May 27th features a match where Union Berlin plays host to Werder Bremen in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Union Berlin is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Hoffenheim. Ihlas Bebou scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 22nd minute, then Andrej Kramarić added another in the 36th minute on a penalty. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 1-1 draw against Köln. Steffen Tigges struck first for Köln in the 36th minute, then Romano Schmid tied it up for Werder Bremen in the 73rd minute on a feed from Marvin Ducksch squeezing out at least the one point for Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
Werder Bremen and Union Berlin last played eachother at the Weserstadion on Wednesday Jan 25th. Union Berlin won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 42000 dissapointed spectators. Amos Pieper struck first for Werder Bremen in the 13th minute, but Janik Haberer got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 17th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 46th minute on a goal by Kevin Behrens.
Werder Bremen is fortunate enough to have Marvin Ducksch in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Union Berlin’s top weapon lately has been Sheraldo Becker, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Urs Fischer’s squad will be without András Schäfer, while Niclas Füllkrug, Miloš Veljković, Felix Agu, Amos Pieper and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou are unavailable to play for Werder Bremen.