First-team news

SV Werder’s away match against SC Paderborn is certainly one for the history books. It was a rollercoaster of a match which ended 4-3 to the Green-Whites. Head coach Ole Werner viewed it as a “crazy” game, whilst Marvin Ducksch could only summarise the game as “great”.

Werder completed a miraculous comeback to win 4-3 against SC Paderborn and secure their fifth consecutive league victory. The Green-Whites did not lose hope after SCP’s were allowed to retake their penalty, two SVW goals were disallowed and they went 3-1 down just before the hour mark. Captain Ömer Toprak scored the much-celebrated winner (86’) late on following goals from Marvin Ducksch (35’),...

Last weekend saw the best possible start to football in 2022 for Werder. The 3-0 home win against Fortuna Düsseldorf was the fourth win in as many games under Ole Werner’s leadership. This form means there is a lot of excitement ahead of the upcoming trip to Paderborn on Saturday (13:30 CET). It will definitely be a challenge to earn that fifth win in a row though, as Werder’s head coach knows:...

Head coach Ole Werner may have full-back Felix Agu available for the Paderborn game this weekend. “We’ve got some slight hope that Felix can feature,” explained Werner at the pre-match press conference before Saturday’s game (13:30 CET).

Not much went right for him at the start of the season, but Niclas Füllkrug is currently in the form of his life. The 28-year-old has scored seven goals and registered five assists in his last nine matches. He admitted to having strike partner Marvin Ducksch to thank for a large portion of his goal contributions when questioned on it in the Mixed Zone on Wednesday.

Everyone here at SV Werder Bremen mourns the loss of honorary player Gerhard ‘Gerd’ Zebrowski, who has sadly passed away a few days after his 80th birthday.

SV Werder got off to a new week of training in a good mood. Despite a fourth well-earned win in a row at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf, there is no time to sit back and relax. “We’re making sure that we keep working with full focus and doing a good job from Monday to Sunday,” said head coach Ole Werner, as he spoke to the Media on Tuesday.

Mitchell Weiser is unavailable for Werder’s game away to SC Paderborn this weekend. The 27-year-old has tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. Fitness coach Günther Stoxreiter has also tested positive, and both are in isolation.

SV Werder Bremen will play a friendly during the upcoming international break. The Green-Whites will face Dutch first-division side PEC Zwolle on Thursday, 27th January (14:00 CET). The match will take place behind closed doors on Pitch 11 at the Werder training ground. 

The winning streak under Ole Werner continues! The Green-Whites continued their fine run of form with a 3-0 home victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf as Werder temporarily climbed to third in the table and put themselves back in the race for promotion. The strike partnership of Niclas Füllkrug and Marvin Ducksch made significant contributions to putting SVW on course for victory. “They both really want...

Ole Werner’s side picked up in the new year from where they left off before the break with a 3-0 home victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf in their first home game of 2022. Werder looked like the more likely side to score in a goalless first half but were lacking precision at the vital moments. Düsseldorf’s Kristoffer Peterson received a red card for a bad challenge on Felix Agu early in the second...

Three wins in a row and good preparation for the New Year mean the omens for a good start to 2022 could not be better. The first game of the year comes on Saturday against Fortuna Düsseldorf (13:30 CET) and SV Werder will look to extend their winning run. Head coach Ole Werner is aware the game will be a challenge but is expecting a positive result. “Since my first day here, I’ve noticed that the...

Molkerei Ammerland and their brand “Ammerländer” will remain as one of SV Werder Bremen’s main sponsors. Having already worked with the club for many years, this partnership has been prematurely extended to the end of the 2022/23 season.

“We are prepared for a tough challenge, one that we want to successfully take on,” Ole Werner said during the press conference ahead of Saturday’s match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. The head coach also spoke about the personnel available, the intensity in training and the long and short-term goals.

The plans for the start of 2022 were different to what actually happened, but the last-minute cancellation of the training camp hasn't prevented SV Werder from getting back into the swing of things. At least according to Christian Groß: “The only thing which would have been different in Spain is perhaps the weather. But that’s just the way it happened. We’ve worked hard and were able to work on...

Niclas Füllkrug was allowed to leave isolation on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Like in the case of Veljkovic, Friedl and Mbom, Füllkrug’s recent test result, and the recommendation from the RKI given by the Bremen health department as a reason for the early termination of isolation, which recommends a shortening to the period of isolation in justified cases, allowed the...

Preparations for SV Werder’s home game against Düsseldorf march on, and the group of Green-Whites training today included four players who were able to leave isolation and rejoin the squad; Marco Friedl, Milos Veljkovic, Manuel Mbom and Mitchell Weiser. “I’m  making plans for the game which include all the players who are currently training, but we need to see first and foremost how they do on the...

Werder Bremen received the green light from the health authorities at the beginning of the week to allow Marco Friedl, Milos Veljkovic, Manuel Mbom and rehabilitation coach Marcel Abanoz to end their periods of self-isolation after their positive Covid tests. In addition to the latest test results, a recommendation from the RKI was given by the Bremen health department as a reason for the early...

Dominik Becker, who has trained regularly with the first team of late and was in the matchday squad for the league game against Jahn Regensburg, will go to 1. FC Saarbrücken on loan. The loan move to the team currently sitting in fifth place in the third division will last until the 30th June 2023. The deal was agreed upon by those in charge at Werder Bremen and the Saarland club. Meanwhile, the...

SV Werder Bremen’s home fixture against Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday 15tht January (13:30 CET) will be played behind closed doors at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. It was already announced following the conference of German Federal State governors before Christmas that Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches would not be allowed to welcome spectators.