Bremen Vs Stuttgart

Two teams aiming for a spot in the Bundesliga’s top six will face off at Weserstadion on Saturday afternoon, as Werder Bremen welcome Stuttgart.

This matchup marks the first meeting between the sides since April, when Werder Bremen secured a 2-1 victory in this fixture.

Match Preview

Werder Bremen have had a mixed 2024-25 season, with four wins, three draws, and four defeats in their first 11 Bundesliga matches. They have scored 17 goals but conceded 22. The River Islanders have alternated between wins and losses in their last four outings across all competitions, with their most recent defeat being a 1-0 loss to second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Götze's first-half goal was enough to seal the win for Frankfurt.

After finishing ninth in the Bundesliga last season, Ole Werner's side currently sit in 11th place, seven points clear of the relegation zone and just four points behind Borussia Dortmund in fifth. A win on Saturday could see them rise to sixth, depending on other results.

Werder Bremen will be looking to build on their recent home victory, having ended a four-match winless streak at Weserstadion with a 2-1 win over Holstein Kiel on November 9. However, the River Islanders have not won consecutive home games in the Bundesliga since September 2023.

Werner’s men will need to tighten up defensively if they are to secure a positive result, as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine Bundesliga matches—only VfL Bochum (27) have gone longer without a shutout.

Stuttgart snapped a three-game winless streak in all competitions with a 2-0 win over Bochum last weekend. However, their momentum was quickly halted by a crushing 5-1 loss to Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Wednesday. Despite an early goal from Ermedin Demirovic, Stuttgart's lead evaporated by the 31st minute, with Red Star scoring three more times in the final 25 minutes to hand the Germans their joint-heaviest Champions League defeat—matching a 4-0 loss to Barcelona in March 2010.

The defeat leaves Stuttgart struggling in the Champions League, sitting 27th out of 36 teams. They are two points adrift of the last-16 playoff positions, with three games remaining. Before their upcoming Champions League fixtures against the bottom two clubs, Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava, Stuttgart will turn their focus back to Bundesliga action.

The team will be eager to end their own three-game winless away run and improve on their current position of ninth in the table. Stuttgart will also be buoyed by their recent strong record against Werder Bremen, having lost just one of their last four visits to Weserstadion. Additionally, they are unbeaten against teams currently positioned lower than them in the Bundesliga this season, with two wins and two draws.

Both Werder Bremen and Stuttgart will be targeting a crucial win to climb the Bundesliga standings. With each side having something to prove, Saturday’s clash promises to be an exciting encounter.