VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen
Ref: Benjamin Brand, GermanyVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Werder Bremen beat VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Njinmah scored for Werder Bremen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.06 for VfL Wolfsburg versus 0.38 for Werder Bremen. VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in the Bundesliga table while Werder Bremen are 15th.
First Half
Jenz
Yellow Card
Second Half
61'
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Mbangula
61'
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Stark
⇄
Lindstrøm
68'
⚽
Njinmah
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Wind
⇄
Amoura
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Souza
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Mæhle
85'
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Njinmah
Jenz
Red Card
Jenz
Yellow Card
Majer
Yellow Card
90+6'
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Bittencourt
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VfL WolfsburgWerder Bremen
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.06VS0.38
Attack5 · 0 won
11
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
5
4
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
516
Total passes
404
428
Accurate passes
322
83%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 3 won
16
Fouls
6
3
Yellow cards
0
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
2
0.76
Goals prevented
0.76
VfL Wolfsburg
3-4-2-1
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
VfL Wolfsburg
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 6Jeanuël BelocianD
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraF
- 15Moritz JenzD
- 19Jesper Grænge LindstrømF
- 21Joakim Mæhle PedersenM
- 23Jonas Older WindF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 26Saël Kumbedi NsekeM
Substitutes
- 3Denis VavroD
- 7Kento ShiogaiF
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 11Adam DaghimF
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 29Marius MüllerG
- 31Yannick GerhardtM
- 39Patrick WimmerM
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Olivier DemanD
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 4Niklas StarkD
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaM
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 17Marco GrüllM
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 25Markus KolkeG
- 27Felix AguD
- 29S. MusahF
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 33Mick SchmetgensD
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saël Kumbedi | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Christian Eriksen(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joakim Mæhle | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Amoura | F | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jonas Wind | F | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | F | 64 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yannick Gerhardt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Vavro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Arnold | M | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adam Daghim | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lovro Majer | M | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Njinmah | F | 85 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Niklas Stark | D | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marco Grüll | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/5 |
| Samuel Mbangula | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Olivier Deman | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/8 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Markus Kolke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keke Topp | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mick Schmetgens | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salim Musah | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Agu | D | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |