PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

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·13 March 2026

PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

Werder Bremen and Mainz clash this Sunday at the Wohninvest-Weserstadion for matchweek 26 of the 1. Bundesliga. The match will be broadcast live at 14:30 on Amazon Prime.

Werder Bremen have won 25 points to date and are placed in 13th position. In their last fixture, Daniel Thioune's team won 1-4 against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Mainz currently have 24 points and lie in 15th position. In their last fixture, Urs Fischer's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Sigma Olomouc (UEFA Conference League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Werder Bremen

Amos Pieper - Knee Surgery
Max Wober - Muscular problems
Jovan Milosevic - Back Problems

Mainz

Benedict Hollerbach - Achilles tendon rupture
Nadiem Amiri - Heel Injury
Andreas Olsen - Muscular problems
Stefan Bell - Fitness

Last starting XIs

Werder Bremen ( vs 1. FC Union Berlin 2026-03-08): Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Marco Friedl, Niklas Stark, Olivier Deman, Senne Lynen, Cameron Puertas, Jens Stage, Marco Grüll, Keke Topp, Romano Schmid

Mainz ( vs Sigma Olomouc 2026-03-12): Daniel Batz, Dominik Kohr, Stefan Posch, Kacper Potulski, Danny da Costa, William Boving, Phillipp Mwene, Kaishu Sano, Paul Nebel, Phillip Tietz, Silas Katompa

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MANAGERS

Urs Fischer has faced Werder Bremen on seven occasions, recording five wins and two defeats.

TEAMS

Away from home, Mainz currently has one win in the last 13 games.
Away from home, Mainz comes from three consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Mainz comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Mainz currently has one defeat in the last eight games.
Mainz currently has one win in the last six games.
Mainz comes from five consecutive games without winning.
Mainz comes from four consecutive games without losing.
At home, Werder Bremen currently has one win in the last seven games.
Werder Bremen currently has two wins in the last 15 games.
Werder Bremen comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Werder Bremen comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Werder Bremen comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Werder Bremen and Mainz have faced each other 40 times, with Werder Bremen having the advantage: 20 wins, against 12 victories for Mainz.
At the Wohninvest-Weserstadion, Werder Bremen has an advantage in clashes against Mainz: eight wins in 19 games. Mainz has seven victories.
In the German League, there have been 37 matches between the two teams, with Werder Bremen winning 18, eight draws and 11 victories for Mainz.