VfB Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaStuttgart ease past Werder 2-0 with third win in a row
VfB Stuttgart's Deniz Undav and Serhou Guirassy scored to give them a 2-0 home win over Werder Bremen on Saturday, their third league victory in a row that kept them third in the table with a four-point lead over fourth-placed RB Leipzig.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
- 3': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Maximilian Mittelstädt is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a through ball following a fast break.
- 9': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Anthony Jung.
- 9': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich following a corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 14': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 15': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Michael Zetterer is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Silas Katompa Mvumpa with a through ball.
- 17': Attempt saved. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 17': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor with a cross.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a through ball.
- 20': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
- 21': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 23': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
- 31': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
- 39': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
- 42': Foul by Dan-Axel Zagadou (VfB Stuttgart).
- 42': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 44': Attempt saved. Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
- 45'+1': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
- 46': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart).
- 46': Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 47': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 47': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt.
- 49': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Pascal Stenzel.
- 50': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen).
- 51': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Silas Katompa Mvumpa with a through ball.
- 52': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
- 53': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
- 59': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 59': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
- 61': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Anthony Jung.
- 63': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart).
- 63': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Stark replaces Milos Veljkovic.
- 63': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Marvin Ducksch.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt missed. Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt missed. Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Angelo Stiller replaces Deniz Undav.
- 71': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Olivier Deman replaces Felix Agu.
- 72': Penalty VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, SV Werder Bremen 0. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 78': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Silas Katompa Mvumpa.
- 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Chris Führich.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross.
- 79': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Pascal Stenzel.
- 83': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Borré following a fast break.
- 85': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Jung.
- 86': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Alexander Nübel is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart).
- 86': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Njinmah.
- 89': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Senne Lynen replaces Jens Stage.
- 89': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Dawid Kownacki replaces Rafael Borré.
- 89': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Anthony Rouault replaces Pascal Stenzel.
- 90': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Deman.
- 90'+2': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Dawid Kownacki (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+5': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, SV Werder Bremen 0.
- 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, SV Werder Bremen 0.
Statistics
 SVW |
VFB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 339 | Accurate Passes | 530 |
| 423 | Passes | 596 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 54,500
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 54,500
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | +59 | 84 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 32 | +49 | 69 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | +34 | 67 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 32 | +38 | 63 |
Line-Ups
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 23 | Dan-Axel Zagadou |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
| 15 | Pascal Stenzel  |
| 8 | Enzo Millot |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 26 | Deniz Undav |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 27 | Chris Führich |
| 14 | Silas Katompa Mvumpa |
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Michael Zetterer (GK) |
| 32 | Marco Friedl |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 13 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 20 | Romano Schmid |
| 6 | Jens Stage |
| 27 | Felix Agu |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 19 | Rafael Borré |
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