Week 8 features a match on Sat Oct 1st, where Werder Bremen will play host to Borussia M’gladbach in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 57th minute, then Miloš Veljković tied it up for Werder Bremen in the 82nd minute earning Werder Bremen at least a draw. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Borussia M’gladbach, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against RB Leipzig. Jonas Hofmann struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 10th minute, then Jonas Hofmann added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Marcus Thuram In the end, RB Leipzig was frustrated by Borussia M’gladbach’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia M’gladbach ended the match with the shutout victory. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Borussia M’gladbach’s most prolific scorer has been Jonas Hofmann. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Werder Bremen’s top weapon lately has been Niclas Füllkrug, who has three goals in the last five matches
Ole Werner’s squad will be without Leonardo Bittencourt, Jiří Pavlenka, Jean-Manuel Mbom and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou, while Florian Neuhaus, Mamadou Doucouré, Ko Itakura, Tony Jantschke, Tobias Sippel, Alassane Pléa and Nico Elvedi are unavailable to play for Borussia M’gladbach.