Werder Bremen 3-2 FC Augsburg: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Werder Bremen won it

The opening goal came in the 18th minute: Robin Fellhauer for FC Augsburg, set up by Fabian Rieder. Calvin Brackelmann made it 0-2 to FC Augsburg in the 58th minute, set up by Alexis Claude-Maurice . Marco Grüll made it 1-2 to Werder Bremen in the 66th minute, set up by Chuki. Werder Bremen levelled at 2-2 in the 86th minute through Niclas Füllkrug, set up by Marco Grüll. Werder Bremen turned it round: Mitchell Weiser  made it 3-2 in the 90th minute (+3), set up by Marco Grüll. It came late, and it settled the match.

FC Augsburg led by two and lost: Werder Bremen came back to win it.

It was 0-1 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, B. Dankert, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Werder Bremen and 3 to FC Augsburg.

Werder Bremen: D. Thioune, 3-4-3 · FC Augsburg: M. Baum, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.84 for Werder Bremen and 2.39 for FC Augsburg.

Werder Bremen scored about 2.2 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

FC Augsburg created the better chances, 2.39 xG to 0.84, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Werder Bremen had 11 shots on target, FC Augsburg 4.

FC Augsburg's goalkeeper made 7 saves.

Werder Bremen had 66% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Werder Bremen came into it with 5 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.16 expected goals for and 1.68 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

FC Augsburg came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 2.8 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.83 expected goals for and 2.31 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 2 assists.

Werder Bremen

• Marco Grüll 8.4 1 goal, 2 assists
• Youri Regeer 7.9
• Chuki 7.7 1 assist
• Niclas Füllkrug 7.6 1 goal
• Marco Friedl 7.6

FC Augsburg

• Calvin Brackelmann 7.3 1 goal
• Robin Fellhauer 7.2 1 goal
• Finn Dahmen 7.1
• Fabian Rieder 7.1 1 assist
• Alexis Claude-Maurice 6.9

The lowest-rated starter was Hennes Behrens at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Werder Bremen: Werder Bremen vs Paderborn Saturday 17 October 2026 · Bundesliga
• FC Augsburg: FC Augsburg vs FC Bayern München Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg

What was the score in Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg?

Werder Bremen 3-2 FC Augsburg (half-time 0-1), Bundesliga, Saturday 19 September 2026.

Who scored in Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg?

Robin Fellhauer 18', Calvin Brackelmann 58', Marco Grüll 66', Niclas Füllkrug 86', Mitchell Weiser  90+3'.

Did Moneyball predict Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg?

Marco Grüll, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg?

B. Dankert.