Hoffenheim
- Hoffenheim have won two of their last five matches, with recent results including a 2-1 away win over Hamburger SV and a 3-3 home draw with VfB Stuttgart.
- Ilzer’s side have played a high-intensity, high-urgency style since he took over in November 2024 and the compact, adaptable front shape they operate in is a joy to watch.
- Hoffenheim flood the central areas of the pitch, play quick vertical combinations and press the opposition with urgency.
Werder Bremen
- Werder Bremen’s form has been poor lately, with a 1-1 away draw with VfB Stuttgart followed by a 1-3 home defeat to Augsburg.
- Daniel Thioune has done a good job to steady the ship since he was appointed in February 2026, but the last six weeks have seen Werder Bremen’s consistency take a backward step.
- This should be a wide open game against a Werder Bremen that like to play on the flanks and are just as comfortable playing a disciplined, structured style as they are playing in transition.
Key Players
- Andrej Kramaric: Hoffenheim have a more reliable goalscorer in Andrej Kramaric, who has 14 goals in 32 Bundesliga appearances in 2025-2026.
- Kramaric has four goals in Hoffenheim’s last 10, while Jens Stage has been equally clinical for Werder Bremen, scoring ten in 27 Bundesliga matches this season and three of their last seven.
Betting Insights
- Both teams to score is favored at 1.47 with the total goals over 2.5 goal market coming in at 1.32, which makes an entertaining affair likely, with Hoffenheim tipped to take all three points in the end.
- These two sides have averaged 2.5 goals per game when Hoffenheim have hosted Werder Bremen in their last five Bundesliga meetings and that looks a pretty likely outcome in this clash too, with the hosts favored at 1.5 in the win market.
Head-to-Head
- Hoffenheim are sixth in Bundesliga 2025/2026 with 58 points from 32 games, compared to Werder Bremen who are 15th with just 32 points from the same number of matches.
- The away record of Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga 2025/2026 doesn’t look particularly bad on the surface (W3, D4, L9), but the underlying stats tell a different story.
- Werder Bremen average 1.12 goals per game away from home and concede 1.75 per game on the road, and they have failed to win in their last two Bundesliga 2025/2026 away games (D1, L1).
