Bundesliga

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Werder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart – Lineups & Match Details

VfB Stuttgart beat Werder Bremen 4-0. Goals: B. El Khannouss (40'), J. Leweling (44'), D. Undav (79'), C. Führich (90'). Werder Bremen had 37% possession against VfB Stuttgart's 63%. Shots on target: 3-12.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 14

Sunday, 14 December 2025

Werder BremenWerder Bremen

0 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart

Referee: Robert Hartmann, Germany

Lineups

Werder BremenWerder Bremen4-2-3-1
M. Backhaus30M. BackhausG
Y. Sugawara3Y. SugawaraD
A. Pieper5A. PieperD
K. Coulibaly31K. CoulibalyD
M. Friedl32M. FriedlD
J. Stage6J. StageM
S. Lynen14S. LynenM
J. Njinmah11J. NjinmahM
R. Schmid20R. SchmidM
S. Mbangula7S. MbangulaM
M. Grull17M. GrullF

Substitutes

13K. HeinG
2O. DemanD
4N. StarkD
23I. SchmidtD
28S. AlveroM
24P. CovicM
18C. PuertasM
10L. BittencourtM
9K. ToppF
VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart3-4-2-1
A. Nubel33A. NubelG
F. Jeltsch29F. JeltschD
J. Chabot24J. ChabotD
R. Hendriks3R. HendriksD
J. Vagnoman4J. VagnomanM
A. Karazor16A. KarazorM
A. Stiller6A. StillerM
J. Leweling18J. LewelingM
B. El Khannouss11B. El KhannoussF
N. Nartey28N. NarteyF
D. Undav26D. UndavF

Substitutes

1F. BredlowG
2A. Al DakhilD
7M. MittelstadtD
15P. StenzelD
20L. StergiouD
10C. FuhrichM
30C. AndresM
8T. TomasF
27B. BouananiF

Match Events

11'Y

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

40'G

B. El Khannouss

Assist: J. Leweling

44'G

J. Leweling

Assist: Finn Jeltsch

57'S

M. Friedl

Substitution 1

59'Y

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

59'R

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

64'S

S. Mbangula

Substitution 2

64'S

M. Grüll

Substitution 3

76'S

B. El Khannouss

Substitution 1

76'S

N. Nartey

Substitution 2

77'S

S. Lynen

Substitution 4

77'S

J. Njinmah

Substitution 5

79'G

D. Undav

Assist: J. Leweling

82'S

J. Leweling

Substitution 3

89'S

Finn Jeltsch

Substitution 4

89'S

D. Undav

Substitution 5

90'G

C. Führich

Assist: M. Mittelstädt

Statistics

Werder Bremen
37%63%
VfB Stuttgart
0.91Expected Goals (xG)2.17
9Total Shots24
3Shots on Target12
0Corners9
11Fouls6
0Offsides2
77Pass Accuracy (%)87
2Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Werder Bremen host VfB Stuttgart on Sunday, 14 December 2025. The kick-off time is 18:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Werder Bremen go into the match 15th in the table; VfB Stuttgart sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Werder Bremen have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. VfB Stuttgart have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Apr 2025: Werder Bremen 2-1 VfB Stuttgart; 30 Nov 2024: Werder Bremen 2-2 VfB Stuttgart; 21 Apr 2024: Werder Bremen 2-1 VfB Stuttgart. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

VfB Stuttgart beat Werder Bremen 4-0. VfB Stuttgart replied with B. El Khannouss 40', J. Leweling 44', D. Undav 79', C. Führich 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Werder Bremen held 37% of the ball against 63% for VfB Stuttgart. Shots on target finished 3-12. Expected goals read 0.91 for Werder Bremen, 2.17 for VfB Stuttgart.

Verdict

VfB Stuttgart take the three points; Werder Bremen look at a thin night for the home crowd. Werder Bremen sat 15th and VfB Stuttgart 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.