STUTTGART. Werder Bremen conquers VfB Stuttgart with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Stage (59′) and a goal from M. Ducksch (77′). VfB Stuttgart lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the help of Aarne Aarnink and Sascha Thielert. The 4th official was Benedikt Kempkes. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

VfB Stuttgart

0 - 2

Werder Bremen

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 145 Attack 97
  • 51 Dangerous attack 23
  • 101 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 18
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a strong ball possession 58% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Werder Bremen found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Werder Bremen shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (Waldemar Anton and Nikolas Nartey). On the other side, Werder Bremen received 5 yellow cards (Niklas Schmidt, A. Pieper, Marco Friedl, Leonardo Bittencourt and Jens Stage).

Match Timeline

Waldemar Anton- Yellow
14'
25'
38'
Nikolas Nartey- Yellow
40'
46'
59'
Jens Stage (goal)
65'
Amos Pieper- Yellow
69'
Marco Friedl - Yellow
70'
70'
71'
75'
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
77'
Marvin Ducksch(goal)Niclas Füllkrug
79'
79'
Milos Veljkovic- sub ->A. Pieper
90'
Jens Stage - Yellow
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this encounter, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 16 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Werder Bremen will have 27 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host FC Bayern München on the 4th of March with a 26-4 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

Werder Bremen will play away agasint FC Augsburg on the 4th of March with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Florian Müller 1.Germany
6.4
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
6.4
14'
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece
6.9
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
6.6
D
Nikolas Nartey 28.Denmark
6.2
71' 40'
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
6.8
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
6.8
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
6.5
F
Chris Führich 22.Germany
7.2
70'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
6.4
25'
F
Juan-José Perea 11.Colombia
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France
D
Borna Sosa 24.Croatia
6.4
71'
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
M
Lilian Egloff 25.Germany
F
Thomas Kastanaras 39.Germany
6.3
70'
F
Gil Dias 31.Portugal
6.5
46'
F
Luca Pfeiffer 20.Germany
6.7
25'

VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bruno Labbadia decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller (6.4), Waldemar Anton (6.4), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.9), Hiroki Ito (6.6), Nikolas Nartey (6.2), Genki Haraguchi (6.8), Atakan Karazor (6.8), Wataru Endo (6.5), Juan José Perea (6.4), Serhou Guirassy (6.4) and Chris Führich (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Kastanaras (6.3), Lilian Egloff, Gil Dias (6.5), Pascal Stenzel, Luca Pfeiffer (6.7), Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa (6.4), Josha Vagnoman and Fabian Bredlow.

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Luca Pfeiffer (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: Serhou Guirassy for Luca Pfeiffer (25′), Juan José Perea for Gil Dias (46′), Nikolas Nartey for Borna Sosa (71′) and Chris Führich  for Thomas Kastanaras (70′).

Best player: Chris Führich​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Chris Führich.

His rating is (7.2) with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
7.1
D
Niklas Stark 4.Germany
7.2
D
Amos Pieper 5.Germany
6.7
79' 65'
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
7.2
69'
M
Christian Groß 36.Germany
7.2
M
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
7.2
90'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.6
75'
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
7.3
90' 90' 59'
F
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
7.1
70' 38'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
7.3
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
7.4
79' 77'
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
D
Lee Buchanan 26.England
90'
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.7
79'
M
D. Salifou 19.Togo
90'
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
6.7
70'
M
Tom Kaspar Berger 33.Germany
F
Eren Dinkçi 21.Germany
6.4
79'

Werder Bremen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Ole Werner played with: Jiří Pavlenka (7.1), Amos Pieper (6.7), Niklas Stark (7.2), Marco Friedl (7.2), Leonardo Bittencourt (6.6), Christian Groß (7.2), Jens Stage (7.3), Anthony Jung (7.2), Niklas Schmidt (7.1), Niclas Füllkrug (7.3) and Marvin Ducksch (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Zetterer, Eren Dinkçi (6.4), Fabio Chiarodia, Dikeni Salifou, Lee Buchanan, Miloš Veljković (6.7), Ilia Gruev (6.7) and Tom Kaspar Berger.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 6 changes: Niklas Schmidt for Ilia Gruev (70′), A. Pieper for Miloš Veljković (79′), Marvin Ducksch for Eren Dinkci (79′), Jens Stage for Dikeni-Rafid Salifou (90′), Jens Stage for Dikeni-Rafid Salifou (90′) and Anthony Jung for Lee Buchanan (90′).

Best player: Marvin Ducksch​

The most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Marvin Ducksch.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​