Week 33 brings us a match on May 8th where Erzgebirge Aue plays host to Werder Bremen in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Erzgebirge Aue is fresh off their 0-6 blowout loss against Darmstadt 98. Luca Pfeiffer scored the first goal for Darmstadt 98 in the 17th minute, then Tim Skarke added another in the 18th minute In the end, Erzgebirge Aue was frustrated by Darmstadt 98’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Darmstadt 98 ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 2-3 loss against Holstein Kiel. Niclas Füllkrug struck first for Werder Bremen in the 2nd minute on a feed from Mitchell Weiser, then Marvin Ducksch added another in the 23rd minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Julian Korb to cap off a wild match. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Fri Dec 3rd, Werder Bremen hosted Erzgebirge Aue in their last match together. Werder Bremen was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Romano Schmid scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 7th minute, then Miloš Veljković added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Niclas Füllkrug In the end, Erzgebirge Aue couldn’t muster any offence and Werder Bremen ran away with the shutout win.
Marvin Ducksch has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Werder Bremen. Ben Zolinski has been the most prolific scorer on Erzgebirge Aue in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.