Match Report
31 points for Schalke 04 (17th), 36 for Werder Bremen (13th): a 5-point gap. Schalke 04 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Schalke 04 1.03 scored and 2.09 conceded per game, Werder Bremen 1.5 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.59.
The sides have met 26 times in the GioScore results database: 12 wins for Schalke 04, 4 draws and 10 for Werder Bremen, at 3.15 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 31% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 65% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 62%.
The venue was Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, with room for 62,271 spectators. On the scoreboard, Werder Bremen led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.