2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season
Werder Bremen 2020–21 football season
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The 2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season was the club's 122nd season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SV Werder Bremen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 7 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
ChairmanMarco Bode
Chief executiveFrank Baumann
Head coachFlorian Kohfeldt
(until 16 May)
Thomas Schaaf
(caretaker, from 16 May)
(until 16 May)
Thomas Schaaf
(caretaker, from 16 May)
StadiumWeserstadion
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Marco Bode | |||
| Chief executive | Frank Baumann | |||
| Head coach | Florian Kohfeldt (until 16 May) Thomas Schaaf (caretaker, from 16 May) | |||
| Stadium | Weserstadion | |||
| Bundesliga | 17th (relegated) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Niclas Füllkrug Kevin Möhwald Josh Sargent (5 each) All: Josh Sargent (7) | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 9 February 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 16 | FW |  Oscar Schönfelder |
Mainz 05 youth |
1 July 2020 | [2] | |
| 17 | DF | Felix Agu |
VfL Osnabrück |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2020 | [3] |
| 10 | MF | Leonardo Bittencourt |
1899 Hoffenheim |
€7 million | 7 July 2020 | [4] |
| 21 | DF |  Ömer Toprak |
Borussia Dortmund |
Undisclosed | 7 July 2020 | [5] |
| 29 | MF | Patrick Erras |
1. FC Nürnberg |
Free | 30 July 2020 | [6] |
| 22 | MF |  Tahith Chong |
 Manchester United |
Loan | 16 August 2020 | [7] |
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 4 | DF |  Michael Lang |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Loan return | 1 July 2020 | [8] |
| 3 | DF | Kevin Vogt |
1899 Hoffenheim |
Loan return | 2 July 2020 | [9] |
| 14 | FW |  Claudio Pizarro |
N/A | Free | 8 July 2020 | [10] |
| 22 | MF | Fin Bartels |
Holstein Kiel |
Free | 5 August 2020 | [11] |
| 17 | MF | Nuri Şahin |
Antalyaspor |
Free | 19 August 2020 | [12] |
| 30 | MF | Davy Klaassen |
Ajax |
€11 million | 5 October 2020 | [13] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bremen, Germany |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 19 August 2020 Friendly | LASK | 1–4 | Werder Bremen | Zell am Ziller, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parkstadion Zell Am Ziller Attendance: 500 Referee: Walter Altmann |
| 24 August 2020 Friendly | SC Austria Lustenau | 2–4 | Werder Bremen | Zell am Ziller, Austria |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Parkstadion Zell Am Ziller |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 4–0 | FC Groningen | Lohne, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Lohne, Germany |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Hannover 96 | Bremen, Germany |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 7–0 | BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden | Bremen, Germany |
| 15:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 |
| 7 October 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | FC St. Pauli | Bremen, Germany |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 |
| 13 November 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–4 | FC St. Pauli | Bremen, Germany |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski | ||
| Note: Match was played in three 35-minute periods. | ||||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 19 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 20.59 |
| DFB-Pokal | 12 September 2020 | 30 April 2021 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 80.00 |
| Total | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 28.21 | ||||
Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 35 | |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 35 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Köln (O) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Werder Bremen (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Schalke 04 (R) | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 86 | −61 | 16 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 |
Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: DFB
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[15]
| 19 September 2020 1 | Werder Bremen | 1–4 | Hertha BSC | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 26 September 2020 2 | Schalke 04 | 1–3 | Werder Bremen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 3 October 2020 3 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 17 October 2020 4 | SC Freiburg | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 25 October 2020 5 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Bremen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 31 October 2020 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 6 November 2020 7 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Bremen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 21 November 2020 8 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Munich |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 27 November 2020 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–3 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 6 December 2020 10 | Werder Bremen | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 12 December 2020 11 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Werder Bremen | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 15 December 2020 12 | Werder Bremen | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Bremen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 19 December 2020 13 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 2 January 2021 14 | Werder Bremen | 0–2 | Union Berlin | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 9 January 2021 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 16 January 2021 16 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | FC Augsburg | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 19 January 2021 17 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | Mönchengladbach |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 23 January 2021 18 | Hertha BSC | 1–4 | Werder Bremen | Berlin |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 30 January 2021 19 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 13 February 2021 21 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | SC Freiburg | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 21 February 2021 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4–0 | Werder Bremen | Sinsheim |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 26 February 2021 23 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bremen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 7 March 2021 24 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 10 March 2021 20 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Bielefeld |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 7 February 2021, but was postponed due to heavy snow causing a waterlogged pitch.[16] | ||||
