Werder Bremen beat Mainz 3-2 in the Bundesliga

Werder Bremen secured an exciting 3-2 win away at Mainz in matchweek 7 of the Bundesliga, in a match played on 24 October at 16:30 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time).

Niclas Füllkrug opened the scoring for Werder Bremen from the penalty spot in the 7th minute, and added a second goal from another penalty in the 25th minute to give his side a comfortable lead. Anthony Caci then pulled one back for Mainz in the 33rd minute.

In the second half, Werder Bremen extended their lead again through a goal from Ludovit Reis in the 61st minute, but Lee Jae-Sung gave Mainz hope with a quick goal in the 63rd minute. However, the gap did not widen further and the match ended with a 3-2 win for the visitors.

The match saw no red cards, while Mainz received 3 yellow cards compared to two for Werder Bremen.

Anthony Caci of Mainz won the man of the match award with a rating of 8.59, having played for 75 minutes and scored one goal while providing one assist.

Statistically, Mainz dominated possession with 53% compared to 47% for Werder Bremen, and Mainz registered 18 shots compared to 17 for Werder Bremen, while Werder Bremen had the edge in expected goals with 2.58 compared to 1.73 for Mainz.

With this result, Mainz moved up to 10 points in fifth place after 6 matches, with 3 wins, one draw and two losses, while Werder Bremen's tally rose to 9 points in eighth place after securing two wins, three draws and one loss.