Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin

2 January 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Sheraldo Becker 12’
  • Taiwo Awoniyi 28’

Match summary

Union Berlin beat Werder Bremen 2-0 on the road. Union Berlin led 2-0 at half-time.

Sheraldo Becker put Union Berlin ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Taiwo Awoniyi and Taiwo Awoniyi made it 0-2 in the 28th minute, set up by Robert Andrich.

There was little between the sides on chances: Werder Bremen created 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Union Berlin 1.30 from 9.

Match stats

Werder Bremen Union Berlin
10 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.02 xG 1.30
1.02 Non-penalty xG 1.30
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Werder Bremen Union Berlin
Kick-off
12’
Sheraldo Becker
Assist: Taiwo Awoniyi0-1 (Union Berlin)
28’
Taiwo Awoniyi
Assist: Robert Andrich0-2 (Union Berlin)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Werder Bremen
  • Christian Groß
  • Davie Selke
Union Berlin
  • Florian Hübner
  • Grischa Prömel
  • Robert Andrich
  • Sheraldo Becker

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 1.02 1.30 12’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), 0-1 12’ 28’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), 0-2 28’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 1.30 12’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), 0-1 Becker 12’ 28’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), 0-2 Awoniyi 28’
Werder Bremen 1.02 xGUnion Berlin 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
70’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 67’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.58 xG, saved 28’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 28’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Florian Hübner (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 5’ Joshua Sargent (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 28’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Joshua Sargent (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 67’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.58 xG, saved 28’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 28’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Florian Hübner (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 5’ Joshua Sargent (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 28’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Joshua Sargent (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jiri Pavlenka GK900 0.000.000
Theodor Gebre Selassie DEF900 0.000.000
Marco Friedl DEF900 0.000.031
Ömer Toprak DEF850 0.000.000
Ludwig Augustinsson DEF780 0.000.021
Maximilian Eggestein MID902 0.070.121
Christian Groß MID900 0.000.000
Romano Schmid MID780 0.000.112
Yuya Osako MID480 0.000.000
Leonardo Bittencourt MID482 0.130.081
Joshua Sargent FWD902 0.100.041
Davie Selke Sub425 0.720.000
Jean-Manuel Mbom Sub420 0.000.000
Niclas Füllkrug Sub120 0.000.000
Tahith Chong Sub120 0.000.021
Milos Veljkovic Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 32% Avg odds 3.01
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Union Berlin win 38% Avg odds 2.49

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

Form going into the game

Werder Bremen LLLLW
Union Berlin DLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 0-2 Union Berlin, 08 Feb 20 Next meeting: Union Berlin 3-1 Werder Bremen, 24 Apr 21  All Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin 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.