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Sebastian Prödl and Martin Harnik will not give an inch on Saturday (Photo: nph).
First Team
Thursday, 06.11.2014 / 18:36

VfB Stuttgart will be the guest team for the home premiere of Werder coach Viktor Skripnik on Saturday 8 November 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at Weser Stadium. The Werder players hope to use...

VfB Stuttgart will be the guest team for the home premiere of Werder coach Viktor Skripnik on Saturday 8 November 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at Weser Stadium. The Werder players hope to use the momentum from the away victory in Mainz and pick up their second win in a row. Here are the statistics about the match.

Did you know ...

... that SVW have not lost at Weser Stadium against VfB Stuttgart in eight years? The last time Stuttgart grabbed three points in Bremen was 16 September 2006 - eight years ago. Since then, Bremen have collected three wins and four draws with a goal difference of 16-7.

... that SVW is the best comeback team in the league? Werder are the only team that has collected points in five matches in which they were trailing - a total of seven points this season. The Green-Whites picked up their first victory after falling behind last weekend with a 2-1 win in Mainz. There were draws against Berlin, Hoffenheim, Leverkusen and Freiburg.

Franco Di Santo wants to help SVW move up the table with his goals (Photo: nph).

... that Franco Di Santo currently leads the Bundesliga scoring list? After scoring two goals in Mainz, the Argentinean jumped into a tie for the first place in the rankings with six goals. In addition to Di Santo, Mario Götze (Bayern), Shinji Okazaki (Mainz) and Alex Meier (Frankfurt) all have tallied six goals as well.

... what Werder coach Viktor Skripnik thinks about the opponents? "Stuttgart have a lot of potential in attack. I am very anxious about that. In the 5-4 win against Frankfurt, their style reminded me a lot of the Werder style from years ago. We need to stop their offensive people and especially watch out for the long balls to avoid getting into foot races with them. On defence, they have recently had problems with set pieces but they will certainly have analysed that themselves."

Compiled by Opta and WERDER.DE

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