The last game: FCA are quite a new face in Bundesliga football, but they shouldn’t be underestimated. The Swabians caught Werder by surprise in their previous two meetings for example, after coming out on top in both games by one goal. The first game ended 2-1, while the second game was a five goal thriller which Werder came out on the wrong side of 3-2. Werder’s last win in this fixture came in the season before last. Claudio Pizarro and Fin Bartels were the goalscorers in a 2-1 victory.
Hoping for a birthday present: Werder’s sporting director Frank Baumann will celebrate his 42nd birthday on Sunday. What better present than a Bundesliga victory for the ex-captain?
Thoughts on the game: “We have to work hard on Sunday. It’s clear that this is a new game and we’re not expecting it to be easy,” says Baumann ahead of the important home game against FC Augsburg. Alexander Nouri is also expecting a tough task. “Augsburg play extremely fast on the counter-attack and can hurt you in a variety of different ways, as they’ve already shown this season. It’s important that we don’t leave ourselves vulnerable by being careless in attack,” said the Werder head coach in his press conference on Friday.