Bundesliga · Matchday 6 
Werder Bremen
SC Paderborn 07Werder Bremen's injury list tests their home advantage against Paderborn
Seventh-placed Bremen have eight points from five games, but nine absences leave them with a patched-together squad against a Paderborn side near the foot of the table.
📍 Weser-Stadion
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Werder Bremen | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | SC Paderborn 07 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
- 2026Werder Bremen2-2SC Paderborn 07
- 2024SC Paderborn 070-1Werder Bremen
- 2022SC Paderborn 072-2Werder Bremen
- 2022SC Paderborn 073-4Werder Bremen
- 2021Werder Bremen1-4SC Paderborn 07
Absences
Werder Bremen
- OutF. Agu · Calf Injury
- OutS. Alvero · Calf Injury
- OutS. Lynen · Hip Injury
- OutS. Musah · Muscle Injury
- OutM. N'Diaye · Groin Injury
- OutJ. Njinmah · Thigh Injury
- OutJ. Stage · Muscle Injury
- OutK. Topp · Knee Injury
- DoubtfulY. Regeer · Back Injury
- OutF. Agu · Calf Injury
- OutS. Alvero · Calf Injury
- OutS. Lynen · Hip Injury
- OutS. Musah · Muscle Injury
- OutM. N'Diaye · Groin Injury
- OutJ. Njinmah · Thigh Injury
- OutJ. Stage · Muscle Injury
- OutK. Topp · Knee Injury
- DoubtfulY. Regeer · Back Injury
SC Paderborn 07
- OutN. Awortwie-Grant · Knee Injury
- OutT. Gayret · Knee Injury
- OutM. Hoffmeier · Muscle Injury
- OutS. Klaas · Muscle Injury
- OutN. Awortwie-Grant · Knee Injury
- OutT. Gayret · Knee Injury
- OutM. Hoffmeier · Muscle Injury
- OutS. Klaas · Muscle Injury
Bremen’s table position against a stretched squad
Werder Bremen sit seventh in the 18-team Bundesliga with eight points from five matches. SC Paderborn 07 are 15th on four points, with a goal difference of minus four. Saturday’s meeting at the Weser-Stadion pits a home side with a reasonable start against a visiting team still searching for its first away win of the campaign.
Form: goals at both ends
Bremen have scored 10 and conceded 10 in their last five league matches, averaging two goals each way. Their home football has been their strength, with two wins from two at the Weser-Stadion and six goals scored there. Much of their attacking threat has come late, with six of their 10 goals this season arriving between the 76th and 90th minutes.
Paderborn have struggled to score, managing three goals in their last five and none in two away matches this season. Their last five league games have also brought seven goals against them, so their issues run in both directions.
Head-to-head: close, and rarely one-sided
The sides have met five times in recent seasons, and the results have been tight. Bremen won 3-4 at Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga in January 2022 and 1-0 there in the DFB-Pokal in October 2024. Paderborn beat Bremen 4-1 in August 2021, while the other meetings ended 2-2, including a friendly in August 2026 and a DFB-Pokal tie in 2022.
Team news: Bremen’s depth under pressure
Werder’s absences are the defining feature of this preview. F. Agu and S. Alvero are sidelined with calf injuries, S. Lynen with a hip problem, S. Musah and J. Stage with muscle injuries, and M. N’Diaye with a groin injury. J. Njinmah is out with a thigh problem and K. Topp with a knee injury. Y. Regeer is a doubt with a back complaint. With that many names missing, the home side will shape its selection around who is fit rather than who they would choose.
Paderborn are also without key players. N. Awortwie-Grant and T. Gayret have knee injuries, while M. Hoffmeier and S. Klaas are out with muscle problems.
Our prediction
Bremen 2-1 Paderborn. Werder’s home record and their habit of scoring late should be enough, even with a depleted squad, while Paderborn’s problems on the road make a comfortable away performance unlikely. A narrow home win looks the most natural outcome for seventh against fifteenth.