Werder Bremen face a demanding stretch ahead with back-to-back fixtures against Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund looming on the schedule. The club will need to build momentum quickly after a mixed run of recent results.
The side showed attacking intent in a 4-2 victory over Energie Cottbus, a comfortable win that offered some encouragement. That performance was undermined, however, by a 3-1 defeat to FC Augsburg, a result that exposed defensive vulnerabilities. The loss to Augsburg came as a setback after the Cottbus win and suggests inconsistency remains a problem.
With Bayern and Dortmund waiting, Bremen cannot afford another slip. Both matches will test their ability to compete against Germany's elite. The fixtures against these two sides, combined with the upcoming return legs, will define their season trajectory. How they respond to the Augsburg defeat will be the real measure of their character over the coming weeks.
From matches covered on Scoresque, not the team's full history.
Energie Cottbus2
Werder Bremen4Werder Bremen won 4-2
Werder Bremen1
FC Augsburg3FC Augsburg won 3-1
VfB Stuttgart1Werder Bremen1Match drawn 1-1
Werder Bremen0
FSV Mainz 052FSV Mainz 05 won 2-0
Werder Bremen2
1. FC Heidenheim0Werder Bremen won 2-0
SC Freiburg1Werder Bremen0SC Freiburg won 1-0
| # | Player | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michael ZettererGermany | Goalkeeper | |
| Marco FriedlAustria | Defender | |
| Milos VeljkovicSerbia | Defender | |
| Amos PieperGermany | Defender | |
| Anthony JungGermany | Defender | |
| Mitchell WeiserGermany | Defender | |
| Niklas StarkGermany | Defender | |
| Felix AguGermany | Defender | |
| Romano SchmidAustria | Midfielder | |
| Leonardo BittencourtGermany | Midfielder | |
| Jens StageDenmark | Midfielder | |
| Christian GroßGermany | Midfielder | |
| Naby KeitaGuinea | Midfielder | |
| Skelly AlveroFrance | Midfielder | |
| Marvin DuckschGermany | Forward | |
| Justin NjinmahGermany | Forward | |
| Oliver BurkeScotland | Forward | |
| Nick WoltemadeGermany | Forward | |
| Derry ScherhantGermany | Forward | |
| Rafael BorréColombia | Forward |
| Trophy | Won | Years |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 1992 |
| Bundesliga | 4 | 1965-2004 |
| DFB-Pokal | 6 | 1961-2009 |
| DFL-Supercup | 5 | 1988-2009 |
Werder Bremen won the German league title in 1965, 1988, 1993 and 2003-04
Domestic cup triumphs in 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009
Beat Monaco 2-0 in the final to claim their first European trophy
Won both the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in the same 2003-04 season
Reached the 2009 UEFA Cup final, losing to Shakhtar Donetsk
One of Germany's oldest and most established football clubs
Long-serving coach Otto Rehhagel guided the club to multiple Bundesliga and cup successes in the 1980s and 1990s
