Must-See Battle: Watch Werder Bremen Thrash Mainz 05 for Champions' Title Push!

Werder Bremen vs Mainz preview: Yet another relegation six-pointer Werder Bremen It took them hitting rock bottom, but Werder Bremen finally seemed to have turned things around. They ended their lengthy winless run a few weeks ago, beating bottom-dwellers FC Heidenheim 2-0 at home. Not only was it a big win, the performance was impressive as well.

Even though the opposition wasn’t the toughest, Bremen were clearly the better side. Those three points dug them out of the bottom two. Werder’s next test was a much tougher one as they travelled to Union Berlin, and it looked like a long day at the office was ahead as they went down early via a spot-kick.

However, everything changed minutes later when the hosts went down a man. The Green-Whites immediately took control of proceedings, and never really let go. Two goals from corners past the half-hour mark gave them the lead, and following the break they suffocated Union by dominating possession.

Marco Grull doubled the advantage in the 66th minute before younger Patrice Covic wrapped things up in stoppage time. In the span of two games Bremen had dug themselves out of a hole. They’re far from safe, of course, with a single point separating them from the relegation-playoff spot.