Stuttgart v Werder Bremen preview: 11th host 5th in the Bundesliga

The occasion and the table

Stuttgart host Werder Bremen on matchday 9 of the Bundesliga, with kick-off at 17:30 on 7 November 2026. The fixture brings together a side in the bottom half of the table and a side in the top five.

Werder Bremen arrive 5th with 15 points from 8 matches. They have won 4, drawn 3 and lost only 1, scoring 17 goals and conceding 14 along the way.

Stuttgart sit 11th with 9 points from the same number of games. Their record reads 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats, with 14 goals scored and 15 conceded. The hosts have yet to share the points in the league this season.

Recent form and home/away records

Stuttgart come into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Galatasaray. Before that, they won 4-2 away at Bayer Leverkusen, and before that they claimed a 1-0 away win at Paderborn. Earlier still, they suffered a 3-2 home defeat by Borussia Mönchengladbach, and before that they drew 1-1 at home with Atlético Madrid. That makes 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from the last 5.

Werder Bremen most recently beat Hoffenheim 2-0 at home. Before that, they lost 3-2 away at Borussia Dortmund, and before that they won 3-2 away at Mainz. Earlier, they drew 2-2 at home with Paderborn, and before that they drew 2-2 away at Borussia Dortmund. The visitors therefore have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5.

Home advantage has not been a major factor for Stuttgart so far. In the Bundesliga this season they have played 3 matches at home, winning 1 and losing 2, with 6 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Werder Bremen have been harder to beat on the road. In 4 Bundesliga away matches this season they have recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 7 goals but conceding 9.

Previous meetings

The most recent meeting between the clubs, on 26 April 2026, finished Stuttgart 1-1 Werder Bremen. Before that, on 14 December 2025, Stuttgart won 4-0 away at Werder Bremen.

Players to watch

Ermedin Demirovic leads the scoring charts for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga this season with 5 goals, and the hosts will look to him to provide the cutting edge in attack.

At the other end, Niclas Fullkrug has been the leading marksman for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga this season with 9 goals. His tally makes him the most prolific scorer of either side in the league so far.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to two teams who are regularly involved in matches with goals at both ends. Stuttgart scored in 4 of their last 5 matches, kept a clean sheet in 1, and saw both teams score in 3. Across the Bundesliga season they have scored 14 and conceded 15, a balance that has not always translated into points.

Werder Bremen have found the net in all of their last 5 matches, keeping a clean sheet in 1, with both teams scoring in 4. Their league figures of 17 goals scored and 14 conceded underline an attack that has been consistently productive, while their defence has been breached regularly, particularly away from home, where they have conceded 9 in 4 matches.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, are: Stuttgart 58%, draw 21%, Werder Bremen 21%. These figures are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the outcome.

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