VfB Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart meet for the 112th time in the Bundesliga – only two fixtures have been played more often: FC Bayern vs. Werder Bremen (116 times) and FC Bayern vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach (113). SVW have lost just one of their meetings with VfB since returning to the top flight in 2022 (W2, D2).

VfB Stuttgart have lost each of their last four Bundesliga home games to equal their negative club record last set between March and May 2016. Meanwhile, Werder Bremen have already won seven away games in the top flight this season – only FC Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen have more victories on the road (both 9).

Werder Bremen have won each of their last two Bundesliga games, as many victories as they managed in their previous 11 matches combined – they have only been on a longer winning run in the league this term back in December (3 games). Bremen have kept back-to-back Bundesliga clean sheets for just the second time under Ole Werner and last managed a streak of three in May 2020 under Florian Kohfeldt.

Werder Bremen have 39 points on the board after 28 Bundesliga games – they have only been better off at this stage once in their last 11 top-flight campaigns (43 points in 2018/19). Werder’s tally of 11 league wins this season has already equalled their return from the whole of 2023/24.

VfB Stuttgart scored two goals in the opening 15 minutes last time out against VfL Bochum, taking their overall tally during that period in the Bundesliga this season to 10 – only Bayer Leverkusen have scored more goals in the first quarter of an hour (11). Meanwhile, Werder Bremen have already conceded nine goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches – only Holstein Kiel have let in more (11).