VfL Wolfsburg vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

VfL Wolfsburg

2 – 4

Full Time

SV Werder Bremen

Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 15:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena 28,917 HT 45' · FT 45'

Tiago Tomas 19' 1–0

1–1 45+5' Mitchell Weiser

1–2 51' Felix Agu

1–3 67' Marvin Ducksch

1–4 72' Marco Grull

Joakim Maehle 79' 2–4

Maximilian Arnold 42' Y

Patrick Wimmer 68' R

Y 87' Olivier Deman

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Daniel Schlager
Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
Assistant 2 Arno Blos

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

VfL Wolfsburg 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals SV Werder Bremen

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 SV Werder Bremen 2024-03-30 SV Werder Bremen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 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

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–4	L
05 Oct	VfL Bochum 1848	A	3–1	W
28 Sep	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	3–4	L
14 Sep	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–2	L
31 Aug	Holstein Kiel	A	2–0	W

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	VfL Wolfsburg	A	4–2	W
05 Oct	SC Freiburg	H	0–1	L
29 Sep	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	4–3	W
21 Sep	FC Bayern München	H	0–5	L
15 Sep	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	2–1	W
31 Aug	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–0	D

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' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' VfL Wolfsburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The travelling SV Werder Bremen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' VfL Wolfsburg are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against SV Werder Bremen's 3-4-2-1 shape.
19' Against the run of play, Tiago Tomas has scored! This game has turned on its head.
23' Amos Pieper gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Anthony Jung and will look to change the dynamic.
28' Olivier Deman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' Marco Grull, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Maximilian Arnold has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
42' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold is replaced by Yannick Gerhardt.
47' SV Werder Bremen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' A goal from the Germany international Mitchell Weiser! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
51' SV Werder Bremen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Felix Agu on 51.
56' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' 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.
65' Patrick Wimmer gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Konstantinos Koulierakis and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marvin Ducksch makes it 1-3.
68' Patrick Wimmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 68.
72' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Grull makes it 1-4.
77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
78' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joakim Maehle is hanging Jonas Wind on the field on 78 minute.
79' A goal from the Denmark international Joakim Maehle! He fires home on 79 to make it 2-4!
84' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Kohn. He replaces Felix Agu on 84 minute.
87' It’s gonna be a card for Olivier Deman.
90' The crowd applauds Marvin Ducksch as he leaves the pitch. Oliver Burke steps in for SV Werder Bremen.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

1
Kamil Grabara
27
Maximilian Arnold ↓ Yannick Gerhardt 42'
20
Ridle Baku ↓ Kilian Fischer 65'
8
Salih Ozcan
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw
18
Denis Vavro
23
Jonas Wind ↓ Joakim Maehle 78'
16
Jakub Kaminski
11
Tiago Tomas
9
Mohammed Amoura
4
Konstantinos Koulierakis ↓ Patrick Wimmer 65'

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

15
Oliver Burke ↑ 90'
5
Amos Pieper ↑ 23'
2
Olivier Deman ↑ 84'
19
Derrick Kohn ↑ 84'
33
Abdenego Nankishi
42
Keke Topp ↑ 84'
30
Mio Backhaus
21
Isak Hansen-Aaroen
48
Wesley Adeh

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Niclas Fullkrug	5
Wout Weghorst	5
John Brooks	3
Leonardo Bittencourt	3
Marvin Ducksch	2
Kevin Mohwald	2
Mitchell Weiser	2
Josh Sargent	2

Head to Head

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2024-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-10-05 VfL Bochum 1848 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-09-28 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 VfB Stuttgart D 2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2024-09-14 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2024-08-31 Holstein Kiel 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W

SV Werder Bremen Form

2024-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-10-05 SV Werder Bremen 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2024-09-29 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–4 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-09-21 SV Werder Bremen 0–5 FC Bayern München L 2024-09-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-08-31 SV Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Dortmund D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.62 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or SV Werder Bremen 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg33% Draw26% SV Werder Bremen41%

Actual: SV Werder Bremen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

58%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

67%

VfL Wolfsburg or SV Werder Bremen

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg26% Draw40% SV Werder Bremen34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 0

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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