The comebackers and exemplary captain

Clemens Fritz, here in a challenge with Mainz’s Koo Ja Cheol, won 86 percent of his tackles (Photo: nph).
First Team
Monday, 03.11.2014 / 19:48

There was plenty of positive news to report in the past few days for Werder - advancing to the Round of 16 of the German DFB Cup, three enormously important points in Mainz and the... 

There was plenty of positive news to report in the past few days for Werder - advancing to the Round of 16 of the German DFB Cup, three enormously important points in Mainz and the first Bundesliga away victory in seven months. But the Green-Whites were not able to improve their standing on the table - not yet at least - as Werder were 18th after 10 match days. But Viktor Skripnik's team is tops in another ranking. Here is a look at the top facts about the match.

Werder is the comeback team of the league. Werder have come back from deficits five times already and collected seven points. The Green-Whites also got behind in Mainz as the hosts' Shinji Okazaki scored in the third minute. But just like against Hertha, Hoffenheim, Leverkusen and Freiburg, Werder fought back. The main factor is the team's fitness as all the burdens of the summer training camp and intensive training work have paid off. Skripnik called his team "top fit".

Di Santo not only dangerous, also fast. Franco Di Santo definitely had a major hand in the victory. In addition to his two goals, he was also the fastest man on the pitch with a top speed of 33.8 km/h. That is second only to Werder's season top mark by Marnon Busch. The most touches for Werder went to Argentinean compatriot Santiago Garcia with 58. The left back also had the most tackles in the match with 17.

Captain leading by example. Another winner from the match could be seen after a second glance at the statistics. Clemens Fritz once again made it to the top XI of the match day according to 30 objective evaluation criteria. For example, Fritz won 86 percent of his tackles, making him the most effective tackler in the match. He also ran 12 kilometers, matching Zlatko Junuzovic for the most-run kilometers.

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