PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart - team news, lineups, predictions

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·12 December 2025

PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart - team news, lineups, predictions

Werder Bremen and Stuttgart face off this Sunday at the Weserstadion in 1. Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen currently have 16 points and lie in 11th position. In their last game, Horst Steffen's team lost 3-2 against Hamburger SV (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Stuttgart have won 22 points to date and are placed in 6th position. In their last game, Sebastian Hoeness's team won 4-1 against Maccabi Tel Aviv (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Werder Bremen winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Werder Bremen: Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Amos Pieper, Karim Coulibaly, Marco Friedl, Senne Lynen, Jens Stage, Cameron Puertas, Romano Schmid, Marco Grüll, Keke Topp

Stuttgart: Alexander Nübel, Josha Vagnoman, Ramon Hendriks, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Max Mittelstadt, Chema Andrés, Angelo Stiller, Nikolas Nartey, Bilal El Khannouss, Jamie Leweling, Deniz Undav

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Werder Bremen

Max Wober - Fitness

Stuttgart

Ermedin Demirovic - Foot Injury
Luca Jaquez - Hamstring Injury
Stefan Drljaca - Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Werder Bremen ( vs Hamburger SV 2025-12-07): Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Karim Coulibaly, Amos Pieper, Marco Friedl, Senne Lynen, Jens Stage, Cameron Puertas, Romano Schmid, Marco Grüll, Keke Topp

Stuttgart ( vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 2025-12-11): Alexander Nübel, Lorenz Assignon, Finn Jeltsch, Ramon Hendriks, Max Mittelstadt, Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller, Lazar Jovanovic, Tiago Tomás, Chris Fuhrich, Deniz Undav

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MANAGERS

Sebastian Hoeness has faced Werder Bremen on six occasions, recording two wins, two draws, and two losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Stuttgart currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Stuttgart has gone six consecutive games scoring goals.
Stuttgart currently has one draw in the last 20 games.
At home, Werder Bremen currently has one loss in the last six games.
At home, Werder Bremen has gone four consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Werder Bremen has gone four consecutive games without losing.
Werder Bremen has gone five consecutive games conceding goals.
Werder Bremen has gone three consecutive games without winning.

HEAD TO HEAD

Werder Bremen and Stuttgart have faced each other 116 times, with Werder Bremen having an advantage: 41 wins, against 40 wins for Stuttgart.
At the Weserstadion, Werder Bremen has an advantage in duels against Stuttgart: 28 wins in 59 games. Stuttgart has 13 wins.
In the German League, 112 matches have been played between the two teams, with Werder Bremen winning 38, 35 draws, and Stuttgart winning 39.