First-team news

SV Werder Bremen earned their fourth away win of the season on Bundesliga matchday 13. A total of 26,000 spectators were at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion as the Green-Whites ran out 1-0 winners against VfL Bochum thanks to Jens Stage's goal (56').

SV Werder Bremen are looking to get back to winning ways as they travel to take on VfL Bochum on Saturday afternoon (7th December, 15:30 CET). While their opponents are currently bottom of the table, the Green-Whites are heading into the game with an appropriate amount of self-confidence and respect for their opponents.

At the conclusion of this week’s busy schedule, SV Werder travel to face VfL Bochum on Saturday afternoon, 07/12/2024 (kick-off 15:30 CET). Head coach Ole Werner was feeling confident during his press conference ahead of the clash with the side propping up the league table.

“I’m feeling pretty good right now,” laughed Anthony Jung in an interview following the 1-0 win over Darmstadt 98 at the Weserstadion. Having recently become a father for the second time on the morning of the Frankfurt game, the 33-year-old scored his first competitive goal this season on Tuesday evening and it was a goal to make an entire city dream.

SV Werder Bremen advanced to the quarterfinals of the DFB-Pokal following a late winner from Anthony Jung against SV Darmstadt 98 (1-0). After the game, the team spoke about having believed in themselves until the end. WERDER.DE have summed up all the key quotes from Ole Werner and Co.

The cup journey continues! SV Werder Bremen advanced to the quarterfinals of the DFB-Pokal with a 1-0 win against SV Darmstadt 98 on Tuesday evening at the Weserstadion. With the two sides deadlocked until late into second-half injury time, it seemed as though there would be no avoiding extra-time or even penalties. Until, that is, Anthony Jung turned in a free kick from Marvin Ducksch late on to…

SV Werder Bremen have certainly had to wait long enough since they last hosted a DFB-Pokal tie at the Weserstadion. However, on Tuesday evening, 03/12/2024, second-division side SV Darmstadt 98 and former SVW head coach Florian Kohfeldt travel to Bremen (kick-off 20:45 CET). The Green-Whites head into this cup clash fully focused on progressing to the last eight. 

Barely 48 hours after his side had drawn 2-2 against VfB Stuttgart, head coach Ole Werner was back speaking to the media ahead of their mid-week cup clash against SV Darmstadt 98. The Green-Whites will host the Lilies at the Weserstadion on Tuesday, 3rd December (20:45 CET) in the round of 16 of the competition. Their goal is clear: to reach the next round.

Despite holding last season's runners-up VfB Stuttgart to a 2-2 draw at home, SV Werder Bremen were left feeling frustrated at having dropped points once again. WERDER.DE have summed up all the key quotes from the team.

SV Werder Bremen were held to a 2-2 draw by VfB Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon, despite taking the lead twice. A sold-out crowd of 42,100 at the Weserstadion saw as goals from Justin Njinmah (6') and Jens Stage (77') were both cancelled out by Ermedin Demirović (20', 85').

SV Werder Bremen are set to host VfB Stuttgart at the Weserstadion on Saturday, 30th November (15:30 CET). Unlike the Green-Whites, the Swabians haven't had all week to prepare for this match, having also been in action in the Champions League against Crvena zvezda in midweek (5-1 defeat). After falling to a close 1-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend, SVW are now looking to get back to…

SV Werder Bremen’s first venture onto the football field in 2025 will be for a clash with Dutch top-flight outfit FC Twente. Head coach Ole Werner and his side will prepare for the match set to take place behind closed doors at the “Platz 11” stadium on 05/01/2025 (kick-off 15:00 CET).

It was exactly three years to the day that Ole Werner became head coach of Werder Bremen on 28/11/2021. Success has followed ever since, with the first season together leading to the club’s return to the Bundesliga before consolidating that top-flight status in the two years afterwards. In the press conference ahead of the home match against VfB Stuttgart, the Werder coach briefly looked back on…

Bad news for Werder Bremen as attacking talent Keke Topp sustained an ankle injury during Wednesday’s training session. Following examinations carried out by team doctor Dr. Georg Tsironis, it is clear that the centre forward has torn his Syndesmosis ligament. The summer signing will now travel to Berlin in order to undergo surgery on Friday. 

Marco Grüll returned to the starting line-up against Eintracht Frankfurt for the first time since picking up a muscle injury during the cup clash in Paderborn. He produced a solid performance on his comeback. In an interview on Tuesday, 26/11/2024, the Austrian spoke about the narrow defeat and how he is adjusting to the level of the Bundesliga.

Four Werder players are having their workload managed at the start of the new week of training, with preparation underway ahead of the home match against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CET). On Tuesday morning, Jens Stage completed an individual training session.

A delegation from SV Werder Bremen travelled to Vietnam last week for what was the club's third visit to the country within the last 12 months. As ambassadors for the Bundesliga, the Green-Whites visited various partner organisations from the business, political, social and sport sectors.

An evenly-matched game in Frankfurt ended with a narrow 1-0 win for the hosts, as SV Werder Bremen returned home empty-handed. Mario Götze scored the winning goal for Eintracht just before half-time (45'). The Green-Whites came within inches of netting an equaliser after the break, but were denied first by goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and then later by the woodwork.

Burke heads Werder to first home win

SV Werder Bremen celebrated a dramatic 2-1 victory over Holstein Kiel at the Weserstadion on Saturday evening. Jens Stage put the hosts in front with an excellent long-range strike, but the Storks came out of the break strong and levelled things up through Phil Harres. It looked like the points would be shared, until a 90th-minute header from substitute Oliver Burke snatched a first home win of…

Despite an overall solid performance, the Green-Whites were left empty-handed after a 1-0 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening. Read on for all the post-match reaction from within the team.