| 13 March 2021 25 | Werder Bremen | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 20 March 2021 26 | Werder Bremen | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 4 April 2021 27 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 10 April 2021 28 | Werder Bremen | 1–4 | RB Leipzig | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 18 April 2021 29 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–1 | Werder Bremen | Dortmund |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 21 April 2021 30 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | Mainz 05 | Bremen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 24 April 2021 31 | Union Berlin | 3–1 | Werder Bremen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 8 May 2021 32 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 15 May 2021 33 | FC Augsburg | 2–0 | Werder Bremen | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 22 May 2021 34 | Werder Bremen | 2–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 100 Referee: Felix Brych |
DFB-Pokal
| 12 September 2020 First round | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Jena |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 23 December 2020 Second round | Hannover 96 | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Hanover |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 2 February 2021 Round of 16 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Greuther Fürth | Bremen |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 7 April 2021[a] Quarter-finals | Jahn Regensburg | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Regensburg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 30 April 2021[b] Semi-finals | Werder Bremen | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | RB Leipzig | Bremen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  CZE |
Jiří Pavlenka | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | GK | GER |
Michael Zetterer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | GK | GER |
Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF |  SWE |
Ludwig Augustinsson | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | DF |  SRB |
Miloš Veljković | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | DF | GER |
Felix Agu | 9 | 2 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | DF |  FIN |
Niklas Moisander | 13 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | DF | TUR |
Ömer Toprak | 17 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | CZE |
Theodor Gebre Selassie | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 32 | DF |  AUT |
Marco Friedl | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | DF | GER |
Christian Groß | 15 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER |
Kevin Möhwald | 15 | 4 | 8+6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  KOS |
Milot Rashica | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | GER |
Leonardo Bittencourt | 18 | 4 | 13+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | GER |
Oscar Schönfelder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF | AUT |
Romano Schmid | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | NED |
Tahith Chong | 15 | 1 | 4+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 28 | MF |  BUL |
Ilia Gruev | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | MF | GER |
Patrick Erras | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | MF | GER |
Jean-Manuel Mbom | 18 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 35 | MF | GER |
Maximilian Eggestein | 23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW |  JPN |
Yuya Osako | 17 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | GER |
Davie Selke | 13 | 3 | 3+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | GER |
Niclas Füllkrug | 7 | 4 | 4+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | FW |  USA |
Josh Sargent | 22 | 4 | 18+1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 41 | FW | GER |
Nick Woltemade | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | FW | GER |
Eren Dinkçi | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 27 | GK |  GRE |
Stefanos Kapino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | MF | NED |
Davy Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | FW | GER |
Johannes Eggestein | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
Last updated: 13 February 2021
Source: Soccerway
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
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| 1 | 19 | FW | |
Josh Sargent | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | MF | |
Kevin Möhwald | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | |
Leonardo Bittencourt | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | |
Niclas Füllkrug | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 23 | DF | |
Theodor Gebre Selassie | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | |
Davie Selke | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | DF | |
Felix Agu | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | |
Ömer Toprak | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 34 | MF | |
Jean-Manuel Mbom | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 | MF | |
Maximilian Eggestein | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 8 | FW | |
Yuya Osako | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | |
Tahith Chong | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | FW | |
Eren Dinkçi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 43 | ||||
Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: FBref
Notes
- The Jahn Regensburg v Werder Bremen match, originally scheduled on 2 March 2021, 18:30, was postponed to 7 April 2021 after the Jahn Regensburg team were placed into quarantine due to players and staff members of the club testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.[17][18]