Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Werder Bremen 5th on 19, West Ham United 136th on 2. Werder Bremen had been under-performing their position — 2290th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Werder Bremen were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.07, West Ham United 1.67 and 2, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Werder Bremen arrived off four straight defeats.
Weserstadion in Bremen, capacity 5,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.