VfL Wolfsburg 2-4 Werder Bremen
Key numbers
- Possession 43% – 57%
- Shots 14 (6 on target) – 15 (7)
- Decisive moment: 51' Felix Agu, FN xPts +0.9
Tiago Tomás 19'
Joakim Mæhle 79'
Joakim Mæhle 79'
HT 1:1
Mitchell Weiser 45+5'
Felix Agu 51'
Marvin Ducksch 67'
Marco Grüll 72'
Felix Agu 51'
Marvin Ducksch 67'
Marco Grüll 72'
VfL Wolfsburg · 7 pts|Werder Bremen · 11 pts
VfL Wolfsburg edged xG (2.21–2.08) but Werder Bremen took the win.
Player of the matchMarvin DuckschDecisive moment51' Felix Agu+0.9
Player of the match
Marvin Ducksch Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 26 min · level 25 min · Werder Bremen ahead 39 min
- VfL Wolfsburg: Red card 68' → ~22 min a player down
- Joakim Mæhle — off the bench 12 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
19'
Tiago Tomás
Goal
+0.7
45+5'
Mitchell Weiser
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Marvin Ducksch +0.2
+0.7
51'
Felix Agu
Goal
+0.9
67'
Marvin Ducksch
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Mitchell Weiser +0.2
+0.6
68'
Patrick Wimmer
Red card
−0.1
72'
Marco Grüll
Goal · assist Marvin Ducksch
+0.1
79'
Joakim Mæhle
Goal
0.0
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −2.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Werder Bremen
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +2.3Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
VfL WolfsburgWerder Bremen
43%Possession57%
2.21Expected goals (xG)2.08
0.16xG per shot0.14
14Shots15
6Shots on target7
43%Shots on target %47%
8Shots in box11
387Passes530
78%Pass accuracy82%
4Corners4
3Saves3
15Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
4Offsides0
Compared with usual
VfL Wolfsburg
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 2.21 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.08 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 14 | 12.7 | |
| On target | 6 | 3.3 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 15 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 43% | 43.6% | |
| Passes | 387 | 339.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 72.4% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 12.4 |
Werder Bremen
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 2.08 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 2.21 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13.1 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 13.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 57% | 51.1% | |
| Passes | 530 | 474 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 83.3% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 9.7 |
Timeline
- 19' Goal Tiago Tomás league goal #2
- 23' Sub Anthony Jung → Amos Pieper
- 42' Yellow Maximilian Arnold
- 42' Sub Maximilian Arnold → Yannick Gerhardt
- 45+5' Goal Mitchell Weiser league goal #1 assist Marvin Ducksch
- 51' Goal Felix Agu league goal #2
- 65' Sub Konstantinos Koulierakis → Patrick Wimmer
- 65' Sub Ridle Baku → Kilian Fischer
- 67' Goal Marvin Ducksch league goal #2 assist Mitchell Weiser
- 68' Red Patrick Wimmer
- 72' Goal Marco Grüll league goal #1 assist Marvin Ducksch
- 78' Sub Jonas Wind → Joakim Mæhle
- 79' Goal Joakim Mæhle league goal #1
- 84' Sub Marco Grüll → Keke Topp
- 84' Sub Julián Malatini → Olivier Deman
- 84' Sub Felix Agu → Derrick Köhn
- 87' Yellow Olivier Deman
- 90+5' Sub Marvin Ducksch → Oliver Burke
Category leaders
- Key passesMitchell Weiser5
- Duels wonTiago Tomás7/16
- DribblesJakub Kamiński2/3
- Defensive actionsSenne Lynen6
- ShotsMarvin Ducksch4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMarco Grüll4
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.