Overview
- Werder drew 2:2 with SC Paderborn on October 17, 2026 after falling 0:2, with Niclas Füllkrug scoring in the 59th minute and converting a hand penalty in the 66th to level the game.
- The result gave Werder a record run of three consecutive recoveries from 0:2 down, a sequence that reporting says had not occurred before in Bundesliga history.
- The match doubled as celebrations for the Weserstadion’s centenary, attended by 40,517 fans who greeted the teams with a green-and-white confetti display and a special white anniversary shirt.
- Füllkrug’s brace extended his hot start to the season to six goals and five straight games with a goal, a run no Werder player had managed since Claudio Pizarro in 2016.
- Across the same weekend, Hamburger SV won 1:0 with Miro Muheim’s 88th-minute strike for a third straight win, SV Elversberg beat Augsburg 4:3 in a match defined by multiple penalties and one spot-kick rescinded after TV review, and Schalke remain without a home goal after a 0:1 loss to Mainz.