Füllkrug scores twice as Werder Bremen fight back to draw with SC Paderborn 07

Niclas Füllkrug scored twice as Werder Bremen rescued a 2-2 draw with SC Paderborn 07 at the Weserstadion, and the comeback came on the stadium’s 100th birthday. The striker scored in the 59th minute and again six minutes later from a penalty, extending his Bundesliga scoring run to five straight matches.

Füllkrug's run and Werder's response

Paderborn had already gone 2-0 up through Stefano Marino in the 18th minute and Steffen Tigges in the 30th, so Werder spent most of the first half chasing the game. Füllkrug changed it quickly after the break, first pulling one back and then converting from the spot to level the match.

The result fits a pattern Werder have developed far too often. They have now picked up points for the third time in a row after falling 0-2 behind, which is the kind of habit that keeps games alive but also leaves them relying on rescue acts.

Thioune's warning after another recovery

After the match, Daniel Thioune was blunt about the pattern. Speaking to SPORT1, he said: "We have to break away from that." The message was clear enough, because Werder have not just been finding late goals, they have been making life hard for themselves before they get there.

The point keeps Werder Bremen in the upper part of the Bundesliga table, with 8 points from five league games and a 7th-place position. Füllkrug's form is the bigger story, though. He has 6 Bundesliga goals in 6 appearances, and his 8.2 rating against SC Paderborn 07 matched the impact of a player who keeps bailing his side out.

That streak now runs to five matches, and Werder's next task is to stop needing the comeback in the first place.