Bundesliga

Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen – Lineups & Match Details

Werder Bremen beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0. Goals: J. Njinmah (68'). VfL Wolfsburg had 57% possession against Werder Bremen's 43%. Shots on target: 4-3.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 21 March 2026

VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Werder BremenWerder Bremen

Referee: Benjamin Brand, Germany

Lineups

VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg3-4-2-1
Kamil Grabara1Kamil GrabaraG
Jeanuël Belocian6Jeanuël BelocianD
Moritz Jenz15Moritz JenzD
Konstantinos Koulierakis4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
Saël Kumbedi26Saël KumbediM
Christian Eriksen24Christian EriksenM
Vinícius Souza5Vinícius SouzaM
Joakim Mæhle21Joakim MæhleM
Jesper Lindstrøm19Jesper LindstrømF
Mohamed Amoura9Mohamed AmouraF
Jonas Wind23Jonas WindF

Substitutes

39Patrick WimmerM
10Lovro MajerM
7Kento ShiogaiF
27Maximilian ArnoldM
11Adam DaghimF
29Marius MüllerG
3Denis VavroD
31Yannick GerhardtM
17Dženan PejčinovićF
Werder BremenWerder Bremen4-2-3-1
Mio Backhaus30Mio BackhausG
Yukinari Sugawara3Yukinari SugawaraD
Niklas Stark4Niklas StarkD
Marco Friedl32Marco FriedlD
Olivier Deman2Olivier DemanD
Leonardo Bittencourt10Leonardo BittencourtM
Cameron Puertas18Cameron PuertasM
Marco Grüll17Marco GrüllM
Romano Schmid20Romano SchmidM
Samuel Mbangula7Samuel MbangulaM
Justin Njinmah11Justin NjinmahF

Substitutes

31Karim CoulibalyD
27Felix AguD
29Salim MusahF
33Mick SchmetgensD
25Markus KolkeG
23Isaac SchmidtD
24Patrice ČovićM
9Keke ToppF

Match Events

39'Y

M. Jenz

61'S

S. Mbangula

Substitution 1

61'S

N. Stark

Substitution 2

64'S

J. Lindstrøm

Substitution 1

68'G

J. Njinmah

73'S

M. Amoura

Substitution 2

73'S

J. Wind

Substitution 3

79'S

Vinicius Souza

Substitution 4

79'S

J. Mæhle

Substitution 5

85'S

J. Njinmah

Substitution 3

90'+5Y

L. Majer

90'+2Y

M. Jenz

90'+2R

M. Jenz

90'+6S

L. Bittencourt

Substitution 4

Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg
57%43%
Werder Bremen
0.76Expected Goals (xG)0.37
11Total Shots8
4Shots on Target3
8Corners4
16Fouls6
1Offsides4
83Pass Accuracy (%)81
3Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
Match preview

VfL Wolfsburg host Werder Bremen on Saturday, 21 March 2026 at Volkswagen Arena. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. VfL Wolfsburg go into the match 16th in the table; Werder Bremen sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

VfL Wolfsburg have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Werder Bremen have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 7 Nov 2025: VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 Werder Bremen; 1 Mar 2025: VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Werder Bremen; 20 Oct 2024: VfL Wolfsburg 2-4 Werder Bremen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Werder Bremen beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0. Werder Bremen replied with J. Njinmah 68'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 68 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

VfL Wolfsburg held 57% of the ball against 43% for Werder Bremen. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 0.76 for VfL Wolfsburg, 0.37 for Werder Bremen.

Verdict

Werder Bremen take the three points; VfL Wolfsburg look at a thin night for the home crowd. VfL Wolfsburg sat 16th and Werder Bremen 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.