Werder Bremen vs VfL Wolfsburg
Ref: Felix Zwayer, GermanyWeserstadion, Bremen · 42,100 cap
Match recap
Werder Bremen beat VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Stage and Mbangula scored for Werder Bremen; Svanberg replied for VfL Wolfsburg. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.45 for Werder Bremen versus 0.57 for VfL Wolfsburg. Werder Bremen sit 15th in the Bundesliga table while VfL Wolfsburg are 16th.
First Half
28'
⚽
Svanberg
Assist: Kumbedi
Second Half
Friedl
Yellow Card
⇄
Topp
⇄
Njinmah
67'
⇄
Svanberg
80'
⇄
Amoura
⇄
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
⚽
Stage
Assist: Sugawara
⇄
Lynen
⇄
Grüll
87'
⇄
Eriksen
87'
⇄
Daghim
Schmid
Yellow Card
⚽
Mbangula
Assist: Boniface
| # | 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
Werder BremenVfL Wolfsburg
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.45VS0.57
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
7
7
Shots on target
4
14
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
1
13
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
566
Total passes
405
490
Accurate passes
318
87%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
6
Blocked shots
2
0.55
Goals prevented
0.55
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 5A. PieperD
- 6J. StageM
- 9K. ToppF
- 11J. NjinmahM
- 14S. LynenM
- 17M. GrüllM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 30M. BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32M. FriedlD
Substitutes
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 13K. HeinG
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 24P. ČovićM
- 28S. AlveroM
- 44V. BonifaceF
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 9M. AmouraF
- 11A. DaghimM
- 14J. SeeltD
- 15M. JenzD
- 24C. EriksenM
- 25A. ZehnterD
- 26S. KumbediD
- 27M. ArnoldM
- 32M. SvanbergM
Substitutes
- 3D. VavroD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 7A. Skov OlsenF
- 12P. PervanG
- 17D. PejčinovićF
- 23J. WindF
- 37P. HenselM
- 39P. WimmerM
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Amos Pieper | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Marco Grüll | M | 86 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Keke Topp | F | 65 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Skelly Alvero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Malatini | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Mbangula | F | 25 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Victor Okoh Boniface | F | 24 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 67 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jenson Seelt | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Saël Kumbedi | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mohamed Amoura | F | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adam Daghim | M | 87 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharell Hensel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Bürger | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pavao Pervan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Vavro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Wind | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |