Wednesday , 30 September 2026

VfL Wolfsburg vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
VfL Wolfsburg
2 – 2
Full Time
SV Werder Bremen
Sun 5 Nov 2023 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Marvin Ducksch
Vaclav Cerny 37' 1–1
Kevin Paredes 59' 2–1
2–2 65' Rafael Borre
Maxence Lacroix 6' Y
Y 64' Leonardo Bittencourt
Kevin Paredes 66' Y
Jonas Wind 80' Y
Maxence Lacroix 88' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# 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 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
6
VfL Wolfsburg 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals SV Werder Bremen
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen 2023-01-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-08-06 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen 2021-03-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov SV Werder Bremen H 2–2 D
31 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
28 Oct FC Augsburg A 2–3 L
21 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–2 L
07 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 1–3 L
30 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–0 W
SV Werder Bremen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–3 L
01 Oct SV Darmstadt 98 A 2–4 L
23 Sep 1. FC Köln H 2–1 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen
Niclas Fullkrug 3 G
Marco Grull 2 G 3 A
Eren Dinkci 1 G
Dariusz Stalmach 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Volkswagen Arena!
  • 5' Ridle Baku has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 30 cards already picked up this season.
  • 6' Poor challenge from Maxence Lacroix. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Marvin Ducksch — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and SV Werder Bremen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' SV Werder Bremen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' SV Werder Bremen have won 377 goals from 417 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vaclav Cerny makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfL Wolfsburg and SV Werder Bremen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Maximilian Arnold on, Mattias Svanberg off on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Kevin Paredes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Leonardo Bittencourt is booked for SV Werder Bremen — Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' Romano Schmid does the damage! The net is bulging and SV Werder Bremen surge ahead!
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kevin Paredes.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 74' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Nicolas Cozza comes on to replace Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 80' Jonas Wind is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 84' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Joakim Maehle by Ridle Baku on 84 minute.
  • 87' Justin Njinmah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Ducksch at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' Maxence Lacroix is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' Time for substitution for SV Werder Bremen. Rafael Borre is replaced by Nick Woltemade.
  • The points are shared — VfL Wolfsburg 2-2 SV Werder Bremen. Honours even.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Niclas Fullkrug 5
Wout Weghorst 5
John Brooks 3
Leonardo Bittencourt 3
Kevin Mohwald 2
Mitchell Weiser 2
Josh Sargent 2
Maxence Lacroix 2

Head to Head

2023-11-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen 2023-01-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-08-06 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen 2021-03-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-11-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen D 2023-10-31 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig W 2023-10-28 FC Augsburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-10-21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-10-07 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-09-30 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W

SV Werder Bremen Form

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 2023-10-07 SV Werder Bremen 2–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2023-10-01 SV Darmstadt 98 4–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 SV Werder Bremen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg46% Draw26% SV Werder Bremen28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
72%
Draw or SV Werder Bremen
54%
VfL Wolfsburg or SV Werder Bremen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg33% Draw44% SV Werder Bremen23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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