Burke's brace secures all three points in Stuttgart

Match report following away game vs. VfB Stuttgart

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Werder players celebrate together with Oliver Burke.
Oliver Burke scored a brace in Stuttgart (Photo: W.DE)
Match Report
Sunday, 13.04.2025 / 17:25

SV Werder Bremen won 2-1 at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday, 13th April, courtesy of a brace from Oliver Burke. Stuttgart had initially taken the lead in the first half through Leonidas Stergiou (19'), before the Scotsman scored the equaliser (32'). Following a second yellow for former Green-White Nick Woltemade (65'), Ole Werner's side found themselves a man up for the remaining 25 minutes. In the end, Burke's second of the match secured all three points for the visitors (90'+1), who have now won each of their last three on their travels.

Line-up and formation: Head coach Ole Werner named an unchanged starting line-up for the third game in a row, following back-to-back victories against Holstein Kiel (3-0) and Eintracht Frankfurt (2-0). Milos Veljkovic was the only player left out of the squad as he continues to work his way back from a calf issue. Anthony Jung and Romano Schmid were both able to travel to Stuttgart, after having managed their workloads this past week.

Starting line-up: Zetterer - Stark, Pieper, Stage, Ducksch, Weiser, Lynen, Burke, Schmid, Agu, Friedl. 

Subs: Backhaus - Jung, Silva, Bittencourt, Njinmah, Grüll, Köhn, Malatini, Topp. 

Burke cancels out Stergiou's opener

Oliver Burke pointing at the sky after scoring the equaliser in Stuttgart
Oliver Burke brought Werder back on level footing in the first half (Photo: W.DE).

First-half highlights:

2nd minute:Stuttgart are awarded a free kick from a promising position early on. Stiller's ball into the box is met by Demirovic, but the striker's header lands squarely in Zetterer's hands.

7th minute: Burke drives towards goal on the counter-attack with only Nübel left to beat. Ducksch is unmarked in front of goal, but the Scotsman decides to try his luck himself, as Nübel makes the save.

11th minute: Werder go close from their first corner of the afternoon. Schmid's delivery finds Lynen, but his attempt is also saved by Nübel.

13th minute: Former Green-White Woltemade finds himself with space inside the box, but Pieper is able to deflect his shot wide of the target.

19th minute: Stergiou gives Stuttgart the lead. Zetterer comes out of his box to cut off a long ball over the defence, but is beaten to it by Stergiou, who remains on his feet and places the ball into the back of the empty net.

23rd minute: Stiller picks out Demirovic with a pass, as the striker is able to get off a shot. Zetterer is equal to it, parrying it away from danger.

32nd minute: There's the equaliser! Werder win possession in midfield and counter quickly, as Weiser slips a pass through the backline and into the path of Burke. The Scotsman drives towards goal and tucks the ball neatly into the bottom corner.

Stuttgart down to 10 men in the second half

Weiser lying on the ground after being fouled, surrounded by Werder and Stuttgart players, as well as the referee.
Woltemade was sent off for a second yellow after a foul on Weiser (Photo: W.DE).

Second-half highlights:

48th minute: The second half starts with Stiller delivering a free kick into the box, where Demirovic places a header wide of the target.  

57th minute: Führich cuts inside before delivering a ball into the box. Woltemade is waiting and leaps to meet it, only narrowly missing the ball.

65th minute: Woltemade is shown a second yellow and heads for the dressing room. The striker catches Weiser's foot during a duel and is sent off by the referee.

73rd minute: Agu is waiting at the far post and is able to get on the end of a pass, but isn't able to fully connect with the ball to make the most of the opportunity.

84th minute: Another excellent opportunity for the Green-Whites! Burke lays the ball off for Friedl just inside the box, but his shot is parried by Nübel. Stark looks to bury the rebound, but sees his attempt blocked by a VfB defender.

86th minute: Keitel takes aim with a curling effort, but it's easily caught by Zetterer.

90th minute: Burke puts us ahead late on! The Scotsman does well to convert a pass from Bittencourt into the bottom corner, rounding off his brace.  

90th minute +5: Full time! Werder win 2-1 away at VfB Stuttgart, their third straight victory on their travels. Next weekend, the Green-Whites will welcome VfL Bochum to the Weserstadion on Easter Sunday (19th April, 15:30 CEST).  

Summary: Werder come out on top of an evenly-matched game in Stuttgart. Although the hosts managed to take the lead in the 19th minute through Stergiou, Burke's fourth goal of the season put Werder back on level footing in the 32nd minute. A second yellow for former Green-White Nick Woltemade gave Werder a man advantage for the final 25 minutes, which they made the most of. Burke was then able to secure all three points with his first ever brace in the Bundesliga.

Match statistics:

VfB Stuttgart: Nübel - Stergiou, Chabot (42' Hendriks), Jeltsch, Mittelstädt - Karazor (79' Keitel), Stiller - Leweling (46' Rieder), Woltemade, Führich (79' Bruun Larsen) - Demirovic (85' Undav)

SV Werder:  Zetterer - Stark, Friedl, Pieper - Weiser, Lynen, Agu (85' Köhn) - Stage (77' Bittencourt), Schmid (90' +2 Grüll) - Burke, Ducksch (85' Silva)

Goals: 1-0 Stergiou (19'), 1-1 Burke (32'), 1-2 Burke (90'+1)

Red cards: Woltemade (second yellow)

Referee: Daniel Schlager

Attendance: 60,000 (sold out)

 

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