	2.4 4/0	1.2 2/0	—
J. Stage n 8	81.3	1.8 7/3	1.4 5/2	—
J. Malatini n 8	63	1.8 5/4	1.1 5/1	—
N. Stark n 8	86.3	1.6 6/4	0.9 5/2	—

Werder Bremen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Burke n 8	17.6	3.8 4/1	1.3 2/0
L. Bittencourt n 8	40.1	3.6 5/3	1.1 2/1
M. Ducksch n 8	83.6	1.6 7/4	0.9 5/2
J. Njinmah n 8	38.1	1.5 3/1	0.3 1/0
J. Stage n 8	81.3	1.4 6/1	0.4 3/0

Werder Bremen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Grüll n 8	56	0.8 2/2	0.2 1/0
M. Ducksch n 8	83.6	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
J. Stage n 8	81.3	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
O. Burke n 8	17.6	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
M. Weiser n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Werder Bremen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Burke n 8	17.6	3.8 4/2
M. Friedl n 8	83.5	3.4 8/7
S. Lynen n 8	81.6	2.8 7/6
O. Deman n 8	28.3	2.8 3/2
M. Weiser n 8	90	2.4 7/4

Werder Bremen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Zetterer n 8	90	2.6 8/4

FSV Mainz 05

FSV Mainz 05 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Weiper n 8	21	3.2 4/2	0 0/0	—
S. Bell n 8	86.5	1.8 7/5	0.7 4/1	—
A. Caci n 8	81.4	1.8 7/3	0.6 3/1	—
S. Widmer n 8	12.6	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0	—
P. Nebel n 8	81.5	1.7 5/4	1.7 8/3	—

FSV Mainz 05 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Burkardt n 8	60.3	3.2 7/5	1.9 5/4
K. Onisiwo n 8	29.1	2.7 3/3	0.8 2/0
A. Sieb n 8	36.3	2.2 3/3	0.3 1/0
N. Weiper n 8	21	2.1 2/2	1.6 2/1
N. Amiri n 8	81.4	1.5 7/3	1.1 6/2

FSV Mainz 05 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Burkardt n 8	60.3	1.3 5/2	0.2 1/0
P. Nebel n 8	81.5	0.6 2/2	0.1 1/0
Lee Jae-Sung n 8	85.1	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
A. Sieb n 8	36.3	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
N. Veratschnig n 8	21.9	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

FSV Mainz 05 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Caci n 8	81.4	2.9 8/4
S. Widmer n 8	12.6	2.7 3/0
N. Veratschnig n 8	21.9	2.6 3/2
D. Kohr n 8	88	2 8/6
K. Sano n 8	90	1.9 7/3

FSV Mainz 05 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Zentner n 8	90	3.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Werder Bremen		FSV Mainz 05
37%	Possession	63%
2.67	Expected goals (xG)	1.25
12	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	6
1	Blocked shots	5
11	Shots inside the box	9
3	Corners	8
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	13
8	Yellow cards	3
2	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
325	Passes	542
68%	Pass accuracy	80%

Werder Bremen player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Zetterer	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
N. Stark	90	0	0	0	0	1	RY	6.5
M. Friedl	90	0	1	1	0	2	RY	7.6
M. Weiser	90	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7
S. Lynen	90	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
R. Schmid	90	0	4	1	3	3	Y	8.3
J. Njinmah	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
A. Jung	86	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
I. Kaboré	70	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
M. Ducksch	70	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.3
L. Bittencourt	36	1	1	1	0	2	0	7.5
S. Alvero sub	54	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
D. Köhn sub	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Grüll sub	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Pieper sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

FSV Mainz 05 player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Zentner	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
D. da Costa	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
D. Kohr	90	0	0	1	1	0	7
K. Sano	90	1	0	1	1	0	7
P. Nebel	90	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
Lee Jae-Sung	90	1	0	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Caci	81	0	0	2	3	Y	7.2
P. Mwene	81	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
N. Weiper	78	2	1	1	0	0	6.3
S. Bell	56	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
N. Amiri	45	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
Hong Hyun-Seok sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Leitsch sub	34	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Sieb sub	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Widmer sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Nordin sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Werder Bremen v FSV Mainz 05 — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Werder BremenWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

FSV Mainz 05WWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Werder Bremen 3 · 1 draw · FSV Mainz 05 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2024-09-15 FSV Mainz 05 1–2 Werder Bremen
2024-02-03 FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Werder Bremen
2023-09-02 Werder Bremen 4–0 FSV Mainz 05
2023-04-08 FSV Mainz 05 2–2 Werder Bremen
2022-10-15 Werder Bremen 0–2 FSV Mainz 05
2021-04-21 Werder Bremen 0–1 FSV Mainz 05

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Werder Bremen#8 pos51 pts34 pl-3 GD

FSV Mainz 05#6 pos52 pts34 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Werder Bremen scored1.59

FSV Mainz 05 scored1.62

Werder Bremen conceded1.68

FSV Mainz 05 conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Werder Bremen and FSV Mainz 05?: In their last 6 meetings, Werder Bremen won 3, FSV Mainz 05 won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Werder Bremen and FSV Mainz 05?: Recent form — Werder Bremen 1W 2D 2L; FSV Mainz 05 3W 0D 2L.

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