Professionals, 1. April 2021
Record against Bremen
Overall: 109 matches, 38 wins, 33 draws, 38 defeats, 166:185 goal difference
In the Bundesliga: 105 matches, 37 wins, 33 draws, 35 defeats, 164:179 goal difference
Traditional fixture
VfB and Werder Bremen meet for the 106th time in the top flight on Easter Sunday. Only games between Werder and FC Bayern Munich (110) as well as Bremen and Hamburger SV (108) have been played more times in Bundesliga history.
Landmark win
Werder celebrated their 800th win in the Bundesliga on Matchday 24 with a 2-0 success at Arminia Bielefeld. Only Bayern (1,139) and Borussia Dortmund (818) have registered more wins.
How things stand
VfB go into Matchday 27 in ninth place in the table with 36 points, while the visitors are currently in 12th on 30 points.
High-scoring encounters
There have been an average of 3.12 goals per game in VfB’s 52 previous home matches against Werder.
Disciplinary tightrope
Wataru Endo, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Marc Oliver Kempf are all on four yellow cards going into this game.
Success on Sundays
VfB have won three of their four Sunday fixtures this season.