Werder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart — result, stats and line-ups

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2023/2024

Werder Bremen

21 APR

2:1

VfB Stuttgart

Goals

GOAL

Penalty28'

Marvin Ducksch · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal49'

Marvin Ducksch (assist: Romano Schmid) · Left foot shot 2-0

GOAL

Goal71'

Deniz Undav · Left foot shot 2-1

Man of the match

Marvin DuckschWerder Bremen8.2

Expected goals (xG)

Werder BremenxGVfB Stuttgart

1.492.43

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RefereeRobert Schröder
1st AssistantNorbert Grudzinski
2nd AssistantJan Clemens Neitzel
4th OfficialFlorian Lechner

Pressure index

Werder BremenVfB Stuttgart

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card27'

Jamie Leweling · Foul

GOAL

Penalty28'

Marvin Ducksch · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card34'

Enzo Millot · Argument

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Chris Führich · Out: Enzo Millot · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Pascal Stenzel · Out: Leonidas Stergiou · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal49'

Marvin Ducksch (assist: Romano Schmid) · Left foot shot 2-0

PLAYER

Yellow card51'

Leonardo Bittencourt · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card53'

Angelo Stiller · Foul

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Silas · Out: Jamie Leweling · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Mahmoud Dahoud · Out: Atakan Karazor · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card68'

Michael Zetterer · Argument

GOAL

Goal71'

Deniz Undav · Left foot shot 2-1

PLAYER

Yellow card73'

Felix Agu · Foul

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Christian Groß · Out: Leonardo Bittencourt · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Dawid Kownacki · Out: Nick Woltemade · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Olivier Deman · Out: Marvin Ducksch · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Woo-yeong Jeong · Out: Angelo Stiller · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Julián Malatini · Out: Romano Schmid · Tactical sub

