Match Report
In the standings it was Werder Bremen 15th on 32 points, Borussia Mönchengladbach 12th on 38 — separated by 6. Borussia Mönchengladbach's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Werder Bremen 1.09 scored and 1.76 conceded per game, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.24 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.62.
10 games without a win framed Werder Bremen's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 31 games: 6 Werder Bremen wins, 15 for Borussia Mönchengladbach, 10 draws, at 3.77 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.77 historically.
The referee was F. Zwayer, with 100 matches in our database and 2.9 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Wohninvest Weserstadion (capacity 42,100). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Werder Bremen: Keke Topp (90') · Borussia Mönchengladbach: Haris Tabakovic (61')
Key stats
Possession: Werder Bremen 68% · Borussia Mönchengladbach 32% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 7-3