Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen

29 September 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Tobias Welz

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Anastasios Donis 19’
  • Gonzalo Castro 75’
  • Ron-Robert Zieler 68’ (og)

Match summary

Stuttgart saw off Werder Bremen 2-1. Stuttgart led 1-0 at half-time.

Anastasios Donis put Stuttgart ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Daniel Didavi, Zieler's own goal equalised in the 68th minute, and Gonzalo Castro won it in the 75th minute, set up by Mario Gomez.

The chances backed that up: Stuttgart created 2.44 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.66 from 14. Werder Bremen had a player sent off.

Match stats

Stuttgart Werder Bremen
18 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2.44 xG 0.66
2.44 Non-penalty xG 0.66
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Stuttgart Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Anastasios Donis
Assist: Daniel Didavi1-0 (Stuttgart)
19’
Half-time1-0
68’
Ron-Robert Zieler
Own goal1-1 (Werder Bremen)
Gonzalo Castro
Assist: Mario Gomez2-1 (Stuttgart)
75’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stuttgart
  • Mario Gomez
  • Anastasios Donis
  • Erik Thommy
Werder Bremen
  • Milos Veljkovic
  • Philipp Bargfrede
  • Yuya Osako

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 0.66 19’ Anastasios Donis (Stuttgart), 1-0 19’ 68’ Ron-Robert Zieler (Werder Bremen) own goal, 1-1 68’ 75’ Gonzalo Castro (Stuttgart), 2-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 0.66 19’ Anastasios Donis (Stuttgart), 1-0 Donis 19’ 68’ Ron-Robert Zieler (Werder Bremen) own goal, 1-1 Zieler 68’ 75’ Gonzalo Castro (Stuttgart), 2-1 Castro 75’
Stuttgart 2.44 xGWerder Bremen 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Stuttgart attacking 
19’ Anastasios Donis (Stuttgart), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 81’ Nicolás González (Stuttgart), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 84’ Nicolás González (Stuttgart), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 75’ Gonzalo Castro (Stuttgart), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 90+1’ Nicolás González (Stuttgart), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 5’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Nuri Sahin (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Gonzalo Castro (Stuttgart), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Dennis Aogo (Stuttgart), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Anastasios Donis (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Daniel Didavi (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Dennis Aogo (Stuttgart), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Santiago Ascacibar (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Erik Thommy (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Dennis Aogo (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Niklas Moisander (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ron-Robert Zieler (Stuttgart), own goal 19’ Anastasios Donis (Stuttgart), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 81’ Nicolás González (Stuttgart), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 84’ Nicolás González (Stuttgart), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 75’ Gonzalo Castro (Stuttgart), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 90+1’ Nicolás González (Stuttgart), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 5’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 23’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Nuri Sahin (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Gonzalo Castro (Stuttgart), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Dennis Aogo (Stuttgart), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Anastasios Donis (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Daniel Didavi (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Santiago Ascacibar (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Erik Thommy (Stuttgart), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Dennis Aogo (Stuttgart), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Dennis Aogo (Stuttgart), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Niklas Moisander (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ron-Robert Zieler (Stuttgart), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ron-Robert Zieler GK900 0.000.000
Andreas Beck DEF900 0.000.052
Benjamin Pavard DEF901 0.040.000
Timo Baumgartl DEF900 0.000.021
Borna Sosa DEF901 0.020.000
Dennis Aogo MID533 0.090.000
Santiago Ascacibar MID901 0.020.071
Christian Gentner MID750 0.000.061
Daniel Didavi MID9011 0.020.703
Mario Gomez FWD9013 0.190.652
Anastasios Donis FWD6212 0.630.000
Gonzalo Castro Sub3712 0.370.021
Erik Thommy Sub281 0.020.383
Nicolás González Sub153 1.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Stuttgart win 35% Bet365 odds 2.70
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.25
Werder Bremen win 35% Bet365 odds 2.70

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Stuttgart LLDDL
Werder Bremen DWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.