… the goalkeepers tend to have their work cut out for them when these two sides meet? Through a total of 18 meetings between SVW and TSG, there have been 62 goals scored, which equates to an average of 3.4 goals per game. The 5-4 game in the 2008/09 season is perhaps the most unforgettable, and incidentally: perhaps manager Alexander Nouri ought to field Philipp Bargfrede on Saturday, as the Green-white stalwart has scored three of his four Bundesliga goals against Hoffenheim.
… the Green-whites can start a streak against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim? The last eight Bundesliga matchups between the two teams in the Weser-Stadion have seen Hoffenheim fail to win every single time. The overall record in the past eight games stands at four wins for SV Werder, with the other four games finishing with the score level. “Hoffenheim are welcome guests,” said Felix Wiedwald with a wink. “But Hoffenheim deserve to be where they are in the table. We need to bring our best performance, as we have done in our other games at home.”
… Max Kruse has the most look to forward to when TSG visit? The 29-year-old has scored seven goals in eleven games against Hoffenheim, and he has no better record against any other club. What’s more, the Werder forward has scored in all of his last four home games against them.
… Alexander Nouri and Julian Nagelsmann studied together? Both clubs’ managers studied over the course of several months together, before graduating from the 62nd class of the DFB managerial course in March 2016 under the guidance of Frank Wormuth.
