BREMEN, Germany (Interstat) — Stuttgart delivered a commanding 4-0 away victory over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Sunday, defying pregame projections at Weserstadion.

Statistical models favored the hosts, but Stuttgart controlled the match. Bilal El Khannouss opened the scoring in the 40th minute, with Jamie Leweling adding a second just before halftime. Deniz Undav scored in the 79th, and Chris Führich sealed the dominant performance in stoppage time.

Werder Bremen’s task was compounded by Abdoul Coulibaly’s red card in the 59th minute after an earlier yellow. The result gives Stuttgart a winning start to their league campaign, while Bremen begins with a defeat.