Bundesliga · Fri, 7 Nov 2025 ·
Werder Bremen vs VfL Wolfsburg — 2 - 1
Weserstadion · Referee: Felix Zwayer, Germany
Match report
S. Mbangula’s 90' winner gives Werder Bremen 2-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg were beaten 2-1 by Werder Bremen at Weserstadion on Friday, 7 November 2025 in Bundesliga matchday 10. J. Stage (83') and S. Mbangula (90') scored for Werder Bremen, while M. Svanberg (28') found the net for VfL Wolfsburg. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Werder Bremen had 60% of the ball and 20 shots (7 on target) against VfL Wolfsburg’s 7 (4 on target). Jens Stage (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 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 21 Mar 2026, VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 Werder Bremen
Match events
- 28'goalM. SvanbergAssist: S. Kumbedi
- 61'yellow cardMarco FriedlYellow Card
- 65'substitutionJ. NjinmahOff: V. Boniface
- 65'substitutionK. ToppOff: S. Mbangula
- 67'substitutionM. SvanbergOff: P. Wimmer
- 80'substitutionK. CoulibalyOff: I. Schmidt
- 80'substitutionM. AmouraOff: J. Wind
- 83'goalJ. StageAssist: Y. Sugawara
- 86'substitutionS. LynenOff: C. Puertas
- 86'substitutionM. GrullOff: L. Bittencourt
- 87'substitutionA. DaghimOff: A. Skov Olsen
- 87'substitutionC. EriksenOff: D. Pejcinovic
- 90'goalS. MbangulaAssist: V. Boniface
- 90+6'yellow cardRomano SchmidYellow Card
Lineups
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Horst Steffen
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 5A. PieperD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 6J. StageM
- 14S. LynenM
- 11J. NjinmahM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 17M. GrullM
- 9K. ToppF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 28S. AlveroM
- 24P. CovicM
- 18C. PuertasM
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 44V. BonifaceF
- 7S. MbangulaF
VfL Wolfsburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Paul Simonis
Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 26S. KumbediD
- 14J. SeeltD
- 15M. JenzD
- 25A. ZehnterD
- 27M. ArnoldM
- 5Vini SouzaM
- 11A. DaghimM
- 24C. EriksenM
- 32M. SvanbergM
- 9M. AmouraF
Substitutes
- 12P. PervanG
- 3D. VavroD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 41J. Burger
- 7A. Skov OlsenF
- 37P. HenselM
- 39P. WimmerM
- 17D. PejcinovicF
- 23J. WindF
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.45Expected goals (xG)0.57
- 20Total shots7
- 7Shots on target4
- 7Shots off target1
- 6Blocked shots2
- 14Shots inside the box4
- 6Shots outside the box3
- 13Corners3
- 2Offsides2
- 13Fouls8
- 2Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves5
- 566Passes405
- 490Accurate passes318
- 87%Pass accuracy79%
- 0.55Goals prevented0.55
Player statistics
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 5Amos PieperD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Jens StageMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 11Justin NjinmahM | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Senne LynenM | 86 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllM | 86 | 7.5 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Keke ToppF | 65 | 6.0 | ||
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | – | – | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 28Skelly AlveroM | – | – | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | 25 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 44Victor Okoh BonifaceF | 24 | 7.0 | 1 |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamil GrabaraG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Jenson SeeltD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Moritz JenzD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Aaron ZehnterD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Saël KumbediD | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 5Vinícius SouzaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Adam DaghimM | 87 | 5.9 | ||
| 24Christian EriksenM | 87 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Maximilian ArnoldM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Mattias SvanbergM | 67 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 9Mohamed AmouraF | 80 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Pavao PervanG | – | – | ||
| 3Denis VavroD | – | – | ||
| 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD | – | – | ||
| 41Jan BürgerD | – | – | ||
| 37Pharell HenselM | – | – | ||
| 39Patrick WimmerM | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Andreas Skov OlsenF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Dženan PejčinovićF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Jonas WindF | 10 | 6.2 |