... there isn’t another team that SVW prefer to play against? There also isn’t another Bundesliga team that Werder have a better points-per-game record against than TSG (2.06). In the last 17 competitive matches against Hoffenheim, the Green-Whites lost just once and have won all of the last four in Sinsheim.
... that despite taking a 1-0 lead against Werder many times, Hoffenheim have never turned this advantage into a win? In the relatively short history of this tie, TSG have netted the first goal six times. However, a 1-0 lead for tomorrow’s hosts has never turned into a win against Werder. Four of these six games have ended in draws, while Bremen turned it around twice to take all three points.
... since TSG were promoted to the top flight, the both teams have been the masters of draws? TSG won promotion in 2008 and have drawn more often than any other Bundesliga teams (85). With nine draws in the first 15 games of the season, they're keeping up their reputation of being the “draw kings”. The team to have drawn the second most amount of games is SV Werder, with just six less than tomorrow’s opposition.
... a former Bremen player often grabs the headlines for Hoffenheim? Sandro Wagner, who played for SVW between 2010 and 2012 and scored five goals, is currently one of the best German strikers around. Despite not yet receiving a call-up to the national side, he has scored 18 goals in 2016 and is therefore the top German goalscorer of the calendar year. This season, he has found the back of the net eight times and his record against the Green-Whites is also quite good, with three goals in eight games.
