Werder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart
Ref: Robert Hartmann, GermanyWeserstadion, Bremen · 42,100 cap
Match recap
VfB Stuttgart beat Werder Bremen 4–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. El Khannouss, Leweling, Undav, and Führich scored for VfB Stuttgart. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.91 for Werder Bremen versus 2.17 for VfB Stuttgart. Werder Bremen sit 15th in the Bundesliga table while VfB Stuttgart are 4th.
First Half
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
Yellow Card
24'
VAR
Goal cancelled
40'
⚽
El Khannouss
Assist: Leweling
44'
⚽
Leweling
Assist: Jeltsch
Second Half
⇄
Friedl
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
Red Card
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
Yellow Card
⇄
Mbangula
⇄
Grüll
76'
⇄
Nartey
76'
⇄
El Khannouss
⇄
Lynen
⇄
Njinmah
79'
⚽
Undav
Assist: Leweling
82'
⇄
Leweling
89'
⇄
Undav
89'
⇄
Jeltsch
90'
⚽
Führich
Assist: Mittelstädt
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Werder BremenVfB Stuttgart
2Won
Statistical edge
2–14
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.91VS2.17
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
24
3
Shots on target
12
6
Shots in the box
18
3
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
8
0
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
351
Total passes
605
272
Accurate passes
524
77%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 3 won
11
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
0
1
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
1.31
Goals prevented
1.31
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
VfB Stuttgart
3-4-2-1
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 5Amos PieperD
- 6Jens Dalsgaard StageM
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahM
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllF
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 2Olivier DemanD
- 4Niklas StarkD
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 13Karl Jakob HeinG
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 28Skelly AlveroM
VfB Stuttgart
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3Ramon HendriksD
- 4Josha Mamadou Karaboue VagnomanM
- 6Angelo StillerM
- 11Bilal El KhannoussF
- 16Atakan KarazorM
- 18Jamie LewelingM
- 24Julian Jeffrey Gaston ChabotD
- 26Deniz UndavF
- 28Nikolas Terkelsen NarteyF
- 29Finn JeltschD
- 33Alexander NübelG
Substitutes
- 1Fabian BredlowG
- 2Ameen Al DakhilD
- 7Maximilian MittelstädtD
- 8Tiago TomásF
- 10Chris Jan FührichM
- 15Pascal StenzelD
- 20Leonidas StergiouD
- 27Badredine BouananiF
- 30José María Andrés BaixauliM
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Marco Grüll | F | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Justin Njinmah | M | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Mbangula | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amos Pieper | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 59 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skelly Alvero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Deman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Stark | D | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keke Topp | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Leweling | M | 82 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Bilal El Khannouss | F | 76 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Alexander Nübel | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Finn Jeltsch | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Atakan Karazor(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jeff Chabot | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Angelo Stiller | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikolas Nartey | F | 76 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Deniz Undav | F | 89 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ramon Hendriks | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josha Vagnoman | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Leonidas Stergiou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Stenzel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Bredlow | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chema Andrés | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Führich | M | 14 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | D | 8 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ameen Al-Dakhil | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Badredine Bouanani | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tiago Tomás | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |