Darmstadt vs Werder Bremen

1 October 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Martin Petersen

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Matthias Bader 4’
  • Tim Skarke 25’
  • Marvin Mehlem 50’
  • Tobias Kempe 62’ (pen)
  • Olivier Deman 70’
  • Milos Veljkovic 79’

Match summary

Darmstadt won 4-2 at home to Werder Bremen. Darmstadt led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matthias Bader put Darmstadt ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Marvin Mehlem and Tim Skarke made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, set up by Fabian Nürnberger. In the second half, Marvin Mehlem made it 3-0 in the 50th minute, set up by Matthias Bader, Tobias Kempe made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute, Olivier Deman pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in the 70th minute, set up by Mitchell Weiser, and Milos Veljkovic made it 4-2 in the 79th minute, set up by Marvin Ducksch.

The chances backed that up: Darmstadt created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Werder Bremen's 1.55 from 11.

Match stats

Darmstadt Werder Bremen
14 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 7
2 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.35 xG 1.55
1.59 Non-penalty xG 1.55
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Darmstadt Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Matthias Bader
Assist: Marvin Mehlem
1-0 (Darmstadt)
4’
Tim Skarke
Assist: Fabian Nürnberger
2-0 (Darmstadt)
25’
Half-time2-0
Marvin Mehlem
Assist: Matthias Bader
3-0 (Darmstadt)
50’
Tobias Kempe
Penalty
4-0 (Darmstadt)
62’
70’
Olivier Deman
Assist: Mitchell Weiser
4-1 (Werder Bremen)
79’
Milos Veljkovic
Assist: Marvin Ducksch
4-2 (Werder Bremen)
Full-time4-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Darmstadt
  • Fabian Holland
  • Marvin Mehlem
  • Bartol Franjic
Werder Bremen
  • Olivier Deman
  • Senne Lynen

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.55 4’ Matthias Bader (Darmstadt), 1-0 4’ 25’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), 2-0 25’ 50’ Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt), 3-0 50’ 62’ Tobias Kempe (Darmstadt), 4-0 62’ 70’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), 4-1 70’ 79’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), 4-2 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.55 4’ Matthias Bader (Darmstadt), 1-0 Bader 4’ 25’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), 2-0 Skarke 25’ 50’ Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt), 3-0 Mehlem 50’ 62’ Tobias Kempe (Darmstadt), 4-0 Kempe 62’ 70’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), 4-1 Deman 70’ 79’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), 4-2 Veljkovic 79’
Darmstadt 2.42 xGWerder Bremen 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Darmstadt attacking 
62’ Tobias Kempe (Darmstadt), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.55 xG, off target 70’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 79’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 50’ Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 76’ Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Matthias Bader (Darmstadt), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 58’ Nick Woltemade (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Santos Borré (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 60’ Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Fabian Nürnberger (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Klaus Gjasula (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Matthias Bader (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Tobias Kempe (Darmstadt), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.55 xG, off target 70’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 79’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 50’ Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 76’ Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Matthias Bader (Darmstadt), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 58’ Nick Woltemade (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Santos Borré (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 60’ Mathias Honsak (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+5’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Fabian Nürnberger (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Klaus Gjasula (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Matthias Bader (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Tim Skarke (Darmstadt), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marcel Schuhen GK900 0.000.000
Klaus Gjasula DEF901 0.020.000
Christoph Klarer DEF901 0.120.551
Matej Maglica DEF900 0.000.000
Matthias Bader MID90112 0.110.511
Fabian Nürnberger MID8111 0.020.072
Tobias Kempe MID9011 0.760.314
Marvin Mehlem MID73112 0.540.112
Fabian Holland MID720 0.000.000
Luca Pfeiffer FWD601 0.050.000
Tim Skarke FWD6012 0.070.000
Mathias Honsak Sub303 0.720.000
Fraser Hornby Sub300 0.000.082
Bartol Franjic Sub180 0.000.000
Fabian Schnellhardt Sub170 0.000.000
Frank Ronstadt Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Darmstadt win 33% Avg odds 2.88
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.77
Werder Bremen win 41% Avg odds 2.32

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

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.