The situation facing the two teams to meet at the Weser Stadium on Saturday couldn't be different. Bremen have found the net 51 times so far this season, Kaiserslautern have conceded 50 putting the Green-Whites as clear favourites.
The situation facing the two teams to meet at the Weser Stadium on Saturday couldn't be different. Bremen have found the net 51 times so far this season, Kaiserslautern have conceded 50 putting the Green-Whites as clear favourites.
The situation facing the two teams to meet at the Weser Stadium on Saturday couldn't be different. Bremen have found the net 51 times so far this season, Kaiserslautern have conceded 50 putting the Green-Whites as clear favourites.
The Bundesligas bottom side have only managed three wins so far, the last an away three pointer in Cologne. Still Werder should be warned, under new coach Wolfgang Wolf, despite their miserable position in the table, have made steady progress. The last two games against direct opponents Cologne and Duisburg both finished in draws.
It will be a challenge for the Green-Whites to stop the Red Devils picking up at least a point at the Weser Stadium. The home side will still be without their top striker Miroslav Klose, the 27 year old still hasen't returned to full training since picking up a shoulder injury in the cup. Coach Thomas Schaaf is still optimistic about the German internationals come back. "All going well, he may be back for the next Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund."
Back in the squad are captain Frank Baumann and Tim Borowski who both had to sit it out in Stuttgart thanks to suspensions. Both are well aware of the difficulty of the task ahead against Kaiserslautern at the weekend. "That'll be an interseting game, Lautern are battling for their existance and want to stay in the top flight", explained German international Tim Borowski. Frank Baumann added: "Lautern have been the cause of some upset in recent games. There have been changes afoot at the Pfalzer club with the new coach and young blood in the team, we can't afford to underestimate them." The caütain has warned all at Werder not to expect an easy win.
Werder Bremens 5:1 win in the last meeting of the two will raise confidence among the team. At the Fritz-Walter-Stadium, it was the K&K strike duo who proved most impressive in skining the Devils. Historically, Werder Bremen versus Kaiserslautern is one of the oldest Bundesliga clashes, taking place for the first time in 1963/1964, Bremen winning 2:0 back then. On the 30th match day of the 2002/2003 season, Lautern beat Werder 1:0 at the Fritz-Walter-Stadium, the goalscorer on the day, one Miroslav Klose with Tim Weise keeping a clean sheet at the other end.
Saturdays tie will be a very special event for the new Werder keeper, who will make his Bundesliga debut in the starting eleven for Werder against his old colleagues. The 24 year old will replace Andi Reinke after his horror injury on Wednesday night.
