The opponent: Eintracht Frankfurt currently have 30 points after 18 games and are sat in fifth place. Last Saturday, Frankfurt beat SC Freiburg 3-1. As well as doing well in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt have been doing well in Europe, winning all six of their group stage games in the Europa League. Eintracht Frankfurt face Shakhtar Donetsk in the knockout round. The opponents have a busy schedule ahead of them, having to play in Bremen, Dortmund, Leipzig and Gladbach in a short space of time. Hopefully their first slip up will be on Saturday.
Players to watch: Frankfurt have a magic trio upfront. Ante Rebic, Sébastien Haller and Luka Jovic have the best stats going forward in the league. Together, they have scored 29 goals, the same amount as the whole SVW team. Kohfeldt understands the threat of the Frankfurt team and notes that the three are “distinguished by their different playing styles, which makes them strong.” The Werder team will have to work together in order to stop them. “You cannot beat them one-on-one so the boys have to defend as a team,” said Kohfeldt.
The referee: Markus Schmidt is the referee. His assistants are Christian Gittelmann and Markus Schüller. The fourth official is Dr. Martin Thomsen.