Highlights

Matchday 29

FINAL

MHPArena

SV Werder Bremen

90'

BurkeOliver Burke

WoltemadeNick Woltemade

65'

32'

BurkeOliver Burke

StergiouLeonidas Stergiou

19'

D. Schlager

MHPArena

Full-time: Stuttgart 1-2 Werder

Away-day specialists Bremen and their striker Oliver Burke have snatched a victory that sees Stuttgart lose at home for a fifth-consecutive time in the Bundesliga in an unwanted first for the hosts. VfB took the lead through Leonidas Stergiou before Burke brought the teams level in an entertaining first half. Nick Woltemade's second yellow swung the pendulum in the Green-Whites' favour after the break, with Burke netting at the last to give Ole Werner's team the points.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Marco Grüll

Romano Schmid

90'

+ 1

Surely Werder win it !

Scenes at the MHPArena. Oliver Burke has popped up at the death as Stuttgart get dragged across the pitch and allow Bittencourt to feed the Bremen striker. Burke slams home his fifth goal of the campaign with a finish at the near post.

90'

Oliver Burke

GOAL!

1:2

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

15 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

92.71 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

12.72 m

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Oliver Burke35.15km/h

Felix Agu34.76km/h

Finn Jeltsch33.72km/h

86'

Zetterer stop

This time the Werder goalkeeper helps his team out with Michael Zetterer getting down to deny Keitel.

85'

Substitution

Deniz Undav

Ermedin Demirović

84'

Substitution

André Silva

Marvin Ducksch

84'

Substitution

Derrick Köhn

Felix Agu

83'

Nübel save

A big stop from Nübel to deny Friedl's low drive. Jeltsch is there quickest to clear the follow up, and it is a crucial one too.

80'

Double swap

With the 10-man hosts tiring badly here, Sebastian Hoeneß throws Keitel and Brunn Larsen into the mix.

79'

Substitution

Yannik Keitel

Atakan Karazor

79'

Substitution

Jacob Bruun Larsen

Chris Führich

78'

Bittencourt into the action

Leonardo Bittencourt comes on for Stage and is straight into the action, curling a shot around the post.

77'

Substitution

Leonardo Bittencourt

Jens Stage

76'

Stark off target

Stark smashes an effort at the target from distance but his shot is still rising.

72'

Agu miss

Weiser fires a high cross to the far post. Agu rises but can only head over. These are nervy times for the hosts. Can Werder snatch it against the ten-men of VfB?

70'

Win Probability

This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange

64'

27.3 %

Now

35.6 %

68'

Nothing doing for Stage

Jens Stage works his way into the area on the left and then falls a bit theatrically inside the area. The referee tells the Werder player to get on his feet.

67'

Yellow card

David Krecidlo

65'

Woltemade ordered off

Well, well, well, Nick Woltemade has been sent off for a second bookable offence against his former side. A challenge on Schmid sees the Werder man drop to the floor and the referee whips out a yellow, and then a red. Woltemade is crestfallen.

65'

Second yellow card

Nick Woltemade

58'

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

xGoals

2.02

1.16

Goals

56'

Almost Woltemade!

Führich does brilliantly to curl the ball into the box and when Woltemade rises, this looks in all the way. The forward's header fizzes just wide of the upright, however. Woltemade should really score there.

In the balance

Difficult to predict who will go on to win this game at this stage of proceedings. There's not much in it in terms of danger created.

51'

Angelo Stiller perfect

Stuttgart's midfielder currently boasts 100 per cent pass and tackle success rates, phenomenal.

50'

Possession (%)

5941

50'

Woltemade booking

Woltemade has a glance at Niklas Stark before going in heavily on the Bremen No.4. The Stuttgart man goes into the referee's notebook.

49'

Yellow card

Nick Woltemade

48'

Demirović over

Stiller's looping set-piece into the box is headed over the crossbar by Ermedin Demirović.

46'

Away we go again

Werder get the second half underway. VfB make a change at the break with Fabien Rieder on for Jamie Leweling on the right.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Fabian Rieder

Jamie Leweling

Half-time

Half-time: Stuttgart 1-1 Werder

A thoroughly entertaining and highly competitive encounter reaches its halfway point. Leonidas Stergiou gave the hosts the lead after Michael Zetterer's failed attempt to clear but Oliver Burke equalised with his fourth goal of the season.

