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SV Werder Bremen vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Wed 19 Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC Weserstadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Nico Schulz

Overview

Match Preview

SV Werder Bremen vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Bundesliga at Weserstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Norbert Grudzinski
  • Referee Sven Waschitzki
  • Referee Christof Gunsch
  • Referee Soren Storks
  • Referee Markus Schmidt

Head-to-Head

3
2
9
SV Werder Bremen 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D
15 Dec Borussia Dortmund A 1–2 L
07 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 3–1 W
01 Dec FC Bayern München H 1–2 L
25 Nov SC Freiburg A 1–1 D
10 Nov Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D
15 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 0–0 D
12 Dec Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 2–2 D
01 Dec FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
27 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–3 L

Season Stats

SV Werder Bremen TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
#8 Position #14
7 Points 3
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 3
8 Scored 7
8 Conceded 10
+0 GD -3
1.75 PPG 0.75
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season
0% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season

SV Werder Bremen are 8th (7 pts). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 14th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/4
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SV Werder Bremen
Niclas Fullkrug 3 G
Marco Grull 2 G 3 A
Eren Dinkci 1 G
Dariusz Stalmach 1 G
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Adam Daghim 2 G 2 A
Adam Hlozek 2 G
Ozan Kabak 1 G
Tim Lemperle 1 G
Leon Avdullahu 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Weserstadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SV Werder Bremen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. SV Werder Bremen in their trying to find a way past TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's compact .
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. SV Werder Bremen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' SV Werder Bremen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Nico Schulz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. SV Werder Bremen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' A goal from the Germany international Leonardo Bittencourt! He fires home on 31 to make it 0-1!
  • 36' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' Ludwig Augustinsson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 108 appearances.
  • 53' The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim manager makes a substitution. Ermin Bicakcic departs to be replaced by Benjamin Hubner.
  • 57' Theodor Gebre Selassie makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and SV Werder Bremen are in front.
  • 62' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is showing some good football. However, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' Milot Rashica is ready to make an impact after coming on for Davy Klaassen at the 63 minute mark.
  • 66' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim make a change. Adam Szalai trudges off to be replaced by Reiss Nelson on 66 minutes.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' Another substitution for SV Werder Bremen to replace Johannes Eggestein by Florian Kainz on 77 minute.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' Yuya Osako makes way for Claudio Pizarro at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from SV Werder Bremen.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.21 SV Werder Bremen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SV Werder Bremen50% Draw23% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

SV Werder Bremen or Draw
73%
Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
50%
SV Werder Bremen or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SV Werder Bremen39% Draw39% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim22%
Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SV Werder Bremen

Handicap SV Werder Bremen covers Push TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.