In a weekend match in week 12, on Friday Oct 28th, Werder Bremen hosts Hertha BSC in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Werder Bremen, recorded a 0-2 loss against Freiburg. Lukas Kübler struck first for Freiburg in the 56th minute on a feed from Vincenzo Grifo, then Vincenzo Grifo added another in the 80th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Werder Bremen couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Hertha BSC is fresh off their 2-1 win against Schalke 04. Lucas Tousart scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 49th minute, but Florent Mollet got the equalizer for Schalke 04 in the 85th minute. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Hertha BSC’s most prolific scorer has been Dodi Lukebakio. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Niclas Füllkrug has been the most effective weapon for Werder Bremen lately. The German attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Ole Werner’s Werder Bremen squad will be without Marco Friedl, Leonardo Bittencourt, Miloš Veljković, Christian Groß, Jean-Manuel Mbom and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou, while Sandro Schwarz’s squad will be without Rune Jarstein and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka.