Bremen vs Bayern 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Bayern snatch 2-1 win at Werder to open up four-point lead
Bayern Munich battled past hosts Werder Bremen 2-1 on Saturday to go provisionally four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': João Cancelo (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic replaces Amos Pieper because of an injury.
- 62': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, FC Bayern München 1. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 64': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leroy Sané replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 72': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, FC Bayern München 2. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui with a through ball.
- 77': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Ilia Gruev replaces Christian Groß.
- 77': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Maximilian Philipp replaces Marvin Ducksch.
- 77': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Lee Buchanan replaces Anthony Jung.
- 82': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Schmidt replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
- 87': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, FC Bayern München 2. Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Milos Veljkovic.
- 88': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Sadio Mané.
Game Information
Venue: wohninvest WESERSTADION
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 MUN |
SVW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 587 | Accurate Passes | 244 |
| 671 | Passes | 330 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 26 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 14 | Clearances | 24 |
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jirí Pavlenka (GK) |
| 4 | Niklas Stark |
| 32 | Marco Friedl  |
| 5 | Amos Pieper |
| 6 | Jens Stage |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 36 | Christian Groß |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 20 | Romano Schmid |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 5 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | João Cancelo |
| 40 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 42 | Jamal Musiala |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry |
| 17 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Kingsley Coman |
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