44'

Stage booked

Jens Stage is booked for arguing with the referee.

44'

Yellow card

Jens Stage

43'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

VFB

SVW

13.5 s

18.8 s

42'

Chabot hurt

Stuttgart's big defender looks like he pulled a hamstring when hoofing the ball upfield earlier. Ramon Hendriks is on in Chabot's place.

42'

Substitution

Ramon Hendriks

Jeff Chabot

41'

Karazor booked

Karazor picks up his ninth booking of the season for protesting.

40'

Yellow card

Atakan Karazor

38'

Burke there again

A crucial intervention from Maximilian Mittelstädt to deny Burke right in front of goal when the latter was just about to pull the trigger.

35'

Goal attempts

5off target

3on target

3off target

3on target

32'

Werder go level

He doesn't miss this time! Oddly enough, from a Stuttgart goal-kick, Bremen work the ball quickly back upfield. A battle in the middle ends with Mitchell Weiser emerging with the ball. His pass through sends Burke clear and the Scot has an age to pick his spot before side-footing home his second goal in as many games.

32'

Oliver Burke

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

46 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

105.32 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

17.04 m

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Oliver Burke34.74km/h

Finn Jeltsch33.72km/h

Leonidas Stergiou33.71km/h

26'

Lewleing effort

Woltemade does well to lay the ball off for Jamie Leweling, who pings a shot over the top.

Top entertainment

This has been an action packed encounter thus far with chances at both ends. For the moment, VfB fans are the ones making themselves heard.

24'

Burke warned

Oliver Burke leaves a late one on Chabot and the Werder forward escapes with a warning.

21'

VfB denied

Demirović is in and powers an effort at the target. Zetterer fares better this time, making a good block to deny the hosts a second.

19'

First-blood Stuttgart

The MHP Arena erupts! Leonidas Stergiou breaks the Werder line chasing a penetrating ball from the back. Michael Zetterer spotted the danger and sprinted to the edge of his box. The visiting goalkeeper can only swipe at air, however, as Stergiou's touch takes him past the goalkeeper. The Swiss then has a simple task to slot home the opener.

19'

Leonidas Stergiou

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

93 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

10.97 m

15'

xGoals

0.28

0.31

Goals

13'

Woltemade effort

The action quickly switches back the other way and here come Stuttgart. Demirović tees up Woltemade, who eyes the corner and fires. Friedl makes a crucial block.

11'

Werder flying

Ducksch nods a header from a corner straight at Nübel. Bremen are really taking the game to the hosts here as Schmid then has a pop at the target which Nübel again saves.

Huge chance!

Suddenly, Oliver Burke is bounding into the box on the right. He's got a gaping goal in front of him but shoots straight at Nübel's outstretched leg. That was a big opportunity for Werder.

Weiser warned

The Werder man rises with Stiller and has an elbow a touch too high. Weiser catches his opponent, who collapses in a heap. We have our first yellow card of the game.

Yellow card

Mitchell Weiser

Nübel confident

Alexander Nübel tracks a long pass towards his area and comes out of his box to deal with the danger. The keeper chests the ball to bring it under control and then releases under pressure.

First chance

Stiller dinks a free-kick into the danger zone and Woltemade is there but can only head straight at Michael Zetterer.

Away we go!

Stuttgart kick off at their home ground.

Kick-off!

Only five to go!

Both sides take to the field and we're all set. Just five Bundesliga games to go for both teams and each will want to give it one big push today as they aim for a late push for the European places.

Teams in tunnel !

We're almost set for the off as both sides gather in the tunnel. Outside, the atmosphere is electric inside the MHPArena.

Woltemade faces old friends

The Stuttgart striker spent a large part of his youth development at Bremen and went on to score two goals in 51 senior appearances for the Green-Whites between 2020 and 2024.

More on those teams

Sebastian Hoeneß makes four changes to his starting XI here compared to the team that comprehensively beat Bochum last time out. Angelo Stiller and Maximilian Mittelstädt return from respective suspensions while Jamie Leweling and Finn Jeltsch are also in from the get-go. Werder, meanwhile, are unchanged for a third consecutive game.

