VfB Stuttgart vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

VfB Stuttgart

2 – 0

Full Time

SV Werder Bremen

Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 17:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Deniz Undav 17' 1–0

Sehrou Guirassy pen 75' 2–0

Overview

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VfB Stuttgart vs SV Werder Bremen — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart 34 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
SV Werder Bremen 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

VfB Stuttgart 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals SV Werder Bremen

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-02 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 SV Werder Bremen 2023-02-05 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 SV Werder Bremen 2022-08-13 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 VfB Stuttgart 2021-04-04 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SV Werder Bremen 2020-12-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–0	W
25 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–1	W
11 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
05 Nov	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	0–2	L
31 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–0	W
28 Oct	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–3	L

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–2	L
25 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	0–3	L
12 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–2	D
05 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	A	2–2	D
28 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	H	2–0	W
20 Oct	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		SV Werder Bremen
#4	Position	#15
62	Points	32
34	Played	34
18 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 18
71	Scored	37
49	Conceded	60
+22	GD	-23
1.82	PPG	0.94
53%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

18% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 15th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SV Werder Bremen

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Arena that hosts another battle between VfB Stuttgart and SV Werder Bremen.
5' SV Werder Bremen come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' SV Werder Bremen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The 29-year-old Atakan Karazor has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
17' Goal! Deniz Undav scores his 72 goal in 231 matches.
22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ole Werner will be considering his options from the bench.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' VfB Stuttgart are deployed in a 4-2-2-2 today, looking to exploit space against SV Werder Bremen's 3-5-2 shape.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' VfB Stuttgart seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
52' SV Werder Bremen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfB Stuttgart and SV Werder Bremen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
63' Niklas Stark gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Milos Veljkovic and will look to change the dynamic.
68' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Another change for VfB Stuttgart made on 70 minute. Maximilian Mittelstadt leaves to be changed by Josha Vagnoman.
71' A tactical swap from VfB Stuttgart — Angelo Stiller on, Deniz Undav off on 71 minutes.
74' A stunning finish from Sehrou Guirassy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' Sehrou Guirassy doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Leweling is hanging Silas Katompa Mvumpa on the field on 79 minute.
84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
89' Dawid Kownacki is replacing Rafael Borre for the SV Werder Bremen side.
2-0 the final result. SV Werder Bremen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

16
Atakan Karazor
23
Dan-Axel Zagadou
2
Waldemar Anton
7
Maximilian Mittelstadt ↓ Josha Vagnoman 71'
33
Alexander Nubel
15
Pascal Stenzel ↓ Anthony Rouault 89'
27
Chris Fuhrich ↓ Jeong Wooyeong 79'
9
Sehrou Guirassy
26
Deniz Undav ↓ Angelo Stiller 71'
8
Enzo Millot
14
Silas Katompa Mvumpa ↓ Jamie Leweling 79'

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

18
Naby Keita
4
Niklas Stark ↑ 63'
9
Dawid Kownacki ↑ 89'
2
Olivier Deman ↑ 71'
36
Christian Gross
29
Nick Woltemade
14
Senne Lynen ↑ 89'
17
Justin Njinmah ↑ 63'
38
Dudu

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marvin Ducksch	3
Jens Stage	3
Ermedin Demirovic	3
Oliver Burke	3
Deniz Undav	2
Silas Wamangituka	2
Tasos Donis	1
Davy Klaassen	1

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

2023-12-02 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-11-25 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-11-11 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2023-11-05 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-10-31 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-10-28 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L

SV Werder Bremen Form

2023-12-02 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-11-25 SV Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-11-12 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2023-11-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen D 2023-10-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-10-20 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 SV Werder Bremen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.16 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: VfB Stuttgart to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart64% Draw21% SV Werder Bremen15%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

85%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

36%

VfB Stuttgart or SV Werder Bremen

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart47% Draw41% SV Werder Bremen12%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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