SV Werder Bremen vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

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VfL Wolfsburg

Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 14:30 UTC Weserstadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Josh Sargent 58' Y

Y 81' Xaver Schlager

Niclas Fullkrug 90' Y

Leonardo Bittencourt 90' Y

Overview

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SV Werder Bremen vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Weserstadion.

SV Werder Bremen 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Welz
Referee Robert Schroder
Referee Jan Neitzel
Referee Robert Kampka
Referee Christian Bandurski

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

SV Werder Bremen 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen 2020-06-07 SV Werder Bremen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-12-01 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 SV Werder Bremen 2019-03-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 SV Werder Bremen

Recent Form

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–2	L
13 Mar	FC Bayern München	H	1–3	L
10 Mar	Arminia Bielefeld	A	2–0	W
07 Mar	1. FC Köln	A	1–1	D
26 Feb	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–1	W
21 Feb	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	0–4	L

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–1	W
13 Mar	FC Schalke 04	H	5–0	W
06 Mar	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–2	L
03 Mar	RB Leipzig	A	0–2	L
27 Feb	Hertha BSC	H	2–0	W
19 Feb	Arminia Bielefeld	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/1

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen

Niclas Fullkrug	9 G
Marco Grull	2 G	6 A
Eren Dinkci	2 G	1 A
Dariusz Stalmach	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between SV Werder Bremen and VfL Wolfsburg is underway.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
8' Maxence Lacroix does the damage! The net is bulging and VfL Wolfsburg surge ahead!
9' The USA Josh Sargent breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-1!
14' SV Werder Bremen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' Joao Victor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
29' SV Werder Bremen is showing some good football. However, SV Werder Bremen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Werder Bremen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
42' Wout Weghorst is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 10 goals this season for the forward.
45' What an equalizer from Kevin Mohwald!
50' SV Werder Bremen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' VfL Wolfsburg have won 509 goals from 484 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Sargent.
58' Fresh legs for SV Werder Bremen! Leonardo Bittencourt comes on to replace Romano Schmid.
63' The travelling VfL Wolfsburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
74' The supporters are chanting for Joao Victor. He replaces Josip Brekalo on 74 minute.
79' Ludwig Augustinsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfL Wolfsburg tonight.
81' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 81.
82' The SV Werder Bremen bench stirs into life. Kevin Mohwald is withdrawn and Yuya Osako gets his opportunity.
86' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Admir Mehmedi trudges off to be replaced by Josuha Guilavogui on 86 minutes.
88' The SV Werder Bremen bench stirs into life. Milos Veljkovic is withdrawn and Felix Agu gets his opportunity.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Niclas Fullkrug.
90' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Xaver Schlager is withdrawn and Maximilian Philipp gets his opportunity.
Another three points for VfL Wolfsburg.

Lineups

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

6
Kevin Mohwald ↓ Yuya Osako 82'
13
Milos Veljkovic ↓ Felix Agu 88'
1
Jiri Pavlenka
23
Theodor Gebre Selassie C
5
Ludwig Augustinsson
32
Marco Friedl
35
Maximilian Eggestein
7
Milot Rashica ↓ Davie Selke 82'
21
Omer Toprak
20
Romano Schmid ↓ Leonardo Bittencourt 58'
19
Josh Sargent ↓ Niclas Fullkrug 58'

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

4
Maxence Lacroix
1
Koen Casteels C
9
Wout Weghorst
25
John Brooks
27
Maximilian Arnold
31
Yannick Gerhardt
7
Josip Brekalo ↓ Joao Victor 74'
14
Admir Mehmedi ↓ Josuha Guilavogui 86'
20
Ridle Baku
19
Kevin Mbabu
24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Maximilian Philipp 90'

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wout Weghorst	5
Niclas Fullkrug	5
John Brooks	3
Leonardo Bittencourt	3
Milot Rashica	2
Patrick Wimmer	2
Kevin Paredes	2
Marvin Ducksch	2

Head to Head

SV Werder Bremen Form

2021-03-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-03-13 SV Werder Bremen 1–3 FC Bayern München L 2021-03-10 Arminia Bielefeld 0–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2021-03-07 1. FC Köln 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2021-02-26 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2021-02-21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 SV Werder Bremen L

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-03-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-03-06 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-03-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-02-27 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Hertha BSC W 2021-02-19 Arminia Bielefeld 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 SV Werder Bremen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: SV Werder Bremen or VfL Wolfsburg 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SV Werder Bremen33% Draw28% VfL Wolfsburg39%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

SV Werder Bremen or Draw

60%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

67%

SV Werder Bremen or VfL Wolfsburg

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SV Werder Bremen25% Draw45% VfL Wolfsburg30%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — SV Werder Bremen

Handicap	SV Werder Bremen covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.