Werder Bremen vs Wolfsburg

28 January 2023 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Niclas Füllkrug 24’ (pen), 77’
  • Kevin Paredes 90’

Match summary

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

Niclas Füllkrug put Werder Bremen ahead from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, Füllkrug made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, set up by Mitchell Weiser, and Kevin Paredes pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Werder Bremen created 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.70 from 9.

Match stats

Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
14 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.80 xG 0.70
1.04 Non-penalty xG 0.70
11 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Niclas Füllkrug
Penalty1-0 (Werder Bremen)
24’
Half-time1-0
Niclas Füllkrug
Assist: Mitchell Weiser2-0 (Werder Bremen)
77’
90’
Kevin Paredes2-1 (Wolfsburg)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Werder Bremen
  • Marco Friedl
  • Niklas Stark
  • Mitchell Weiser
Wolfsburg
  • Bote Baku
  • Micky van de Ven
  • Kevin Paredes

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.70 24’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 1-0 24’ 77’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 2-0 77’ 90’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.70 24’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 1-0 Füllkrug 24’ 77’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 2-0 Füllkrug 77’ 90’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Paredes 90’
Werder Bremen 1.80 xGWolfsburg 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
24’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 1’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 89’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 36’ Amos Pieper (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 77’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 41’ Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 85’ Micky van de Ven (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+8’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Niklas Schmidt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 51’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Micky van de Ven (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 1’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 89’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 36’ Amos Pieper (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 35’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 41’ Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 85’ Micky van de Ven (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+8’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Niklas Schmidt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 51’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Micky van de Ven (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jiri Pavlenka GK900 0.000.000
Marco Friedl DEF901 0.080.000
Amos Pieper DEF901 0.120.000
Niklas Stark DEF900 0.000.061
Christian Groß MID900 0.000.000
Mitchell Weiser MID9011 0.070.233
Jens Stage MID841 0.060.092
Niklas Schmidt MID651 0.020.121
Anthony Jung MID740 0.000.051
Niclas Füllkrug FWD9025 1.060.000
Marvin Ducksch FWD743 0.130.223
Ilia Gruev Sub250 0.000.000
Lee Buchanan Sub160 0.000.271
Eren Sami Dinkci Sub161 0.270.000
Milos Veljkovic Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 27% Avg odds 3.49
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.73
Wolfsburg win 47% Avg odds 2.05

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Werder Bremen WLLLL
Wolfsburg WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 2-2 Werder Bremen, 06 Aug 22 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 2-2 Werder Bremen, 05 Nov 23  All Werder Bremen vs Wolfsburg meetings

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.