A important fixture as both contenders are challenging for the top league positions. With Hamburger SV in 2nd position and Werder Bremen at 1st, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling fight. Read on to find out more!
- Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Bundesliga
This has all the signs of an entertaining game with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Get ready!
Hamburger SV form and stats
Hamburger SV have performed here at Volksparkstadion this season with 6 wins from 12 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Hamburger tasted defeat here at Volksparkstadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
The Hamburger SV coach Walter and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sandhausen (placed 16th). Midfielder Kittel was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.92 (out of ten) in that game. Kittel scored one goal and hit five key passes.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Heidenheim in a game that was won 2-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Hamburger SV as they have a new game in only three days, a DFB Pokal match thankfully also at home. Karlsruher SC are visiting.
From these home matches, Hamburger have conceded only 11 goals.
Werder Bremen form and stats
Playing away, Werder Bremen have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. A great winning streak in away games for Werder Bremen as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Holstein Kiel have they travelled home without three points.
Werder Bremen's last game was the home draw against Ingolstadt (1-1). Jung got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Jung served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 38 successful passes (of 46 total).
Prior to that result Werder won their away game at Hansa Rostock. The scoreline was 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Werder Bremen in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Werder Bremen, one draw and three defeats.
Werder's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the result Werder Bremen - Hamburger SV 0-2 logged in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Hamburger victories, two draws and four Werder Bremen wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Glatzel 14 goals |   M. Ducksch 12 goals |  N. Füllkrug 10 goals |
Hamburger SV missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Hamburger SV | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 24 | 44 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 31 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 48% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 92% | 74% |
| 26% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 42% | 30% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 70% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 61% |
| 26% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 26% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 17% |
| 6.4 | 8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.3 | 16.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 34% | 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 33% |
| 12.8 | 12.2 | 16.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.9 | 12 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4 |
- All of Hamburger SV's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hamburger SV have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hamburger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hamburger SV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Hamburger SV have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have the the best goal difference (+21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Hamburger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Werder Bremen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Werder Bremen have the most points (23) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 42 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | St. Pauli | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Ingolstadt | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -21 | 15 |
| 18 | Erzgebirge Aue | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 15 |
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