On the 23rd of April, Schalke 04 will play host to Werder Bremen in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Schalke 04 is fresh off their 5-2 win against Darmstadt 98. Phillip Tietz scored the first goal for Darmstadt 98 in the 11th minute, then Simon Terodde tied it up for Schalke 04 in the 14th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 43rd minute on a goal by Marius Bülter to cap off a wild match. Schalke 04 is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 1-1 draw against Nürnberg. Nikola Dovedan scored the first goal for Nürnberg in the 24th minute on a penalty, then Mitchell Weiser got the equalizer for Werder Bremen in the 64th minute on a feed from Marco Friedl earning Werder Bremen a comeback draw. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Werder Bremen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 last played eachother at the Weserstadion on Nov 20th. Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 battled to a 1-1 draw. Simon Terodde scored the first goal for Schalke 04 in the 82nd minute, but Niclas Füllkrug got the equalizer for Werder Bremen in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Werder Bremen at least a draw.
Both Marvin Ducksch and Niclas Füllkrug have been the hottest scorers for Werder Bremen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Simon Terodde has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Schalke 04.