Werder Bremen – FC Schalke 04 2–1

	1H	2H	T
WER	1	1	2
FS0	1	0	1

Match report

Werder Bremen beat FC Schalke 04 2–1 at Werder Bremen Stadium in Bundesliga. L. Bittencourt opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Werder Bremen have 3 wins in their last 5, while FC Schalke 04 have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽L. Bittencourtassist Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

24'

35'

⚽Bianchiassist Janssen

2H

⚽P. Čović

47'

Wesley Adeh

58'

⇄K. Hein↓ P. Čović

80'

⇄Andersen↓ Johnson

⇄M. Kolke↓ L. Bittencourt

89'

⇄Lopez↓ Janssen

Momentum

WER

⚽⚽⚽

FS0

Match info

TournamentBundesliga · Germany · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 18, 2025 · 19:00

VenueWerder Bremen Stadium

Attendance50,381 / 55,364 (91%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking WER

#13·

#2

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

M. Backhaus

7.5

Lineups

WER 4-3-36.95Formation6.854-3-3 FS0

7.0Čović 17.4Marsh 26.7Müller 36.3Petrov 47.4Walsh 56.6Haas 67.3Martin 77.2Almeida 87.4Bianchi 96.3Keller 106.3Janssen 116.5Johnson

Werder Bremen

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

30M. Backhaus7.5

27F. Agu6.9

31Abdoul Karim Coulibaly7.4

FC Schalke 04

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Marsh7.4 2Müller6.7 3Petrov6.3 4Walsh7.4 5Haas6.6 6Martin7.3 7Almeida7.2 8Bianchi7.4 9Keller6.3 10Janssen6.3 11Johnson6.5

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Bayern München	34	28	5	1	122:36	+86	89	WWWLW
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	22	7	5	70:34	+36	73	WDWWW
3	RB Leipzig	34	20	5	9	66:47	+19	65	WWWLL
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	18	8	8	71:49	+22	62	LWWDL
5	1899 Hoffenheim	34	18	7	9	65:52	+13	61	WWDLW
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	17	8	9	68:47	+21	59	DLWWW
7	SC Freiburg	34	13	8	13	51:57	-6	47	WWDLL
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	11	12	61:65	-4	44	LLWWD
9	FC Augsburg	34	12	7	15	45:61	-16	43	WWDLL
10	FSV Mainz 05	34	10	10	14	44:53	-9	40	WDDLL
11	Union Berlin	34	10	9	15	44:58	-14	39	WDLLW
12	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	9	11	14	42:53	-11	38	LWWDL
13	Hamburger SV	34	9	11	14	40:54	-14	38	LLWDL
14	1. FC Köln	34	7	11	16	49:63	-14	32	LLWDD
15	Werder Bremen	34	8	8	18	37:60	-23	32	LLWWD
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	7	8	19	45:69	-24	29	WDLLL
17	1. FC Heidenheim	34	6	8	20	41:72	-31	26	LWDLL
18	FC St. Pauli	34	6	8	20	29:60	-31	26	LWDLL