One thing becomes particularly apparent when you look at the situation in the Bundesliga table; never before has the Nordderby been embedded relegation battle as much as this one. Despite the precarious situation in which both sides find themselves ahead of the 105th Nordderby on Saturday, 26th November (15:30 CET), or perhaps even because of exactly that, Werder coach Alexander Nouri is expecting a fiery encounter in Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion. “Obviously there have been derbies before when both sides have been higher up the table but none of the edge has been taken off it,” emphasised Nouri at the press conference ahead of the game. Only one thing counts for striker Max Kruse, who sat alongside his coach at the press conference. “I’m not interested in the rest of the season - I want to win this match.” And Kruse certainly had some good facts from the past to share.