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Commentary

103

And that's it. The match concludes - SV Werder Bremen triumphs with 2, VfB Stuttgart trails with 1.
90+11′The second half has concluded with SV Werder Bremen leading 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart.
90+10′Shot blocked. Mahmoud Dahoud - VfB Stuttgart - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Serhou Guirassy with a head.
90+10′Substitution - SV Werder Bremen. Julián Malatini for Romano Schmid.
90+8′Substitution - VfB Stuttgart. Jeong Woo-Yeong for Angelo Stiller.
90+8′Corner - VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
90+8′Shot blocked. Serhou Guirassy - VfB Stuttgart - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Waldemar Anton.
90+3′Fouled by Maximilian Mittelstädt - VfB Stuttgart
90+3′Dawid Kownacki - SV Werder Bremen - won a free kick on the right wing.
90+3′Shot blocked. Chris Führich - VfB Stuttgart - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Pascal Stenzel with a cross.
90+3′Corner - VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Felix Agu.
90+1′Silas Katompa Mvumpa of VfB Stuttgart has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.
90+1′Romano Schmid of SV Werder Bremen commits a foul.
90′Player switch - SV Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch is replaced by Olivier Deman.
90′Serhou Guirassy of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
90′Felix Agu of SV Werder Bremen has earned a free kick on the left flank.
85′Offside call - VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy has been flagged for being offside.
85′Corner kick awarded to VfB Stuttgart. Mitchell Weiser is responsible for the concession.
83′Player change - SV Werder Bremen. Dawid Kownacki comes on to replace Nick Woltemade.
83′Player swap for SV Werder Bremen - Christian Groß is coming on to replace Leonardo Bittencourt.
83′Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
83′Maximilian Mittelstädt of VfB Stuttgart has committed a foul.
79′Pause has ended. They are prepared to resume.
78′Match pause - Michael Zetterer of SV Werder Bremen is injured.
77′Opportunity squandered. Pascal Stenzel of VfB Stuttgart takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box that narrowly misses to the left. The assist was provided by Mahmoud Dahoud.
76′Missed chance. Serhou Guirassy - VfB Stuttgart - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Silas Katompa Mvumpa following a fast break.
75′Corner kick awarded to SV Werder Bremen, forced by Hiroki Ito.
74′Missed chance. Hiroki Ito - VfB Stuttgart - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Mahmoud Dahoud with a cross .
74′Felix Agu of SV Werder Bremen has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
73′Silas Katompa Mvumpa of VfB Stuttgart has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
73′Felix Agu from SV Werder Bremen commits a foul.
73′Pause concluded. They are prepared to resume.
71′Delay in match - injury Michael Zetterer - SV Werder Bremen
71′Score! SV Werder Bremen 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Deniz Undav of VfB Stuttgart has successfully fired a shot with his left foot from a short distance into the left corner.
71′Missed chance. Serhou Guirassy - VfB Stuttgart - shot with right foot from few metres missed. Assist - Chris Führich.
70′A new offensive move is underway. Chris Führich of VfB Stuttgart takes a shot with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper successfully blocks it in the middle of the goal.Penalty
70′Corner kick awarded to VfB Stuttgart. This was due to a defensive action by Milos Veljkovic.
68′Michael Zetterer of SV Werder Bremen has been issued a yellow card.
68′Missed chance. Angelo Stiller - VfB Stuttgart - shot with the head from few metres is very close to the goal. Assist - Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross.
65′Player switch - VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud is coming on to replace Atakan Karazor.
65′Player change - VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is being replaced by Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
65′Offside called against VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy has been flagged offside.
64′Opportunity squandered. Senne Lynen of SV Werder Bremen attempted a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Mitchell Weiser with a cross.Penalty
62′Opportunity squandered. Marvin Ducksch of SV Werder Bremen narrowly misses a shot with his right foot from outside the box, veering left. The assist was by Romano Schmid.
59′Senne Lynen of SV Werder Bremen commits a foul.
59′Atakan Karazor of VfB Stuttgart has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
57′Deniz Undav of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
57′Anthony Jung of SV Werder Bremen has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
53′Angelo Stiller of VfB Stuttgart has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
53′Nick Woltemade of SV Werder Bremen has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
53′Angelo Stiller of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
51′Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen has been issued a yellow card for committing a foul.
51′Serhou Guirassy of VfB Stuttgart has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
51′Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen has committed a foul.
49′Score! SV Werder Bremen leads with 2, VfB Stuttgart yet to score. Marvin Ducksch of SV Werder Bremen strikes with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball to the left corner. The assist was provided by Romano Schmid with a cross.
48′Another offensive effort. Jamie Leweling of VfB Stuttgart tries a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes a save in the middle of the net. The assist came from Deniz Undav.Penalty
48′Missed chance. Nick Woltemade - SV Werder Bremen - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high.
45′Player change - VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel is coming on to replace Leonidas Stergiou.
45′Player change - VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich is coming on to replace Enzo Millot.
45′The second half commences with SV Werder Bremen leading 1-0 against VfB Stuttgart.
45+3′The first half has concluded with SV Werder Bremen leading VfB Stuttgart 1-0.
44′Deniz Undav - VfB Stuttgart - hits the bar with a shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box. Assist - Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a fast break.
43′Opportunity squandered. Marvin Ducksch of SV Werder Bremen takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box that narrowly misses the target. The assist came from Romano Schmid.
40′Felix Agu from SV Werder Bremen commits a foul.
40′Enzo Millot of VfB Stuttgart has secured a free kick on the right flank.
38′Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen has just committed a handball.
37′Corner kick awarded to VfB Stuttgart, caused by Felix Agu.
35′Romano Schmid of SV Werder Bremen has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
35′Maximilian Mittelstädt of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
34′Enzo Millot of VfB Stuttgart has been handed a yellow card.
31′Attempt thwarted. SV Werder Bremen's Leonardo Bittencourt takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped. The assist came from Senne Lynen.
30′Romano Schmid from SV Werder Bremen has secured a free kick on the right flank.
30′Hiroki Ito of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
29′Attempt thwarted. Jamie Leweling of VfB Stuttgart's left-footed strike from beyond the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Deniz Undav.
28′Score! SV Werder Bremen takes the lead, 1-0 against VfB Stuttgart. Marvin Ducksch of SV Werder Bremen successfully executes the penalty with a right-footed shot to the right corner.
27′Jamie Leweling of VfB Stuttgart has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
26′Jamie Leweling of VfB Stuttgart has given away a penalty following a violation within the penalty box.Penalty
26′Penalty awarded to SV Werder Bremen. Felix Agu is fouled inside the penalty box.Penalty
26′Offside called against VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy has been flagged offside.
25′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
24′Match pause - Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen is injured.
23′Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
23′Deniz Undav of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
23′Corner kick awarded to VfB Stuttgart. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Michael Zetterer.
23′New attacking attempt. Serhou Guirassy - VfB Stuttgart - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
21′Deniz Undav from VfB Stuttgart has earned an offensive free kick.
20′Senne Lynen of SV Werder Bremen commits a foul.
20′Atakan Karazor of VfB Stuttgart has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
19′Missed chance. Nick Woltemade - SV Werder Bremen - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Mitchell Weiser.
17′Corner kick awarded to VfB Stuttgart, resulting from a defensive move by Marco Friedl.
13′Leonardo Bittencourt of SV Werder Bremen has secured a free kick on the left flank.
13′Jamie Leweling of VfB Stuttgart commits a foul.
10′Romano Schmid from SV Werder Bremen has committed a foul.
10′Atakan Karazor of VfB Stuttgart has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
10′Attempt thwarted. SV Werder Bremen's Romano Schmid takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area but it's stopped. The assist was by Nick Woltemade.Penalty
8′Jamie Leweling - VfB Stuttgart - won a free kick in defence.
8′Fouled by Felix Agu - SV Werder Bremen
5′Serhou Guirassy of VfB Stuttgart has earned an offensive free kick.
5′Marco Friedl from SV Werder Bremen commits a foul.
5′Another offensive move. Deniz Undav of VfB Stuttgart takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper saves it right in the middle of the goal. Hiroki Ito assists with a well-placed through ball.
5′Pause finished. They are prepared to resume.
4′Match pause - VfB Stuttgart.
The initial half of the match commences..

Match statistics

SVWVFB

Possession and passing

31%Possession69%

75%Pass accuracy87%

328Passes743

247Successful Passes652

81Ball Safe64

7Key Passes12

2 more

4Substitutions5

11Throw-ins20

Attack

2Goals1

9Shots Total15

2Shots On Target5

1Corners7

28Dangerous Attacks68

4Accurate Crosses6

13 more

83Attacks141

27Dribble Attempts19

51Duels Won58

7Goal Attempts9

0Offsides3

1Penalties0

2Shots Blocked4

4Shots inside the box11

5Shots Off Target6

5Shots outside the box4

53%Successful dribbles100%

13Successful Dribbles12

14Total Crosses28

Defence and discipline

4Saves0

19Tackles23

15Interceptions6

11Fouls10

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

1 more

10Goal Kicks7

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

8Successful Headers13

19Successful Interceptions23

19Headers23

14Challenges6

1Assists0

3 more

0Yellowred Cards0

1Injuries0

3Counter Attacks4

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

R. SchröderPer-match averages this season · 14 matches · career: 108

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.79	2.21	1.57	4.35
Red cards	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.07
Second yellows	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.10
Penalties	0.21	0.21	0.00	0.31

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Werder BremenxGVfB Stuttgart

1.492.43

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.701.10

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.702.43

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.702.11

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.790.31

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.08

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.05

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.871.94

Starting XI

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Transfer fees

Werder Bremen€45Mstarting XI · 10/11€51Mwith bench · 13/18

VfB Stuttgart€144Mstarting XI · 11/11€187Mwith bench · 20/20

VfB Stuttgart's starting XI cost €100M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Werder Bremen — bench

Olivier DemanDefender · €4M (2023)6.3 9

Dawid KownackiAttacker · €500K (2025, loan)6.4 22

Julián MalatiniDefender · €2M (2024)35

Leon OpitzAttacker36

Christian GroßDefender7.0 38

DuduGoalkeeper40

Cimo RöckerDefender

VfB Stuttgart — bench

Fabian BredlowGoalkeeper · €300K (2019)5

Mahmoud DahoudMidfielder · €12M (2017)7.0 10

Woo-yeong JeongMidfielder · €3M (2023)14

SilasAttacker · €8M (2019)7.3 15

Pascal StenzelDefender · €1.3M (2020)7.3 17

Genki HaraguchiMidfielder · €1M (2023)27

Chris FührichMidfielder · €2.5M (2021)7.0 29

Anthony RouaultDefender · €13M (2025)45

Anrie ChaseDefender · €2M (2025)

Player statistics

Werder Bremen starters then subs, by rating

Marvin Ducksch#7 · Attacker · 90′8.2

In this match

Attack

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 2
Expected goals (xG): 1.14
xGoT: 1.67
Penalties scored: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 11/15
Pass accuracy: 73%
Key passes: 0
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/4
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 2/7
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/3
Dispossessed: 2

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Player	Reason	Back
Niklas Stark🩹 injury · Inner Ligament Injury	injury · Inner Ligament Injury	22 Apr 2024
Jens Stage🟥 suspended · Red Card Suspension	suspended · Red Card Suspension	28 Apr 2024
Amos Pieper🩹 injury · Ankle Injury	injury · Ankle Injury	30 Jun 2024
Jiri Pavlenka🩹 injury · Muscular problems	injury · Muscular problems	5 May 2024
Skelly Alvero🩹 injury · Shoulder Injury	injury · Shoulder Injury	7 May 2024
Naby Keïta🟥 suspended · Suspended	suspended · Suspended	31 May 2024

Player	Reason	Back
Dan-Axel Zagadou🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 Jun 2024
Samuele Di Benedetto🩹 injury · Broken Fibula	injury · Broken Fibula	30 Jun 2024
Josha Vagnoman🩹 injury · Foot Injury	injury · Foot Injury	30 Jun 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Werder Bremen	4.2023.81%	4.8020.83%
Draw	4.3323.08%	4.3522.99%
VfB Stuttgart	1.7058.82%	1.6361.35%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Werder Bremen or Draw	2.1047.62%	2.2344.84%
Werder Bremen or VfB Stuttgart	1.2083.33%	1.2281.97%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart	1.2281.83%	1.1984.03%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1388.5%
0–1 goals	–	5.8017.24%
3+ goals	1.5763.65%	1.4967.11%
0–2 goals	2.3742.11%	2.6338.02%
4+ goals	–	2.2344.84%
0–3 goals	–	1.6660.24%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Werder Bremen	4.5022.22%	4.5022.22%
Draw	2.5040%	2.6338.02%
VfB Stuttgart	2.2045.45%	2.0648.54%

Outcome	bet365
SVW → SVW	7.0014.29%
SVW → X	15.006.67%
SVW → VFB	19.005.26%
X → SVW	9.5010.53%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → VFB	4.7521.05%
VFB → SVW	29.003.45%
VFB → X	15.006.67%
VFB → VFB	2.6238.1%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.7521.05%
6 - 8	3.0033.33%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	9.0011.11%
Over 14	11.009.09%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.1884.75%
0–2 cards	–	4.0025%
4+ cards	–	1.4668.49%
0–3 cards	–	2.4341.15%
5+ cards	2.1047.62%	1.9651.02%
0–4 cards	1.6660.02%	1.7457.47%
6+ cards	–	2.7536.36%
0–5 cards	–	1.3673.53%
7+ cards	–	4.1024.39%
0–6 cards	–	1.1785.47%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	Elversberg	4	7
8	Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	Schalke 04	4	5
12	Paderborn	4	4
13	FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5763.65%	1.5664.1%
No	2.2544.44%	2.3542.55%