On the 1st of October, in this week 8 match, Werder Bremen plays host to Borussia M’gladbach in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 57th minute, then Miloš Veljković tied it up for Werder Bremen in the 82nd minute earning Werder Bremen a comeback draw. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against RB Leipzig. Jonas Hofmann struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 10th minute, then Jonas Hofmann added another in the 35th minute In the end, RB Leipzig couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia M’gladbach ran away with the shutout win. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Borussia M’gladbach’s most prolific scorer has been Jonas Hofmann. The German midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Werder Bremen’s top weapon lately has been Niclas Füllkrug, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Leonardo Bittencourt, Jiří Pavlenka, Jean-Manuel Mbom and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou are unavailable to play for Ole Werner’s team, while Florian Neuhaus, Mamadou Doucouré, Ko Itakura, Tony Jantschke, Tobias Sippel, Alassane Pléa and Nico Elvedi are unavailable to play for Daniel Farke’s team.