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TSG Hoffenheim vs. Werder Bremen
In the opening matchday 9 of the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim, who are strong at home, welcome SV Werder Bremen, who are strong away, to the PreZero Arena on Friday evening. Kick-off is at the usual time of 20:30.
Who will come out on top in this match is incredibly difficult to predict after looking at the results so far this season. TSG have won three times at home and drawn once – no Bundesliga team has picked up more points in its home games. Bremen, on the other hand, are still waiting for their first defeat away from home (two wins, two draws) and have picked up twice as many points on the road (eight) as at home.
The omens for the match point to an exciting and evenly balanced encounter. Whether we are also convinced of this and what predictions we would make for this match, you can find out now in our Hoffenheim vs. Bremen tip.
Hoffenheim – Bremen info:
– Date & Time: 07.10.2022, 20:30 Uhr
– Venue: Sinsheim, PreZero-Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 9
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Hoffenheim Form & Balance Check
TSG Hoffenheim have picked up 14 points from their first eight Bundesliga games, making for a satisfactory start to the season overall. Today’s Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann also started his tenure at TSG with 14 points from eight games – only Ralf Rangnick picked up more points (16) from his first eight games in 2008. Currently, there should be little doubt that the coaching change from Sebastian Hoeneß to Andre Breitenreiter in the summer was the right decision.
A power at home
So far, TSG have only lost the away games in Mönchengladbach (1:3 after being outnumbered for 70 minutes on Matchday 1) and in Dortmund (0:1). At home, Hoffenheim have won their first three games against Bochum (3:2), Augsburg (1:0) and Mainz (4:1), and most recently TSG drew goalless with SC Freiburg at the PreZero Arena. The most recent Bundesliga match at Hertha BSC (1-1) also ended in a draw last Sunday. They will now be looking for another win against Werder in order to stay at the top of the table.
Hoffenheim facts & analysis
– 14 points from 8 games, 5th place
– Last played 1:1 against Hertha
– Under former coach Hoeneß, won only 1 of 8 duels with promoted teams
Bremen form & balance check
The promoted team from Bremen continues to mix up the Bundesliga. So far this season, Werder have only been narrowly beaten by SG Eintracht Frankfurt (3:4) and FC Augsburg (0:1) in front of their home crowd. Ole Werner’s team has always taken at least one point from the remaining six games, most recently in Leverkusen (1:1) and last weekend in the furious 5:1 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Lightning start paves the way for first home win
Not even a quarter of an hour had passed before the promoted team led 3-0 thanks to a brace from Niklas Füllkrug (currently the Bundesliga’s top scorer with seven goals) and a goal from Marvin Ducksch. Gladbach’s left-back Ramy Bensebaini put the lid on the game with his own goal in the 37th minute before the break.
After only one point from the first three home games, Bremen finally got their long-awaited first win in their own stadium. However, another lightning start is not to be expected in the next guest game in Sinsheim. The last six of the total of eight away goals Werder Bremen scored only from the 82nd minute onwards, only on Matchday 1 in Wolfsburg did Füllkrug (21st) and Bittencourt (23rd) score early in the game.
Bremen facts & analysis
– 12 points from 8 games
– Last win 5:1 against Gladbach
– 6 of last 8 away goals scored after 82nd minute
Predicted line-up – last updated 5 Oct 2022
For TSG, Kevin Akpoguma could take Stanley Nsoki’s place in the back three. In addition, Robert Skov could move into the starting eleven for the recently disappointing Angelino. Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bicakcic and Benjamin Hübner are still absent through injury
Marvin Ducksch was injured recently, but recently returned to training fit. Almost everyone else is on board, with only the long-term injured Jean-Manuel Mbom and Dikene Salifou still absent. In the starting eleven, the only question is whether Niklas Stark will keep his place in the three-man backline or have to make way again for Amos Pieper, who served his yellow suspension last weekend. Instead of Ilia Gurev, Leonardo Bittencourt could also start in the centre.
Hoffenheim – Bremen direct comparison & statistics
The direct comparison is clearly in favour of the visitors from Bremen with twelve wins to six and ten draws. In recent years, however, the tide has turned. Werder have been waiting for a win for four games. During this period, TSG won both home matches and a guest game in Bremen. Hoffenheim won the most recent encounter in February 2021 with 4:0.
– Andrej Kramaric has the most assists on goal for TSG Hoffenheim with 2. Marvin Ducksch (3) is in front for Werder Bremen.
– The most common result between TSG Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen is 1-1. 7 matches have ended like this.
– Did you know that Werder Bremen score 44% of their goals between the 76-90 minute mark?
– TSG Hoffenheim have not lost any of their last 5 home matches.
