Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: TSG Hoffenheim (5th, 61 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Werder Bremen (15th, 32 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: TSG Hoffenheim 1.91 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Werder Bremen 1.09 and 1.76, with the league averaging 1.62.
GioScore's database holds 31 meetings between the two: 11 for TSG Hoffenheim, 11 for Werder Bremen and 9 drawn, at 3.39 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 26% of the wins in this matchup. 61% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 77%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.39 historically.
PreZero Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,150. On the scoreboard, TSG Hoffenheim led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
TSG Hoffenheim: Bazoumana Touré (26')
Key stats
Possession: TSG Hoffenheim 72% · Werder Bremen 28% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 8-3