WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg finds the way to recover against Werder Bremen with a goal on the M. Ducksch 7′ and a goal on the R. Borré 65′. VfL Wolfsburg was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the assistance of Lasse Koslowski and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg was in firm control of the ball 56% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough VfL Wolfsburg to win the match​.

VfL Wolfsburg shot 14 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Werder Bremen shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (Jonas Wind, Kevin Paredes and Maxence Lacroix). On the opposite side, Werder Bremen received 1 yellow card (Leonardo Bittencourt).

Standings

After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 13 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Werder Bremen will have 10 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and Heidenheim to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).

Werder Bremen will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of May with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Werder Bremen (2 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Moritz Jenz, Pavao Pervan (6.3), Maxence Lacroix (6.8), Sebastiaan Bornauw (7.0), Cedric Zesiger (6.6), Joakim Mæhle (7.9), Mattias Svanberg (7.0), Aster Vranckx (7.0), Kevin Paredes (7.3), Václav Černý (7.0), Jonas Wind (7.3) and Lovro Majer (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tiago Tomás (6.8), Ridle Baku (6.4), Maximilian Arnold (6.7), Nicolas Cozza (6.4), Amin Sarr, Rogério, Jakub Kamiński (6.8), Yannick Gerhardt and Philipp Schulze.

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Nicolas Cozza (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Joakim Mæhle for Ridle Baku (84′), Kevin Paredes for Jakub Kamiński (84′), Sebastiaan Bornauw for Nicolas Cozza (74′), Mattias Svanberg for Maximilian Arnold (57′) and Václav Černý for Tiago Tomás (57′).

Best player: Lovro Majer​

The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Lovro Majer.

His rating is (7.9) with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ole Werner played with: Michael Zetterer (7.1), Miloš Veljković (6.4), Marco Friedl (6.4), Anthony Jung (7.3), Mitchell Weiser (7.3), Romano Schmid (7.0), Jens Stage (7.1), Leonardo Bittencourt (7.0), Olivier Deman (7.1), Rafael Borré (8.2), Marvin Ducksch (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Senne Lynen (6.8), Niklas Stark, Amos Pieper, Justin Njinmah (6.8), Felix Agu, Nick Woltemade, Leon Opitz, Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler and Cimo Röcker.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 3 changes: Leonardo Bittencourt for Senne Lynen (74′), Marvin Ducksch for Justin Njinmah (87′) and Rafael Borré for Nick Woltemade (90′).

Best player: Rafael Borré​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Rafael Borré.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Heidenheim – VfB Stuttgart – 2-0
• VfL Wolfsburg – Werder Bremen – 2-2