After a break of just over two weeks, SV Werder will play host to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Sunday (02/04/23, 17.30 CEST). In his press conference ahead of the game, Ole Werner looked back on two good weeks of training which ended with a successful final training session with the whole squad.
Team news: Werner can count on almost a full strength squad for the game against Hoffenheim, with only Felix Agu is still not ready. “All the others are back on the training pitch, so we are back at full strength,” announced the 34-year-old.
The head coach on the game: “Hoffenheim’s strengths lie in playing with the ball. This was evident has also been evident in the last few weeks, regardless of the table situation. They’ve lost a lot of games very narrowly and through unlucky passages of play. We know the quality that their team has, that is still there like before, so for me there are still a very good Bundesliga team, but one that definitely has their problems."
The most recent meeting: Since Hoffenheim’s promotion in 2008, the two teams have met 27 times in the Bundesliga. The Green-Whites have the better of the head-to-head, having won eleven games to TSG’s six. The goals scored is much tighter, with Werder leading 46:44. The game earlier in the season on matchday 9 is the recent game. SVW went ahead thanks to a goal from Marvin Ducksch. Hoffenheim‘s Munas Dabbur (suspended for this game with a red card) levelled the game up before half time. Shortly before full time, Niclas Füllkrug struck to give SVW a 2-1 away win.
He’s arrived: Marvin Ducksch scored his first Bundesliga brace on the last matchday. His five goals in the second half of this season (8 appearances) is as many goals as he scored in his first 48 games in the German top flight. These five goals makes him the equal top-scorer in the second half of the season alongside Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani and Mainz’s Karim Onisiwo.
Statistics compiled by WERDER.DE and Opta.
