Match Report
29 points for VfL Wolfsburg (16th), 32 for Werder Bremen (15th): a 3-point gap. VfL Wolfsburg had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, VfL Wolfsburg ran at 1.32 scored and 2.03 conceded, Werder Bremen at 1.09 and 1.76.
9 games without a win framed VfL Wolfsburg's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 31 meetings between the two: 13 for VfL Wolfsburg, 11 for Werder Bremen and 7 drawn, at 3.61 goals per meeting. Only 39% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 74% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 74%.
The match was played at Volkswagen Arena (capacity 30,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Werder Bremen: Justin Njinmah (68')
Key stats
Possession: VfL Wolfsburg 57% · Werder Bremen 43% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 8-4