Mainz vs Werder Bremen

3 February 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Benjamin Brand

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Marvin Ducksch 2’

Match summary

Werder Bremen beat Mainz 1-0 on the road. Werder Bremen led 1-0 at half-time.

Marvin Ducksch put Werder Bremen ahead in the 2nd minute.

Mainz can feel hard done by, creating 1.04 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.40 from 6.

Match stats

Mainz Werder Bremen
20 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 1
11 Corners 1
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.04 xG 0.40
1.04 Non-penalty xG 0.40
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Mainz Werder Bremen
Kick-off
2’
Marvin Ducksch0-1 (Werder Bremen)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Anthony Caci
  • Tom Krauß
  • Nadiem Amiri
  • Marco Richter
Werder Bremen
  • Marco Friedl
  • Niklas Stark
  • Leonardo Bittencourt

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 0.40 2’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), 0-1 2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 0.40 2’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), 0-1 Ducksch 2’
Mainz 1.04 xGWerder Bremen 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Mainz attacking 
67’ Ludovic Ajorque (Mainz), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 66’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 10’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Jessic Ngankam (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Anthony Caci (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Jessic Ngankam (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Santos Borré (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Robin Zentner (Mainz), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Sepp van den Berg (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Ludovic Ajorque (Mainz), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 66’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 25’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Jessic Ngankam (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Anthony Caci (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Jessic Ngankam (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Santos Borré (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Robin Zentner (Mainz), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Sepp van den Berg (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Zentner GK901 0.030.021
Silvan Widmer DEF903 0.070.051
Anthony Caci DEF901 0.060.041
Sepp van den Berg DEF901 0.010.101
Philipp Mwene DEF860 0.000.000
Leandro Barreiro Martins MID900 0.000.032
Tom Krauß MID743 0.050.000
Karim Onisiwo MID903 0.190.000
Nadiem Amiri MID865 0.090.434
Jonathan Burkardt MID651 0.010.093
Jessic Ngankam FWD872 0.110.093
Ludovic Ajorque Sub251 0.380.061
Marco Richter Sub160 0.000.000
Dominik Kohr Sub40 0.000.000
Edimilson Fernandes Sub42 0.030.000
David Mamutovic Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 47% Avg odds 2.05
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Werder Bremen win 26% Avg odds 3.71

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

Form going into the game

Mainz DLDDL
Werder Bremen DDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 4-0 Mainz, 02 Sep 23 Next meeting: Mainz 1-2 Werder Bremen, 15 Sep 24  All Mainz vs Werder Bremen meetings

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.