Werder Bremen vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2019-20 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Werder Bremen

FT
0 - 1

VfL Wolfsburg

82': Wout Weghorst

Wolfsburg win away to push Werder Bremen closer to the drop

Ludwig Augustinsson of SV Werder Bremen [1296x729]

Wolfsburg beat Werder Bremen 1-0 on Sunday to push them closer towards Bundesliga relegation.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Philipp Bargfrede (SV Werder Bremen).
1': Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Josip Brekalo tries a through ball, but Jérôme Roussillon is caught offside.
5': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
6': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
6': Attempt missed. Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross following a corner.
7': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
9': Foul by Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen).
9': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen).
12': Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
13': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joao Victor.
14': Foul by Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen).
14': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
17': Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Philipp Bargfrede (SV Werder Bremen).
17': Hand ball by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
18': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Davy Klaassen tries a through ball, but Yuya Osako is caught offside.
19': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
19': Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Kevin Vogt (SV Werder Bremen).
21': Foul by Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg).
21': Philipp Bargfrede (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt blocked. Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
24': Foul by Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen).
24': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt blocked. Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Victor.
28': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
29': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Joao Victor tries a through ball, but John Brooks is caught offside.
29': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Jirí Pavlenka tries a through ball, but Joshua Sargent is caught offside.
30': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
30': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Philipp Bargfrede.
31': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
32': Attempt missed. Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross following a corner.
32': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
33': Foul by Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen).
33': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Hand ball by Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg).
38': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
38': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
43': Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
44': Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen with a cross.
45': Foul by Davy Klaassen (SV Werder Bremen).
45': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Davy Klaassen (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+2': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
46': Foul by Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen).
46': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen).
48': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
50': Hand ball by Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg).
53': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
53': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson following a set piece situation.
55': Attempt missed. Philipp Bargfrede (SV Werder Bremen) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theodor Gebre Selassie with a cross.
56': Attempt missed. Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
57': Foul by Philipp Bargfrede (SV Werder Bremen).
57': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg).
58': Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
60': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
60': Attempt blocked. Davy Klaassen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theodor Gebre Selassie.
60': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by John Brooks.
61': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Fin Bartels replaces Philipp Bargfrede.
61': Attempt blocked. Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen with a cross.
62': Foul by Joshua Sargent (SV Werder Bremen).
62': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Ginczek replaces Admir Mehmedi.
64': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Klaus replaces Joao Victor.
64': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen).
64': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
67': Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt missed. Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
72': Attempt missed. Felix Klaus (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
73': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
73': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
73': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Brekalo following a corner.
75': Attempt missed. Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Theodor Gebre Selassie with a cross.
76': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Joshua Sargent.
80': Felix Klaus (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
80': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
82': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felix Klaus with a cross.
83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Xaver Schlager.
85': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade replaces Davy Klaassen.
86': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Davie Selke replaces Yuya Osako.
86': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Ginczek.
87': Foul by Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen).
87': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt saved. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
88': Davie Selke (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg).
88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Maximilian Arnold.
88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Marcel Tisserand replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
90'+2': Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen).
90'+5': Attempt missed. Theodor Gebre Selassie (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.

Statistics

WOB		SVW
13	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	2
46.2	Possession	53.8
17	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
315	Accurate Passes	360
408	Passes	480
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	9
20	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.5
62	Long Balls	68
32	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	8
8	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
13	Interceptions	9
20	Effective Clearances	16
20	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	34	+86	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	+36	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	+19	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	+22	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

Werder Bremen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Jirí Pavlenka (GK)
3	Kevin Vogt
18	Niklas Moisander
13	Milos Veljkovic
35	Maximilian Eggestein
44	Philipp Bargfrede
5	Ludwig Augustinsson
23	Theodor Gebre Selassie
19	Josh Sargent
8	Yuya Osako
30	Davy Klaassen

Werder Bremen Substitutes:

Davie Selke, Christian Groß, Michael Lang, Marco Friedl, Nick Woltemade, Sebastian Langkamp, Stefanos Kapino, Leonardo Bittencourt, Fin Bartels.

VfL Wolfsburg (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Koen Casteels (GK)
25	John Brooks
22	Marin Pongracic
15	Jérôme Roussillon
19	Kevin Mbabu
27	Maximilian Arnold
24	Xaver Schlager
7	Josip Brekalo
40	Joao Victor
9	Wout Weghorst
14	Admir Mehmedi

VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:

Daniel Ginczek, Robin Knoche, Josuha Guilavogui, Marcel Tisserand, Julian Justvan, Pavao Pervan, Felix Klaus, Omar Marmoush, Yannick Gerhardt.

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