VfL Wolfsburg claimed an important 2-1 victory in Bremen on Saturday afternoon, condemning Werder to a fifth successive defeat while continuing their impressive form away from home. Patrick Wimmer (6’, 48’) scored both goals for VfL, while Bremen struggled to find a way past goalkeeper Marius Müller despite creating several good opportunities. Mitchell Weiser’s effort (90’) came too late for the hosts as the Wolves picked up a vital three points in the race for the European spots.
More facts and figures
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side recorded their tenth Bundesliga win of the season to move on to 37 points, equalling their respective tallies from the 2023/24 campaign.
VfL have registered more away wins against Werder than against any other side, triumphing in four of their last five visits.
Patrick Wimmer scored twice in a game for the first time in his Bundesliga career.
Marius Müller was the comfortable winner in the Man of the Match poll, claiming the award for the second game running after picking up 84 per cent of the votes from VfL supporters. Two-goal hero Wimmer came second to ‘Mülli’ with 14 per cent, while defender Denis Vavro finished third with one per cent.
Eight of the nine Bundesliga fixtures this weekend ended in victories for the away side – only the third time in the division’s history that there have been seven or more away wins on a single matchday. This last occurred on Matchday 6 of the 2019/20 season, when eight of the nine games also ended in away wins
Head-to-head
Attempts: SVW 15 – VfL 9
Distance covered: SVW 113.39 km – VfL 114.7 km
Possession: SVW 56% – VfL 44%
Challenges won: SVW 50% – VfL 50%
Pass completion rate: SVW 81% – VfL 80%
Dribble success rate: SVW 42% – VfL 39%
Fastest player: Felix Agu (SVW) 34.81 km/h – Mads Roerslev (VfL) 33.03 km/h
Most distance covered: Senne Lynen (SVW) 11.9 km – Joakim Maehle (VfL) 11.5 km
