Reunions and a Battle For Bundeliga Points for the Women
Union Head to Bremen
1. FC Union Berlin's women's team will travel to the Weser on Saturday when they face fourth placed SV Werder Bremen in the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga's 10th matchday. Kick off at the Weserstadion's Platz 11 is at 14:00.
The lie of the land
Sarurday will see Union play one of this season's strongest sides. With 16 points, SV Werder Bremen currently sit in fourth in the table, just behind Eintracht Frankfurt. A little of the shine came of last weekend, however, when they lost 3-1 to Bayern München.
While Werder are fighting to keep pace with the top of the table, Union want to continue their positive demomentum built up over the past weeks, including last week's 1-1 draw with TSG Hoffenheim.
Fritzy Kromp, who joined the Grün-Weißen in the summer of 2025, has built an attacking team in Bremen, shown by the 18 goals they have already, making them one of the highest scorers in the league. Their aerial threat is notable, with six of these having been from headers.
Bremen are also a robust side, strong in the tackle; with 2,120 duels fought, they are also among the teams with the most in the league. They have also been almost flawless at home, with four wins and a draw, and a goal difference of 11-4.
Though in the spring, Union were convincing in their 4-1 win of Saturday's hosts, Bremen won their previous game at home 3-0.
For Lina Hausicke, the trip to the Weser will be a very special one. The 28-year-old midfielder joined SV Werder Bremen in 2017, playing 192 competitive matches for them. She was captain for several years before signing for Union this summer.
But she is not the only Unioner with a Bremen past; head coach Marie-Louise Eta also knows them well, having played by the Weser between 2014 and 2018, before subsequently working there as a youth coach. Another former Werder player, Samantha Steuerwald, is returning. Union's current vice-captain played there between 2018 and 2020. Forward Sophie Weidauer was active for them from 2023 to 2025, too, while conditioning coach Bao Nguyen was in the same position from January 2024 until summer 2025.
Facing her old side this weekend will likely be Jenny Hipp, who played for Union in 15 Bundesliga matches and one DFB Pokal match for Union last season, scoring two league goals in the process.
Union's coaching team still has to do without the services of Anna Aehling, Korina Janež, and Nelly Smolarczyk.
“We travel to Bremen full of anticipation, knowing that we are up against a very strong home team. Our goal is to bring our own game onto the pitch from the start. We want to show ourselves with a lot of energy, be bold with the ball, be intense without it, and return to Köpenick with the points.” said head coach Marie-Louise Eta before the match on the Weser.
Tickets for the match are available through the ticket shop of SV Werder Bremen. The away section is Block F.
The match will be broadcast live on DAZN and MagentaSport. Union will provides updates on their live ticker, as well as in English on Twitter. As ever a comprehensive, English-only match repport will be published on the Union website shortly after the final whistle
