First-team news

SV Werder Bremen and attacker Nick Woltemade will go their separate ways at the end of the season. The 22-year-old striker personally informed the club of his decision on Tuesday afternoon.

Marco Friedl had missed the previous four SV Werder games after suffering a syndesmosis ligament tear. The club captain was at that point in extremely good form and had made a vital contribution to his side’s upturn in form around the start of the year. The fact that Friedl returned earlier than expected in the game against VfL Wolfsburg will give his team a boost for the challenges ahead.

The Green-Whites were left visibly frustrated following the 2-0 defeat at home to VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday afternoon. The sides were level pegging just prior to the break, before Anthony Jung was handed a straight red card, and the visitors proceeded to rub salt in Werder’s wound by opening the scoring minutes after. WERDER.DE were in the mixed zone after the game to gather the reaction to the…

On Saturday afternoon, SV Werder Bremen fell to a 2-0 defeat against VfL Wolfsburg at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. The first half remained goalless up until added time, where Lacroix opened the scoring for the visitors (45’ +4). Werder also headed into the break a man down after Anthony Jung was handed a straight red card for a foul on Behrens (44’). Wolfsburg then put their foot on the gas and…

On Saturday, 30th March at 15:30 CET, SV Werder Bremen will face off against a different VfL Wolfsburg than they did on matchday 10. After being appointed as head coach at the beginning of the international break, Ralph Hasenhüttl will make his first appearance on the sidelines for VfL this weekend at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. Although this is the first time that Hasenhüttl and Werner will come…

After the international break, SV Werder are raring to go as we move into the business end of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season. Head coach Ole Werner answered journalists’ questions at the press conference ahead of Matchday 27’s home game against VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, 30th March (15:30 CET).

SV Werder’s four internationals were in action for their national team for the second time on Tuesday evening, 26.03.24. WERDER.DE summarises how Romano Schmid (Austria), Olivier Deman (Belgium), Nick Woltemade (Germany U21s) and Isak Hansen-Aorøen (Norway U21s) got on. Whilst one of the four players mentioned scored a brace, two others impressed as starters.

Four Werder players are away with their national teams during the current international break. WERDER.DE has taken a look at how Olivier Deman (Belgium), Romano Schmid (Austria), Nick Woltemade (Germany U21s) and Isak Hansen-Aarøen (Norway U21s) got on in their first games. 

After putting in some top-notch performances to start off 2024, things took a turn for the worse for Werder Bremen and club captain Marco Friedl. The Austria international tore a syndesmosis ligament in his right ankle during a training session and joined the long list of injured SVW centre-backs. In an interview with WERDER.DE, Friedl spoke about his recovery and confidently looked ahead to…

It did not look good in the match at Hannover 96, and now Werder’s fears have been confirmed. Dawid Kownacki picked up a hamstring injury and will be unavailable for the next few games.

The Green-Whites were in no way impressed with their performance in the friendly against Hannover 96 on Thursday afternoon. Nevertheless, the game did bring about some positives, such as the opportunity for a number of the players to get some minutes under their belts. WERDER.DE were in the mixed zone after the game to gather the reaction to the defeat.

SV Werder Bremen were defeated 3-1 by Hannover 96 in their friendly fixture at the Heinz von Heiden Arena on Thursday afternoon. The hosts took the lead just prior to the break through Lars Gindorf (42’), which was doubled not long after by Muhammed Damar (47’). Although Werder’s U23 player Joel Imasuen was able to get one back for the Green-Whites (62’), Jannik Dehm put the game to bed for…

On Wednesday afternoon, the German Football League (DFL) confirmed the schedule for Bundesliga matchdays 31 to 34. SV Werder Bremen are set to play their final four games of the season on a Saturday afternoon at 15:30 CEST.

The Green-Whites were left feeling frustrated after their 2-1 loss to 1. FC Union Berlin on Saturday afternoon, particularly because they conceded two goals in the space of two minutes against a side that they felt they should have beat. WERDER.DE were in the mixed zone after the game to gather the reaction to the defeat.

What a bitter afternoon for the Green-Whites. After a goalless first half, SVW fell to a 2-1 defeat against 1. FC Union Berlin on Saturday at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei. The hosts found the net twice in the space of two minutes through Vertessen (50’) and Aaronson (52’), and while Weiser was able to get one back for Werder (63’), the Green-Whites regrettably had to travel back to Bremen…

SV Werder Bremen are expecting to be put through their paces when they travel to the capital to take on 1. FC Union Berlin on Saturday, 16th March (15:30 CET). After struggling through the first half of the season, FCU have established a new-found momentum and returned to the standard that they had set in recent seasons, which is evident from the fact that they now have only have five fewer points…

Four Green-Whites have been called up by their respective countries for the final international break of the 2023/24 campaign, and will set off on their travels after Werder’s Bundesliga clash against 1. FC Union Berlin on Saturday to complete the final stage in their preparations for the upcoming EURO 2024.

The Green-Whites are all set to travel to the capital to take on 1. FC Union Berlin at the Alte Försterei on Saturday, 16th March (15:30 CET), and are looking to collect all three points once again against the team that they beat on matchday 9. In Thursday’s pre-match press conference, head coach Ole Werner revealed that SVW will need to “deliver a strong, energetic performance” in order to come…

After a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a knee injury, Milos Veljkovic returned to action last weekend, playing half an hour of the Green-Whites’ matchday 25 clash against Borussia Dortmund. “It’s the first time in my career that I was out injured for a long time. I’m happy to be fit again,” remarked Werder’s number 13 in the mixed zone on Wednesday.

Bad news for Werder: an MRI scan has revealed that defender Niklas Stark suffered an ankle ligament injury against Borussia Dortmund. Stark was withdrawn in the 83rd minute following a coming-together with Karim Adeyemi and will now be unavailable for the next few weeks.