Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoffenheim volition anticipation to proceed their emergence up the Bundesliga array by beating hosts Werder Bremen astatine Weserstadion connected Saturday.

Bremen travel into the clash successful sixth spot with 12 points and person been resilient for overmuch of the season, portion 10th-placed Hoffenheim person 9 points and could extremity the play arsenic precocious arsenic fifth.

Match preview

Bremen's signifier of precocious has been impressive, with the nine looking to widen their unbeaten streak successful the Bundesliga to 7 games, portion a triumph would beryllium 4th successful that time.

However, the Green-Whites did endure a 3-2 decision against Borussia Dortmund successful the DFB-Pokal connected October 27, and they volition beryllium immensely disappointed to person conceded a 93rd-minute victor aft initially coming backmost from a 2-0 deficit.

Head coach Daniel Thioune volition beryllium delighted that his broadside person scored astatine slightest 2 goals successful each of their past 5 matches, though the lone cleanable expanse they person kept successful their 9 fixtures this play was their opening clash successful the archetypal circular of the DFB-Pokal against Luneburger Hansa successful August.

Bremen's displays at Weserstadion person been fantabulous this term, with the hosts winning 2 and drafting 1 of their 3 outings astatine home.

Thioune's broadside recovered the backmost of the nett 8 times successful those contests, conceding 5 goals, and they person not kept a cleanable expanse successful 8 clashes astatine home.

Hoffenheim endured a disastrous commencement to the campaign, losing six of their archetypal 8 fixtures successful each competitions, including 4 of their opening 5 league games.

Christian Ilzer's broadside look to beryllium connected the roadworthy to betterment fixed they person since won 3 of 4 matches, though their astir caller effect was a decision against Holstein Kiel connected penalties successful Wednesday's DFB-Pokal tie.

Two of Die Kraichgauer's 3 victories came astatine home, truthful the information the nine person mislaid 4 of their past 5 distant clashes volition beryllium concerning to fans, though they did bushed Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 connected October 18 successful their latest Bundesliga crippled connected the road.

Hoffenheim person conceded 7 goals connected their travels successful the league, portion they managed to nett connected 5 occasions.

The visitors boast a beardown grounds against their hosts, and different triumph connected the play would beryllium their 4th consecutive occurrence erstwhile playing Bremen.

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Team News

Bremen are inactive dealing with galore absentees, with the likes of Justin Njinmah and Keke Topp acceptable to miss out, though the attackers' absences volition mean small if striker Niclas Fullkrug tin people successful an eighth consecutive game.

Midfielder Jens Stage (thigh) and defender Niklas Stark (muscle) person besides been ruled out, and their injuries could pb to the enactment of Ludovit Reis and Youri Regeer successful beforehand of centre-backs Amos Pieper and Marco Friedl.

Hoffenheim person respective absentees of their own, including winger Alexander Prass, who picked up a reddish paper against Bayer Leverkusen connected October 25.

The visitors could tract a frontline featuring Fisnik Asllani arsenic a striker, supported by Adam Hlozek, Andrej Kramaric and Adam Daghim.

Elsewhere, the astir apt duo to commencement successful a treble pivot are Leon Avdullahu and Wouter Burger, portion Ozan Kabak and Koki Machida whitethorn look successful the mediate of a backmost four.

Werder Bremen imaginable starting lineup:

Hein; Arthur, Pieper, Friedl, Schmetgens; Reis, Regeer; Weiser, Chuki, Grull; Fullkrug

Hoffenheim imaginable starting lineup:

Baumann; Coufal, Kabak, Machida, Rots; Avdullahu, Burger; Hlozek, Kramaric, Daghim; Asllani

We say: Werder Bremen 2-2 Hoffenheim

Despite their wounded issues, Werder Bremen person proven hard to beat, particularly erstwhile playing astatine home.

Hoffenheim's grounds connected the roadworthy this run whitethorn not beryllium perfect, but they person performed good against their hosts successful caller meetings, and it would not beryllium astonishing if they left Weserstadion with astatine slightest a point.

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