Borussia Monchengladbach vs Werder Bremen

14 September 2025 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

Samuel Mbangula 15’
Jens Stage 26’
Romano Schmid 74’ (pen)
Justin Njinmah 81’

Match summary

Werder Bremen won comfortably, 4-0 away at Borussia Monchengladbach. Werder Bremen led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Samuel Mbangula put Werder Bremen ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Yukinari Sugawara and Jens Stage made it 0-2 in the 26th minute, set up by Samuel Mbangula. In the second half, Romano Schmid made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 74th minute and Justin Njinmah made it 0-4 in the 81st minute, set up by Victor Boniface.

The chances backed that up: Werder Bremen created 2.25 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Borussia Monchengladbach's 1.59 from 19.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

19 Shots 12

3 Shots on target 7

9 Corners 4

129 Attacks 63

61 Dangerous attacks 25

508 Passes 428

85% Pass accuracy 82%

20 Tackles 25

12 Fouls 9

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Borussia Monchengladbach Werder Bremen

Kick-off

10’

Cameron PuertasShot on target

15’

Samuel MbangulaRight foot shot

0-1

26’

Jens StageRight foot shot

0-2

Shuto MachinoFoul

38’

Giovanni ReynaShot on target

42’

Half-time0-2

Second half underway

Yannik EngelhardtPhilipp Sander

60’

Luca NetzLukas Ullrich

60’

Haris TabakovicRobin Hack

60’

63’

Leonardo BittencourtJens Stage

68’

Yukinari SugawaraShot on target

73’

Marco GrüllShot on target

74’

Romano SchmidPenalty

0-3

Grant-Leon RanosGiovanni Reyna

74’

Kevin StögerFabio Chiarodia

74’

75’

Victor BonifaceRomano Schmid

75’

Justin NjinmahSamuel Mbangula

81’

Justin NjinmahRight foot shot

0-4

83’

Skelly AlveroMarco Friedl

83’

Patrice CovicCameron Puertas

Kevin DiksShot on target

86’

Full-time0-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Borussia Monchengladbach 1.59 xGWerder Bremen 2.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Werder Bremen attacking Borussia Monchengladbach attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Borussia Monchengladbach 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Werder Bremen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Moritz Nicolas	GK	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Diks	DEF	90	2	0.15	0.08	2
Nico Elvedi	DEF	90	1	0.03	0.00	0
Fabio Chiarodia	DEF	76	1	0.02	0.00	0
Lukas Ullrich	DEF	62	0	0.00	0.04	1
Rocco Reitz	MID	90	6	0.54	0.00	0
Philipp Sander	MID	62	0	0.00	0.00	0
Franck Honorat	MID	90	0	0.00	0.10	2
Giovanni Reyna	MID	76	3	0.17	0.08	1
Robin Hack	MID	62	3	0.23	0.07	2
Shuto Machino	FWD	90	2	0.06	0.04	1
Luca Netz	Sub	28	0	0.00	0.00	0
Yannick Engelhardt	Sub	28	0	0.00	0.00	0
Haris Tabakovic	Sub	28	1	0.40	0.36	1
Kevin Stöger	Sub	14	0	0.00	0.54	3
Grant-Leon Ranos	Sub	14	0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Mio Backhaus	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Yukinari Sugawara	DEF	90		1	3	0.41	0.06	1
Karim Coulibaly	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Marco Friedl	DEF	85			0	0.00	0.00	0
Felix Agu	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
Senne Lynen	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jens Stage	MID	65	1		1	0.11	0.00	0
Romano Schmid	MID	77	1		1	0.76	0.47	3
Cameron Puertas	MID	85			3	0.18	0.00	0
Samuel Mbangula	MID	77	1	1	1	0.06	0.17	2
Marco Grüll	FWD	90			2	0.17	0.15	3
Leonardo Bittencourt	Sub	25			0	0.00	0.00	0
Justin Njinmah	Sub	13	1		1	0.54	0.00	0
Victor Boniface	Sub	13		1	0	0.00	0.54	1
Patrice Covic	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.00	0
Skelly Alvero	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Monchengladbach win 45% Avg odds 2.09

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89

Werder Bremen win 31% Avg odds 3.09

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Borussia Monchengladbach D L L D L

Werder Bremen D D W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 2-4 Borussia Monchengladbach, 15 Mar 25 Next meeting: Werder Bremen 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach, 31 Jan 26 All Borussia Monchengladbach vs Werder Bremen meetings

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