Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim

Match summary

Werder Bremen won 2-0 at home to Hoffenheim. It was goalless at half-time.

Niclas Füllkrug put Werder Bremen ahead in the 57th minute, set up by Karl Hein and Eren Sami Dinkci made it 2-0 in the 82nd minute, set up by Marco Grüll.

There was little between the sides on chances: Werder Bremen created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Hoffenheim 1.18 from 16.

Werder Bremen hosted Hoffenheim on matchday 8 of the Bundesliga, securing a 2-0 victory despite trailing in several statistical categories over the ninety minutes. The visitors dominated the territorial battle, registering 59 percent possession, 147 attacks, 76 dangerous attacks, and 527 completed passes compared to the hosts 41 percent possession, 107 attacks, 52 dangerous attacks, and 371 passes. However, Werder Bremen applied more defensive pressure with 25 tackles to 14, and generated higher shot volume with 18 total attempts to 16, hitting 4 shots on target against 2 from Hoffenheim. The hosts also earned 8 corners to 4, whilst committing 11 fouls and collecting 3 yellow cards.

The match remained scoreless at the interval following a competitive first half in which Werder Bremen made an early change on 16 minutes with Eren Dinkçi replacing the injured Mitchell Weiser. The breakthrough arrived in the 57th minute when Niclas Füllkrug struck a left foot shot to put the hosts ahead 1-0. Marco Friedl received a yellow card for a foul in the 60th minute. Dinkçi then sealed the result in the 82nd minute with a right foot shot to make it 2-0. Late time-wasting bookings were issued to Arthur and Youri Regeer in the 90+2nd minute before the match concluded.