Match Report
8 points and 5 places separated them: Werder Bremen 15th with 32, FSV Mainz 05 10th with 40. Scoring rates set the scale: Werder Bremen 1.09 scored and 1.76 conceded per game, FSV Mainz 05 1.29 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.62.
FSV Mainz 05's last three games had all finished level.
Across 31 recorded meetings, Werder Bremen have 14 wins to FSV Mainz 05's 10, with 7 draws, at 2.77 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 26% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 61% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
The venue was Wohninvest Weserstadion, with room for 42,100 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FSV Mainz 05 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
FSV Mainz 05: Paul Nebel (5'), Jae-sung Lee (52')
Key stats
Possession: Werder Bremen 66% · FSV Mainz 05 34% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 9-4