VFB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart - SVW Bremen Werder Bremen
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0:12
Watch: Sugawara hoping for salmon from Stage
0:19
Watch: Demirović on Stuttgart's top-four hopes
Full-time: Stuttgart 1-1 Bremen
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Full-time
90'
+ 4
One more minute
Stuttgart have the ball, but is time running out for the hosts? They are back up to fourth as things stand...
90'
+ 4
Substitution
90'
+ 2
Valuable draw?
Backhaus dashes off his line to clear a long ball over the top of the Werder defence. This would be a useful point for the visitors.
90'
+ 1
Into added time
Four minutes added on. Time for a late twist?
90'
Substitution
89'
Bremen holding on
Backhaus is forced to tip another goal-bound Demirović header out for yet another Stuttgart corner, but the visitors manage to clear the resulting set play.
88'
Acrobatic effort
Wöber attempts an audacious bicycle kick inside the VfB area but fails to make proper contact with the ball.
86'
Into the final five
The home side are pushing for a late winner...
84'
Stage departs
What a performance from the Bremen midfielder.
83'
Substitution
82'
Parried away!
Bouanani's free-kick is palmed wide by Backhaus. Fine goalkeeping from the Bremen stopper.
81'
Excellent position
Puertas catches Undav with a late challenge and Stuttgart have another free-kick on the edge of the Bremen area.
79'
Yellow for Bremen keeper
Backhaus is cautioned for taking a little too long over a goal-kick.
78'
More fresh legs
Bouanani takes Leweling's place.
78'
Substitution
75'
More dangerous after half-time
Goal attempts
12off target
3on target
5off target
3on target
Both teams want three points
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0:16
Watch: What a chance for Bremen!
69'
Pace to burn
Njinmah tries to get the better of Mittelstädt down the right, but the Stuttgart man times his tackle to perfection.
68'
Wind in VfB's sails
The momentum is firmly with Stuttgart now. Bremen are dropping further and further back inside their own half.
66'
Thioune shuffles his pack
Wöber and Njinmah enter the fray as Bremen make their first changes of the afternoon.
65'
Substitution
65'
Substitution
64'
Teasing delivery
The home fans are in full voice now as Stuttgart continue to apply heavy pressure. Führich whips in a delicious cross from the left, but none of his team-mates can get on the end of it.
Immediate impact!
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Goal probability 
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.
Distance to Goal
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.
60'
Pieper struggling
The defender appears to be limping slightly after his latest intervention. Are Bremen about to be forced into their first change?
58'
Positive changes
Führich was one of Stuttgart's liveliest players against Freiburg on Thursday. Can he help haul VfB back into this game?
57'
Substitution
57'
Substitution
56'
Double change
Führich and Demirović are about to come on for Stuttgart.
55'
Brimming with confidence
Ambitious from Undav, who tries to chip Backhaus with a shot from inside the Bremen area. Fortunately for Werder, Pieper manages to take the sting out of the shot.
54'
Not quite accurate enough
Stiller tries to pick out Leweling but the midfielder's raking pass rolls all the way through to Backhaus.
52'
Dominant in possession
Possession (%)
6238
50'
Off target from El Khannouss
Lynen breaks down another Stuttgart attack on the edge of the Bremen area, but the home side immediately win back possession and El Khannouss' low, right-footed shot trickles just wide of Backhaus' goal.
48'
As you were
The game is settling back into a familiar pattern, with Stuttgart seeing more of the ball and Bremen looking to hit their opponents on the break.
46'
Back under way!
Bremen are unchanged as the action resumes.
Kick-off!
45'
+ 3
Half-time change for Stuttgart
Hendriks comes on for Zagadou, who has only just returned from injury.
45'
+ 3
Substitution
Half-time: Stuttgart 0-1 Bremen
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Half-time
45'
+ 1
Undav fires wide
The subsequent corner comes to nothing but the hosts go close again moments later, Undav curling a low shot just wide of Backhaus' left-hand post from the edge of the area.
44'
Pieper gets in the way
Puertas loses the ball in a dangerous area out on the right-hand side and Tomás manages to pick out Leweling, whose clever flick strikes Pieper and rolls behind for a corner.
42'
Close to 2-0!
