25′
3:55 p.m
Černý takes the free kick and serves Lacroix in an exemplary manner, who heads it in from ten meters. But a bit too central. Zetterer is there and can hold on to the ball. It is still Wolfsburg’s most promising scene so far.
24′
15:54
Friedl puts Majer close to the left corner of the penalty area. Maybe a standard situation will help VfL now?
21′
3:50 p.m
Now a Černý shot from the second row is deflected towards a corner. Even when the ball is at rest, the Wolves do not pose any danger. Svanberg’s corner finds no taker and after Černý’s follow-up shot is blocked, the scene ends with an offensive foul from Vranckx.
19′
3:49 p.m
Lower Saxony still lacks access to this game. VfL is extremely slow moving the ball forward and lacks pace. This is of course entirely to the liking of the guests, who have little trouble defending their lead.
16′
3:47 p.m
The next transition situation for the guests from the Weser: Romano Schmid picks up the pace on the right, but Cédric Zesiger is close and can ultimately stop the attack by clearing the ball for a throw-in with a tackle. This gives the team time to regroup after losing the ball.
13′
3:44 p.m
The Wolves seem visibly impressed by the deficit. VfL is finding it extremely difficult to get up to speed, especially since SVW, with the lead behind them, works very well against the ball.
10′
15:41
The Werder team are waiting for switching situations and once again Bittencourt can gain momentum. This time Svanberg is not quick enough and has to draw the foul. Of course, Ducksch can’t do anything from a good 36 meters.
7′
3:37 p.m
Tooor for Werder Bremen, 0-1 by Marvin Ducksch
Ducksch prepares the ball for the free kick and gives his team a 1-0 lead with an outstanding finish. From a central position of 22 meters, he sinks the ball into the top right corner, where the ball rushes into the net from the inside post. A great hit!
6′
3:36 p.m
Yellow card for Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg)
On the other hand, Lacroix improperly stops a Bittencourt advance in front of the edge of his own penalty area and receives the first yellow card of the game.
5′
3:35 p.m
However, the stationary ball is not worth mentioning. Vranckx pulls the ball too high and centrally in front of the guest goal. Zetterer safely plucks the leather out of the air.
4′
3:35 p.m
Paredes lets Weiser out with a body deception, but Friedl is there and clears the Wolfsburg player eight meters from the edge of the penalty area. This earns the home team a promising free kick.
1′
3:30 p.m
The ball is rolling in Lower Saxony. The hosts wear neon green, the guests from the Weser wear dark green and black. Let’s go.
3:03 p.m
There have been 66 competitive games between the two teams so far and Werder Bremen leads the direct comparison with 32 wins (eleven draws, 23 defeats). Last season, SVW was able to get four out of six possible points against Lower Saxony. The Volkswagen Arena hasn’t been a particularly good place for the North Germans recently. Bremen have only won two of the last twelve Bundesliga away games against VfL Wolfsburg (five draws, five defeats).
14:56
Compared to the home win against the troubled Champions League participants from the German capital, Ole Werner decided not to make any changes and sent his first team onto the field again from the start.
2:49 p.m
SV Werder Bremen has not only lost all four Bundesliga away games of the 2023/24 season and is therefore the Red Lantern in the away table with 4:10 goals, but the team from the Weser has also already won a total of six of the first nine league games lost (three wins). After three defeats in a row, the North Germans celebrated an important 2-0 home win against 1. FC Union Berlin last weekend.
2:43 p.m
During the week, Wolfsburg also gained a lot of self-confidence in the DFB Cup when, despite hard rotation, defending champions RB Leipzig were knocked out of the competition 1-0. Coach Niko Kovač made four changes today compared to this game: Joakim Mæhle, Lovro Majer, Kevin Paredes and Jonas Wind start for Tiago Tomás, Jakub Kamiński, Yannick Gerhardt and Ridle Baku (all four bench).
2:36 p.m
VfL Wolfsburg has lost four of the last five league games (one win) and recently remained pointless in three consecutive Bundesliga games for the first time ever under Niko Kovač. Nevertheless, Lower Saxony is considered to be strong at home overall. The Wolves have won three of the four Bundesliga home games so far in the 2023/24 season with 7-3 goals.
2:30 p.m
Good day and welcome from the Volkswagen Arena. VfL Wolfsburg welcomes SV Werder Bremen here today at 3:30 p.m. as part of the 10th matchday of the Bundesliga.