Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-10-06 16:30.
Werder Bremen unexpectedly lost 4-2 to newly promoted side Darmstadt in their latest Bundesliga fixture, which was a setback following their 2-1 win over Cologne. “We weren’t at it from the very first minute, which is inexplicable,” said defender Miloš Veljković in what he called a “deserved loss” that continued a four-game sequence of alternating between wins and defeats.
They’ll therefore be hoping that cycle continues for one more round when they return home to take on Hoffenheim having won two of their three home league games this term (L1), scoring in each half of both of those wins. The River Islanders may have their work cut out against this particular opposition based on a streak of eight home league H2Hs without victory (D5, L3).
That should put a spring in the step of a Hoffenheim side that were swept aside by ten-man Borussia Dortmund (L 3-1) last Friday, but regardless finished the round inside the top six (W4, L2). They registered an identical record to the one they had at this stage last term, making this their equal-best six-game start to a Bundesliga campaign since 2017/18, a season in which they finished third.
It might be too soon to be thinking about a potential charge into the UEFA Champions League, but if they continue to extend their current three-match winning streak away from home in the Bundesliga, they may well become contenders for a top-four finish. Continuing that fine aforementioned form away to Bremen would see them extend a record of only losing one Bundesliga away match when starting as the favourites since the start of last season (W2, D2).
Players to watch: Marvin Ducksch has registered a goal contribution in each of his last four appearances (G2, A2) and all three of his strikes this season were Bremen’s first of the game. Andrej Kramarić netted in each of Hoffenheim’s last four away fixtures, three times from the penalty spot, continuing a strong record of converting each of his last seven spot kicks in the Bundesliga.
Hot stat: Ahead of the round, only Leverkusen had a better first-half record in Bundesliga away matches this term than Hoffenheim (W2, L1).