Bundesliga · Sat, 21 Mar 2026 ·
VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen — 0 - 1
Volkswagen Arena · Referee: Benjamin Brand, Germany
Match report
Werder Bremen win 1-0 at VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg were beaten 1-0 by Werder Bremen at Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 27. J. Njinmah scored the only goal of the game for Werder Bremen in the 68th minute. Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg, 90+2') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
VfL Wolfsburg had 57% of the ball and 11 shots (4 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 8 (3 on target). Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen) was the top-rated player with 8.2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
Match events
- 39'yellow cardMoritz JenzYellow Card
- 61'substitutionS. MbangulaOff: F. Agu
- 61'substitutionN. StarkOff: K. Coulibaly
- 64'substitutionJ. LindstromOff: P. Wimmer
- 68'goalJ. NjinmahNormal Goal
- 73'substitutionM. AmouraOff: L. Majer
- 73'substitutionJ. WindOff: K. Shiogai
- 79'substitutionVini SouzaOff: M. Arnold
- 79'substitutionJ. MaehleOff: A. Daghim
- 85'substitutionJ. NjinmahOff: S. Musah
- 90+2'yellow cardMoritz JenzYellow Card
- 90+2'red cardMoritz JenzRed Card
- 90+5'yellow cardLovro MajerYellow Card
- 90+6'substitutionL. BittencourtOff: M. Schmetgens
Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Dieter Hecking
Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 6J. BelocianD
- 15M. JenzD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 26S. KumbediM
- 24C. EriksenM
- 5Vini SouzaM
- 21J. MaehleM
- 19J. LindstromF
- 9M. AmouraF
- 23J. WindF
Substitutes
- 29M. MullerG
- 27M. ArnoldM
- 31Y. GerhardtM
- 3D. VavroD
- 10L. MajerM
- 39P. WimmerM
- 17D. PejcinovicF
- 11A. DaghimF
- 7K. ShiogaiF
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 4N. StarkD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 2O. DemanD
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 18C. PuertasM
- 17M. GrullM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 7S. MbangulaM
- 11J. NjinmahF
Substitutes
- 25M. KolkeG
- 24P. CovicM
- 27F. AguD
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 9K. ToppF
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 29S. MusahF
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 1.06Expected goals (xG)0.38
- 11Total shots8
- 4Shots on target3
- 3Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots2
- 7Shots inside the box5
- 4Shots outside the box3
- 8Corners4
- 1Offsides4
- 16Fouls6
- 3Yellow cards0
- 1Red cards0
- 2Goalkeeper saves4
- 516Passes404
- 428Accurate passes322
- 83%Pass accuracy80%
- 0.76Goals prevented0.76
Player statistics
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamil GrabaraG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Jeanuël BelocianD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Moritz JenzD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Vinícius SouzaM | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Joakim MæhleM | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Christian EriksenM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 26Saël KumbediM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Mohamed AmouraF | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Jesper LindstrømF | 64 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Jonas WindF | 73 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Marius MüllerG | – | – | ||
| 3Denis VavroD | – | – | ||
| 10Lovro MajerM | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Maximilian ArnoldM | 11 | 7.0 | ||
| 31Yannick GerhardtM | – | – | ||
| 39Patrick WimmerM | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Kento ShiogaiF | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Adam DaghimF | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Dženan PejčinovićF | – | – |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Niklas StarkD | 61 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaM | 61 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahFTop rated | 85 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 25Markus KolkeG | – | – | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | – | – | ||
| 27Felix AguD | 29 | 6.6 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | 1 | – | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 9Keke ToppF | – | – | ||
| 29Salim MusahF | 12 | 6.7 |