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

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

VfL Wolfsburg

5 – 3

Full Time

SV Werder Bremen

Fri 27 Nov 2020 · 19:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 24' Jean-Manuel Mbom

Y 57' Kevin Mohwald

Admir Mehmedi 73' Y

Maxence Lacroix 73' Y

R 80' Kevin Mohwald

Maximilian Arnold 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs SV Werder Bremen — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
SV Werder Bremen 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Jan Seidel
Referee Christian Dingert
Referee Timo Gerach
Referee Benedikt Kempkes

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

VfL Wolfsburg 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals SV Werder Bremen

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-10-05 SV Werder Bremen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Nov	SV Werder Bremen	H	5–3	W
21 Nov	FC Schalke 04	A	2–0	W
08 Nov	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–1	W
01 Nov	Hertha BSC	A	1–1	D
25 Oct	Arminia Bielefeld	H	2–1	W
17 Oct	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	1–1	D

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–5	L
21 Nov	FC Bayern München	A	1–1	D
06 Nov	1. FC Koln	H	1–1	D
31 Oct	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–1	D
25 Oct	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	1–1	D
17 Oct	SC Freiburg	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg		SV Werder Bremen
#16	Position	#15
29	Points	32
34	Played	34
7 / 8 / 19	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 18
45	Scored	37
69	Conceded	60
-24	GD	-23
0.85	PPG	0.94
21%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

18% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 15th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ 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' Three points are at stake. VfL Wolfsburg host SV Werder Bremen — let the battle begin!
5' The travelling SV Werder Bremen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' Leonardo Bittencourt is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jiri Pavlenka, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
22' A goal from the Germany international Ridle Baku! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-1!
24' Jean-Manuel Mbom catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
25' GOAL! John Brooks scores on 25. Assisted by Josip Brekalo
30' VfL Wolfsburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
32' Kevin Mohwald gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Jean-Manuel Mbom and will look to change the dynamic.
35' Goal! Kevin Mohwald scores his 10 goal in 414 matches.
37' What a moment for Wout Weghorst! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
42' VfL Wolfsburg 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.
47' GOAL! John Brooks scores on 47.
52' Renato Steffen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
57' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Mohwald argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
62' Yuya Osako has been relatively quiet despite scoring 72 goals in his last 414 appearances.
65' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Maximilian Philipp on, Renato Steffen off on 65 minutes.
70' The 26-year-old Jean-Manuel Mbom has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
71' Felix Agu gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Leonardo Bittencourt and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Time for substitution for SV Werder Bremen. Milot Rashica is replaced by Tahith Chong.
73' Admir Mehmedi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' A goal from the Netherlands international Wout Weghorst! He fires home on 76 to make it 5-2!
80' It’s a booking for SV Werder Bremen player. Kevin Mohwald gets a Red card.
81' Maximilian Arnold has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
81' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 81 minute. Jerome Roussillon leaves to be changed by Paulo Otavio.
84' SV Werder Bremen make a change. Yuya Osako trudges off to be replaced by Davie Selke on 84 minutes.
85' SV Werder Bremen ring the changes. Christian Gross has done his job and it is now time for Nick Woltemade to step up.
90' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Joao Victor comes on to replace Josip Brekalo.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-3.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

4
Maxence Lacroix
1
Koen Casteels C
9
Wout Weghorst
15
Jerome Roussillon ↓ Paulo Otavio 81'
25
John Brooks
27
Maximilian Arnold
8
Renato Steffen ↓ Maximilian Philipp 65'
7
Josip Brekalo ↓ Joao Victor 90'
14
Admir Mehmedi ↓ Bartosz Bialek 81'
20
Ridle Baku
24
Xaver Schlager

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Kevin Mohwald ↑ 32'
18
Niklas Moisander
27
Stefanos Kapino
9
Davie Selke ↑ 84'
29
Patrick Erras
20
Romano Schmid
22
Tahith Chong ↑ 72'
17
Felix Agu ↑ 71'
41
Nick Woltemade ↑ 84'

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Niclas Fullkrug	5
Wout Weghorst	5
John Brooks	3
Leonardo Bittencourt	3
Mitchell Weiser	2
Josh Sargent	2
Maxence Lacroix	2
Milot Rashica	2

Head to Head

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen W 2020-11-21 FC Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2020-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2020-11-01 Hertha BSC 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2020-10-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld W 2020-10-17 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D

SV Werder Bremen Form

2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen L 2020-11-21 FC Bayern München 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2020-11-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2020-10-31 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2020-10-25 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2020-10-17 SC Freiburg 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.1 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg52% Draw22% SV Werder Bremen26%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

74%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

48%

VfL Wolfsburg or SV Werder Bremen

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg37% Draw39% SV Werder Bremen24%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted

5 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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