Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Heidenheim Highlights and Match Report

Bundesliga

2:30 PMFebruary 28, 2026

Regular Season - 24

Werder Bremen

Show Score

2 - 0

HT:(0 - 0)

1. FC Heidenheim

Weserstadion

Referee: Florian Badstubner, Germany

How did the teams perform?

Werder Bremen

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

1. FC Heidenheim

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

Match Stats Lineups Head-2-Head Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

51%

49%

2.43

Expected goals (xG)

0.94

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

14

Total shots

7

4

Shots on target

0

6

Shots off target

7

4

Blocked shots

0

10

Shots inside box

7

4

Shots outside box

0

3

Corner kicks

2

2

Offsides

0

Passing

393

Total passes

379

301 (77%)

Accurate passes

307 (81%)

Discipline

13

Fouls

9

1

Yellow cards

0

0

Red cards

0

0

Goalkeeper saves

3

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Lineup

Werder Bremen

4-3-2-1

30 G M. Backhaus 6.7

2 D O. Deman 72' Holding 6.6

32 D M. Friedl (C) 7.5

4 D N. Stark 7.0

3 D Y. Sugawara 6.9

18 M C. Puertas 6.2

14 M S. Lynen 6.9

6 M J. Stage 6.3

20 M R. Schmid 57' 8.6

17 M M. Grull 6.2

19 F J. Milosevic 57' 6.9

Substitutes

13 G K. Hein

9 F K. Topp 69' Replaced by J. Milosevic 6.5

10 M L. Bittencourt 89' Replaced by R. Schmid

11 F J. Njinmah 80' Replaced by M. Grull 6.3

22 D J. Malatini 89' Replaced by J. Stage

23 D I. Schmidt

24 M P. Covic

33 D M. Schmetgens

29 F S. Musah

Coach

Daniel Thioune

1. FC Heidenheim

4-3-2-1

40 G F. Feller 7.3

26 D H. Behrens 90+7' 6.9

5 D B. Gimber 7.0

6 D P. Mainka (C) 6.9

23 D O. H. Traore 6.3

3 M J. Schoppner 6.7

16 M J. Niehues 6.7

30 M N. Dorsch 7.2

22 M A. Ibrahimovic 6.2

8 M E. Dinkci 6.3

10 F C. Conteh 7.0

Substitutes

34 G P. Tschernuth

4 D T. Siersleben

25 D L. Stergiou 46' Replaced by O. H. Traore 6.2

17 F M. Honsak 74' Replaced by B. Gimber 6.3

20 M L. Kerber

21 M A. Beck 65' Replaced by J. Schoppner 6.5

31 F S. Conteh

9 F S. Schimmer 46' Replaced by J. Niehues 6.2

18 F M. Pieringer 65' Replaced by E. Dinkci 6.2

Coach

Frank Schmidt

Bundesliga Standings - Bundesliga

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Bayern München	26	21	4	1	93-25	68	67	W 14 February: Werder Bremen 0 - 3 Bayern München W 21 February: Bayern München 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 28 February: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3 Bayern München W 06 March: Bayern München 4 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 14 March: Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 Bayern München
2	Borussia Dortmund	26	17	7	2	55-26	29	58	W 13 February: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 FSV Mainz 05 D 21 February: RB Leipzig 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund L 28 February: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3 Bayern München W 07 March: 1. FC Köln 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund W 14 March: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 FC Augsburg
3	1899 Hoffenheim	26	15	5	6	54-34	20	50	W 14 February: 1899 Hoffenheim 3 - 0 SC Freiburg D 21 February: 1. FC Köln 2 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim L 28 February: 1899 Hoffenheim 0 - 1 FC St. Pauli W 07 March: 1. FC Heidenheim 2 - 4 1899 Hoffenheim D 14 March: 1899 Hoffenheim 1 - 1 VfL Wolfsburg
4	VfB Stuttgart	25	14	5	6	50-34	16	47	L 07 February: FC St. Pauli 2 - 1 VfB Stuttgart W 14 February: VfB Stuttgart 3 - 1 1. FC Köln D 22 February: 1. FC Heidenheim 3 - 3 VfB Stuttgart W 01 March: VfB Stuttgart 4 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg D 07 March: FSV Mainz 05 2 - 2 VfB Stuttgart
5	RB Leipzig	25	14	5	6	48-34	14	47	W 08 February: 1. FC Köln 1 - 2 RB Leipzig D 15 February: RB Leipzig 2 - 2 VfL Wolfsburg D 21 February: RB Leipzig 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund W 01 March: Hamburger SV 1 - 2 RB Leipzig W 07 March: RB Leipzig 2 - 1 FC Augsburg
6	Bayer Leverkusen	26	13	6	7	49-33	16	45	L 21 February: Union Berlin 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen D 28 February: Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 FSV Mainz 05 W 04 March: Hamburger SV 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen D 07 March: SC Freiburg 3 - 3 Bayer Leverkusen D 14 March: Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 Bayern München
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	26	10	8	8	49-49	0	38	W 14 February: Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 21 February: Bayern München 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 01 March: Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 0 SC Freiburg D 08 March: FC St. Pauli 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 14 March: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 0 1. FC Heidenheim
8	SC Freiburg	25	9	7	9	37-42	-5	34	W 07 February: SC Freiburg 1 - 0 Werder Bremen L 14 February: 1899 Hoffenheim 3 - 0 SC Freiburg W 22 February: SC Freiburg 2 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 01 March: Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 0 SC Freiburg D 07 March: SC Freiburg 3 - 3 Bayer Leverkusen
9	FC Augsburg	26	9	4	13	31-45	-14	31	W 15 February: FC Augsburg 1 - 0 1. FC Heidenheim W 21 February: VfL Wolfsburg 2 - 3 FC Augsburg W 27 February: FC Augsburg 2 - 0 1. FC Köln L 07 March: RB Leipzig 2 - 1 FC Augsburg L 14 March: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 FC Augsburg
10	Hamburger SV	25	7	8	10	28-36	-8	29	W No match found D No match found L 04 March: Hamburger SV 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen L No match found W No match found
11	Union Berlin	25	7	7	11	30-42	-12	28	D 06 February: Union Berlin 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt L 14 February: Hamburger SV 3 - 2 Union Berlin W 21 February: Union Berlin 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen L 28 February: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 - 0 Union Berlin L 08 March: Union Berlin 1 - 4 Werder Bremen
12	Borussia Mönchengladbach	26	7	7	12	30-43	-13	28	L 14 February: Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 22 February: SC Freiburg 2 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 28 February: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 - 0 Union Berlin L 06 March: Bayern München 4 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 13 March: Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 - 0 FC St. Pauli
13	Werder Bremen	25	6	7	12	29-45	-16	25	L 14 February: Werder Bremen 0 - 3 Bayern München L 22 February: FC St. Pauli 2 - 1 Werder Bremen L No match found W 08 March: Union Berlin 1 - 4 Werder Bremen W No match found
14	1. FC Köln	25	6	6	13	34-43	-9	24	L 14 February: VfB Stuttgart 3 - 1 1. FC Köln L No match found D No match found L 07 March: 1. FC Köln 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund L No match found
15	FSV Mainz 05	25	5	9	11	29-41	-12	24	W No match found L No match found D 28 February: Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 FSV Mainz 05 D 07 March: FSV Mainz 05 2 - 2 VfB Stuttgart D No match found
16	FC St. Pauli	26	6	6	14	23-42	-19	24	L 14 February: Bayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 FC St. Pauli W 22 February: FC St. Pauli 2 - 1 Werder Bremen W 28 February: 1899 Hoffenheim 0 - 1 FC St. Pauli D 08 March: FC St. Pauli 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt L 13 March: Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 - 0 FC St. Pauli
17	VfL Wolfsburg	26	5	6	15	35-56	-21	21	D 15 February: RB Leipzig 2 - 2 VfL Wolfsburg L 21 February: VfL Wolfsburg 2 - 3 FC Augsburg L 01 March: VfB Stuttgart 4 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg L 07 March: VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 2 Hamburger SV D 14 March: 1899 Hoffenheim 1 - 1 VfL Wolfsburg
18	1. FC Heidenheim	26	3	5	18	24-58	-34	14	L 15 February: FC Augsburg 1 - 0 1. FC Heidenheim D 22 February: 1. FC Heidenheim 3 - 3 VfB Stuttgart L 28 February: Werder Bremen 2 - 0 1. FC Heidenheim L 07 March: 1. FC Heidenheim 2 - 4 1899 Hoffenheim L 14 March: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 0 1. FC Heidenheim

Qualification/Relegation

• Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• Conference League Qualification
• Relegation Playoffs
• Relegation

Werder Bremen secured a vital 2-0 Bundesliga victory over 1. FC Heidenheim at the Weserstadion, boosting their survival hopes.

Werder Bremen clinched a crucial 2-0 victory against 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday. Jovan Milosevic opened the scoring, breaking a tense deadlock at the Weserstadion. A late own goal then sealed the valuable win for the hosts.

Both sides entered the match struggling in the Bundesliga table. Werder Bremen sat 16th, facing the relegation playoff spot. Heidenheim occupied the 18th spot, rooted firmly at the bottom. This fixture was a significant six-pointer in the intense battle against the drop.

The opening 45 minutes saw a cagey affair with few clear-cut opportunities. Werder Bremen controlled the ball for 51% of the half, but struggled to convert this into dangerous chances. Heidenheim defended resolutely, absorbing early pressure without much threat.

Despite Werder’s 10 shots inside the box, Heidenheim’s goalkeeper Frank Feller remained relatively untroubled. Heidenheim, meanwhile, failed to register a single shot on target from their seven attempts. This highlighted their attacking struggles and lack of penetration.

The half-time whistle brought a demand for increased attacking impetus from both benches. Heidenheim’s coach made immediate changes, introducing O. H. Traore and J. Niehues for the second half. They aimed to spark their struggling offense.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 57th minute for Werder Bremen. Jovan Milosevic deftly guided home an effort to give his side the lead. Romano Schmid provided the crucial assist, capping a fine individual performance with a key pass.

Following the goal, Werder Bremen aimed to consolidate their advantage. They made their first substitution, bringing off the goal scorer Milosevic for K. Topp in the 69th minute. O. Deman then received a yellow card for a tactical foul in the 72nd minute.

Heidenheim pushed for an equaliser, making further changes to inject urgency into their play. J. Schoppner and E. Dinkci came on in the 65th minute. However, their efforts lacked precision, with all their shots failing to test the Werder Bremen goalkeeper.

The game was put beyond doubt deep into stoppage time. In the 90+7 minute, a late scramble inside the box resulted in an unfortunate own goal. Heidenheim’s Hennes Behrens deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper, solidifying Werder Bremen’s two-goal lead.

Werder Bremen’s dominance was reflected in their 2.43 expected goals (xG) compared to Heidenheim’s 0.94. They managed 14 total shots, with 4 hitting the target. Heidenheim only registered 7 shots, none of which were on target.

This vital victory lifts Werder Bremen, at least temporarily, out of the immediate relegation playoff spot. They move to 22 points. Heidenheim remains rooted at the bottom of the Bundesliga table with 13 points, facing an increasingly challenging uphill battle to avoid the drop.