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Stergiou, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt - Karazor (c), Stiller – Leweling, Woltemade, Führich – Demirović

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Hendriks, Jaquez, Stenzel, Keitel, Rieder, Millot, Bruun Larsen, Undav

Werder starting XI

Zetterer - Stark, Friedl (c), Pieper - Weiser, Stage, Lynen, Schmid, Agu - Ducksch, Burke

Werder subs

Backhaus, Köhn, Jung, Malatini, Bittencourt, Njinmah, Topp, Grüll, Silva

Finding form?

Bremen's win over Frankfurt last week marked the first time they have clinched back-to-back wins since the winter break. What's more, they even managed to keep a clean sheet in both games (3-0 in Kiel, 2-0 at home against Frankfurt).

Only on a Sunday

Werder Bremen may well like away days, but recently they have developed a problem with Sundays. Which is to say that they have lost their last four matches played on this day of the week, shipping 13 goals while scoring just four. Their last Sunday fixture came on Matchday 22, when they lost 3-1 at home to Hoffenheim.

An end to the run?

For all of their highs in recent weeks with reaching the DFB Cup final and thrashing Bochum 4-0, Stuttgart are currently on a run of four consecutive home defeats in the Bundesliga. The Swabians have never lost five on the trot, but Bremen are a force away from home this season.

Werner's thoughts on facing Stuttgart

"I'm looking forward to it - a big stadium, a great atmosphere, two teams who want to get on the ball. It's a big challenge because Stuttgart are a team that brings a lot of quality onto the pitch, both as individuals and as a team, but we want to try and replicate the reverse fixture in terms of approach and quality, because we were able to create an even game then. That's our thinking, even if we know it's a difficult challenge."

Hoeneß' thoughts on facing Bremen

“Bremen are strong away from home and are more experienced than us. They have really impressive and steady patterns in their play. With our positive mood as the basis, we have to be ready to go to our limit and remain focused, even in difficult periods of the game. It remains our task to be a constant goal threat and to attack with purpose.”

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

0:59

Watch: Demirović's maiden Bundesliga hat-trick

Check out VfB Stuttgart forward Ermedin Demirović's first-ever Bundesliga treble on Matchday 28 against Bochum.

Bremen end winless home run

Bremen's win against Frankfurt was their first home win since a 1-0 win against Mainz at the end of January but it is their away form that has given them an outside chance of securing European football next season. Although they only sit in tenth, after back-to-back wins, Bremen only sit five points behind Gladbach in the final European position and a win against Stuttgart would put them right amongst it.

Stuttgart to hit form at the right time?

Although this season hasn't lived up to the fantastic results of last season, Stuttgart could still be on track to end the season in a really positive way. Despite a poor run of form for much of 2025, there was a real change in the mood around the club after the DFB Cup semi-final win over Leipzig and that showed as Stuttgart dismantled Bochum last time out. Stuttgart have favourable fixtures to come and so could still certainly be playing in Europe again next season either via the league or through winning the cup!

Form guys

Striker Ermedin Demirović has five goals in Stuttgart's last four games – no Bundesliga player can top that. Bremen's Romano Schmid has also been on fire, scoring three in his side's last four. Who will make the difference here?

Strong on the road

Bremen have been particularly successful away from the Weserstadion this term. Seven of their 11 victories have come on their travels, as well as 23 of their 39 points. Their last away match was a comfortable 3-0 victory over Holstein Kiel.

112th meeting

Only against Bayern have Stuttgart played more often in the Bundesliga, while a goal against the Werderaner here would be their 100th at home against them in the top flight.

2:03

Watch: Bochum 0-4 VfB Stuttgart - highlights

Ermedin Demirović's hat-trick led Stuttgart to a comfortable win over relegation battling Bochum. Sebastian Hoeneß's side ended a run of six games without a win, putting them in ninth place and just one point above Bremen.

2:03

Watch: Werder Bremen 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt - highlights

Bremen made it two wins in a row with their victory over Frankfurt. They jump into 10th with that result, keeping them in the race for European football next season.

Hello and welcome!

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