Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen

3 March 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • John Brooks 54’
  • Max Kruse 74’

Match summary

The points were shared as Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

John Brooks put Wolfsburg ahead with a header in the 54th minute, set up by Maximilian Arnold and Max Kruse equalised in the 74th minute, set up by Maximilian Eggestein.

Werder Bremen had the better of the chances, with 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.17 from 13.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Werder Bremen
13 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.84
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.84
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolfsburg Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
John Brooks
Assist: Maximilian Arnold1-0 (Wolfsburg)
54’
74’
Max Kruse
Assist: Maximilian Eggestein1-1 (Werder Bremen)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Werder Bremen
  • Ludwig Augustinsson
  • Maximilian Eggestein

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 1.17 1.84 54’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), 1-0 54’ 74’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), 1-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.84 54’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Brooks 54’ 74’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), 1-1 Kruse 74’
Wolfsburg 1.17 xGWerder Bremen 1.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
9’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 74’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 52’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 64’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.24 xG, saved 54’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ William (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 81’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 74’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 52’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 64’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.24 xG, saved 54’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ William (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 81’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Johannes Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK490 0.000.000
William DEF901 0.100.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF9012 0.180.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF900 0.000.031
Josuha Guilavogui MID900 0.000.000
Maximilian Arnold MID9012 0.110.263
Yannick Gerhardt MID901 0.050.000
Admir Mehmedi MID902 0.110.112
Wout Weghorst FWD901 0.030.381
Felix Klaus FWD814 0.590.000
Pavao Pervan Sub410 0.000.000
Elvis Rexhbecaj Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 44% Bet365 odds 2.15
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Werder Bremen win 29% Bet365 odds 3.30

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg LWDWW
Werder Bremen DDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 2-0 Wolfsburg, 05 Oct 18 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 2-3 Werder Bremen, 01 Dec 19  All Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen 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.