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VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen

U.S. Open Cup
Wolfsburg
5-6-16
0-1
Final
Bremen
7-7-13
Volkswagen Arena

Match pulse

WOBAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSVW
57%Possession43%
11Shots8
4On target3
8Corners4
2Saves4
16Fouls6
39'Moritz JenzWOB90'+2'Moritz JenzWOB90'+5'Lovro MajerWOB
Team1H2HT
WOB000
SVW011

Who won: Bremen 1-0

Werder Bremen beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Volkswagen Arena. Goals for Bremen: Justin Njinmah (68').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Mio BackhausG
  2. 27.4Justin NjinmahF
  3. 37.0Yukinari SugawaraRB
  4. 46.7Niklas StarkCD-R
  5. 56.6Marco FriedlCD-L
  6. 66.6Olivier DemanLB
  7. 76.5Cameron PuertasLM
  8. 86.5Leonardo BittencourtRM
  9. 96.4Romano SchmidAM
  10. 106.3Samuel MbangulaAM-L
  11. 116.3Marco GrüllAM-R
  12. 126.1Christian EriksenCM-R

Team stats

WOBSVW
16Fouls6
1Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
1Offsides4
8Corner Kicks4
2Saves4
56.7Possession43.3
11SHOTS8
4ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
428Accurate Passes322
516Passes404
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses3
23Crosses9
0.1Cross %0.3
50Long Balls73
17Accurate Long Balls29
0.3Long Balls %0.4
4Blocked Shots2
16Effective Tackles7
22Tackles15
0.7Tackle %0.5
5Interceptions9
18Effective Clearances40
18Clearances40

Player of the game

Mio Backhaus

SVW · 4 saves, clean sheet

8.4

Deserved to win

9%
WOB · 0.09 xG
87%
Draw
4%
SVW · 0.05 xG

Wolfsburg deserved better: 9% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
  2. Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
  3. 90'+6'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Bittencourt

    Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Mick Schmetgens replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.

    M. Schmetgens

  4. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.

    L. Majer

  5. 90'+5'

    Offside

    Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Kento Shiogai is caught offside.

  6. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Salim Musah is caught offside.

  7. 90'+2'

    Red card

    Second yellow card to Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) for a bad foul.

    M. Jenz

  8. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Salim Musah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).

  10. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen).

  11. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  13. 89'

    Free kick won

    Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 87'Mio Backhaus

    Free kick won

    Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 87'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Marco Grüll.

  16. 87'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    C. Eriksen

  17. 86'

    Free kick won

    Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Salim Musah (SV Werder Bremen).

  19. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Njinmah

    Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Salim Musah replaces Justin Njinmah.

    S. Musah

  20. 83'

    Free kick won

    Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).

  22. 81'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kento Shiogai.

    M. Arnold

  23. 80'

    Handball

    Handball by Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg).

  24. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Mæhle

    Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Adam Daghim replaces Joakim Mæhle.

    A. Daghim

  25. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Souza

    Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold replaces Vinicius Souza.

    M. Arnold

Leaders

WOBSVW
Total Shots
Christian Eriksen
3
Justin Njinmah
2
Accurate Passes
Konstantinos Koulierakis
67
Marco Friedl
60
Saves
Kamil Grabara
2
Mio Backhaus
4

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1