PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Union Berlin - team news, lineups, predictions

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·22 October 2025

PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Union Berlin - team news, lineups, predictions

Werder Bremen and 1. FC Union Berlin go head-to-head at Weserstadion this Friday in the 1. Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen have 8 points to their name this season and occupy 12th position in the table. In their last fixture, Horst Steffen's team shared the spoils 2-2 with 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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1. FC Union Berlin have picked up 10 points and currently lie in 9th position. Last time out, Steffen Baumgart's team triumphed 3-1 against Borussia M´gladbach (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Werder Bremen

Niklas Stark - Hip problems
Max Wober - Hamstring Injury
Olivier Deman - Broken Ankle

1. FC Union Berlin

Robert Skov - Knock

Last starting XIs

Werder Bremen ( vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2025-10-18): Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Karim Coulibaly, Amos Pieper, Marco Friedl, Cameron Puertas, Patrice Covic, Jens Stage, Marco Grüll, Romano Schmid, Samuel Mbangula

1. FC Union Berlin ( vs Borussia M´gladbach 2025-10-17): Frederik Ronnow, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Diogo Leite, Chris Trimmel, Aljoscha Kemlein, Rani Khedira, Derrick Köhn, Tim Skarke, Andrej Ilic, Ilyas Ansah

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MANAGERS

Horst Steffen has faced Steffen Baumgart on three occasions, recording one win and two losses.
Steffen Baumgart has faced Werder Bremen on six occasions, recording two wins, two draws, and two losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, 1. FC Union Berlin has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
Werder Bremen has gone two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Werder Bremen and 1. FC Union Berlin have faced each other 11 times, with 1. FC Union Berlin having an advantage: six wins, against four victories for Werder Bremen.
At the Weserstadion, 1. FC Union Berlin has an advantage in the clashes against Werder Bremen: three wins in five games. Werder Bremen has two victories.
In the German League, ten matches were played between the two teams, with three wins for Werder Bremen, one draw, and six victories for 1. FC Union Berlin.