High concentration needed against quick starters

The lead: In the last game in Leverkusen, Theodor Gebre Selassie scored to make it 1-0 (Photo: nph).
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Wednesday, 10.09.2014 / 13:23

The international break is over and SV Werder will open the Bundesliga's third match-day at Bayer Leverkusen on Friday 12 September 2014 at 8:30 p.m. The Green-Whites will have...



The international break is over and SV Werder will open the Bundesliga's third match-day at Bayer Leverkusen on Friday 12 September 2014 at 8:30 p.m. The Green-Whites will have a tough task against the current leaders of the table. WERDER.DE compiled the most important facts about the match.

Did you know ...

... that SV Werder have always been an unpleasant opponent for the table leaders? The Green-Whites have already beaten Leverkusen three times when they were in the top spot. Besides the three victories, SV Werder had one draw and one loss.

... that SVW had a balanced record against Leverkusen last season? After the 1-0 victory at Weser Stadium, Fritz, Prödl and Co. suffered a 2-1 defeat in the second half in Leverkusen. Werder and the Champions League participants each had a 2-2 goal differential and three points from the two meetings.

Christian Dingert will be the referee on Friday between Leverkusen and Werder (Photo: nph).

... that teams must be fully concentrated against Leverkusen from the very first second? On the first match day, Karim Bellarabi scored after just nine seconds in Dortmund to make it 1-0 for Leverkusen - the quickest goal in Bundesliga history. Roger Schmidt's team also had a great start in the Champions League. In their 4-0 win over Copenhagen, Son, Kießling and Co. needed just two minutes for the first goal. The Green-Whites meanwhile have not conceded a goal in the first quarter-hour thus far. So it will be a major test.

... what Robin Dutt thinks of Leverkusen? "After two match days, no team can say where they really are. Of course, Leverkusen played really well in the first two games. But against Berlin you could already see that there are spots where they have weaknesses. After two match days, no team is stable enough that they don't have any weaknesses. In Leverkusen, we will try to continue where we left off against Hoffenheim. With our current sense of confidence, we definitely have a chance."

Compiled by OPTA and WERDER.DE

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