Week 13 features a match on Saturday Nov 5th, where Werder Bremen plays host to Schalke 04 in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Werder Bremen sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hertha BSC. Niclas Füllkrug struck first for Werder Bremen in the 85th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hertha BSC was frustrated by Werder Bremen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Werder Bremen ended the match with the shutout victory. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Schalke 04 is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo struck first for Freiburg in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Vincenzo Grifo added another in the 61st minute on a penalty shot In the end, Schalke 04 was frustrated by Freiburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Freiburg ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Dominick Drexler and Florent Mollet are the top scorers for Schalke 04 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Werder Bremen’s most prolific scorer has been Niclas Füllkrug. The German attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Ole Werner’s squad will be without Marco Friedl, Miloš Veljković, Christian Groß and Jean-Manuel Mbom, while Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez and Ibrahima Cissé are unavailable to play for Thomas Reis’s team.