Can 1. FC Union Berlin pass their Werder Bremen test with flying colours?

1. FC Union Berlin and Werder Bremen face each other this Saturday at the Stadion Alte Försterei for matchweek 26 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Nenad Bjelica's team are 14th in the table with 25 points, while Ole Werner's team are 10th with 30 points. The match will be broadcast live at 10:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After losing 2-0 in the last match against Stuttgart (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), 1. FC Union Berlin receive Werder Bremen, who lost 1-2 against Borussia Dortmund (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). On the other hand, Ole Werner's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 12 matches in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Nenad Bjelica's team and Werder Bremen have faced each other eight times, with 1. FC Union Berlin holding the advantage: 5 victories, against 3 victories of Ole Werner's team. Specifically in the Stadion Alte Försterei, Werder Bremen and Nenad Bjelica's team have both 2 victories.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been seven games played between the two teams, with 5 wins for 1. FC Union Berlin, 0 draws and 2 wins for Werder Bremen.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from 1. FC Union Berlin's most influential players, Frederik Ronnow is the most used player in a total of 24 games (2160 min). Robin Gosens is their current best scorer with 6 goals. As for Werder Bremen, Romano Schmid has entered the pitch 25 times, and Jens Stage is the one with more minutes played (2104). Marvin Ducksch is the current best scorer with 9 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Werder Bremen winning 2-0. 1. FC Union Berlin will have to work hard if they want to overcome this major hurdle.