Werder almost double their lead on the counter-attack as Milošević gets the better of Zagadou before cutting onto his left foot, but his shot from inside the area flies narrowly wide of the top corner. Let-off for the hosts!
Five minutes until half-time
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Doing it the hard way
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35'
Sugawara lets fly!
Stage and Sugawara link up again but the Japan international goes for goal himself this time. He strikes the ball cleanly but Nübel manages to tip the shot over the bar and out for a corner, which comes to nothing.
33'
Easy on the eye
Stuttgart link up brilliantly on the edge of the box, but Leweling gets too much power behind his through-ball into Tomás and Bremen manage to clear their lines.
31'
Backhaus denies Mittelstädt
The Stuttgart defender gets his low effort on target but Backhaus is equal to it, smothering the ball at the second attempt.
30'
Free-kick to Stuttgart
Puertas brings down Stiller on the edge of the Bremen area and VfB have a free-kick in a very dangerous position. Mittelstädt is standing over the ball...
28'
Plenty of possession
Stuttgart are seeing a lot of the ball but Bremen are sitting deep on the edge of their own area, making it difficult for the hosts to trouble Backhaus.
26'
Bremen started well...
Goal attempts
5off target
1on target
3off target
1on target
24'
Stuttgart knocking on the door
Another long-range effort - this time from Zagadou - is deflected wide for another Stuttgart corner, but the home side can't make the most of the set play.
0:17
Watch: What a save!
21'
Off target
Tomás tries his luck from long range but his speculative strike doesn't trouble Backhaus, who watches the ball fly harmlessly over his bar.
Werder strike first!
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Goal probability
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.
Shot speed
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.
Distance to Goal
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.
16'
Safety first
Mittelstädt swings in Stuttgart's first corner of the match. Bremen struggle to clear the danger initially but Stark eventually manages to hoof the ball clear.
14'
Magnificent cross!
El Khannouss curls a superb cross into the Bremen area, right into the path of Stuttgart's DFB Cup hero Tomás. The forward makes decent contact with the delivery but is unable to steer it on target.
12'
Over from Undav
Leweling tries to launch a counter-attack but is quickly crowded out by the Bremen defence. Stuttgart manage to keep possession though and the ball eventually falls to Undav, whose long-range effort flies over the bar.
10'
Wide from Jaquez
The defender tries his luck from distance but sends his shot well wide of Backhaus' goal. Better from Stuttgart, though.
8'
Just wide!
Schmid's inswinging delivery finds Stage, whose looping header flashes just wide of the angle between post and crossbar. The visitors are firmly on top at the moment.
Lynen goes close - twice!
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5'
Promising attack
Bremen threaten for the first time as Schmid feeds Deman out on the left. The Belgian manages to swing in a low cross but it's too close to Nübel in the Stuttgart goal.
3'
Stuttgart settling quickly
Lovely atmosphere at the MHP Arena too as both teams try to establish an early stranglehold on possession. The home side are seeing more of the ball so far.
1'
Off we go!
Stuttgart get the action under way in glorious sunshine at the MHP Arena.
Kick-off!
Final preparations
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Stuttgart's cup hero
The Portuguese forward starts for the third consecutive game in all competitions.
0:16
Watch: Fritzle in fine fettle
0:21
Watch: Beware the sprinkler!
0:10
Watch: Perfect conditions in Stuttgart
More on that Bremen team
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0:10
Watch: Behind the scenes in Werder's dressing room
More on that Stuttgart team
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0:06
Watch: Inside the VfB dressing room
Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen
Bremen subs
Kolke, Schmidt, Schmetgens, Wöber, Čović, Mbangula, Njinmah, Musah, Boniface
Starting line-up: VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart subs
Bredlow, Chabot, Vagnoman, Hendriks, Nartey, Karazor, Führich, Bouanani, Demirović
Sebastian Hoeneß on facing Bremen
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Daniel Thioune on facing Stuttgart
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5:15
Watch: What makes Deniz Undav different from other strikers?
The one that got away?
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Another year on the continent
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2:03
Watch: Bremen 3-1 Hamburg - highlights
2:03
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2:03
Watch: Bremen 0-4 Stuttgart - previous meeting
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