Four days before Christmas Eve the Green-Whites will finish the first half of the Bundesliga in Hamburg. The North Derby is a small Christmas present for the fans. So.....
Four days before Christmas Eve the Green-Whites will finish the first half of the Bundesliga in Hamburg. The North Derby is a small Christmas present for the fans. So.....
Four days before Christmas Eve the Green-Whites will finish the first half of the Bundesliga in Hamburg. The North Derby is a small Christmas present for the fans. So, anyone who wants to impress their friends with a bit of extra knowledge should take a look through the facts about the game. WERDER.DE put together some of the most interesting points in collaboration with the Opta sports data service …
• No Bundesliga match has been played as often as Hamburg taking on Werder Bremen. Of the 90 showdowns, Werder won 30 times while Hamburg collected 28 victories.
• The Green-Whites knocked off their northern German rivals in the semi-finals of the German Cup and UEFA Cup last season on their way to both finals. In the German Cup, Bremen won 4-2 after extra time. And Hamburg won 1-0 in Bremen but Werder won 3-2 in Hamburg.
• Claudio Pizarro has scored more goals against Hamburg than any other team in the Bundesliga (11 goals, though just two for Werder). The Peruvian even scored two goals in a game three times against Hamburg.
• Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia played 63 Bundesliga games for Werder Bremen between 1996 and 1998 (18 goals). Last season, Labbadia’s Bayer Leverkusen lost against Bremen 1-0 in the German Cup final.
