Overview
- Kickoff is Friday at 20:30 local time at the Weser-Stadion.
- Werder are four matches unbeaten and sit ninth on 12 points, even as Steffen’s new approach is still bedding in after injuries and late-arriving signings.
- Back-to-back 1–0 home wins have lifted confidence, and a third straight home clean sheet would be their first such run since spring 2017.
- Midfielder Jens Stage leads Werder with three league goals and rescued the 1:1 at Mainz; Werder have not lost any of the last 11 Bundesliga games in which he scored.
- Wolfsburg have won four of their past five league visits to Bremen, and coach Paul Simonis is reported to be under pressure entering this fixture.