This duel between two teams from the North of Germany opens this round of Bundesliga and both teams are in the bottom of the table. The difference is that Hannover played in the first half of the season better than expected, and Werder has struggled a lot, while the situation turned completely in the second part, so Werder is now one position better placed than Hannover with four points more. Werder is almost two months without defeat, and Hannover has five defeats in a row. In the first part of the season it was 4-0 for Werder
Hannover has a solid six points more than the position that leads to playoffs for survival, but they are still in a major crisis of results and the wins are getting rarer in the second half of the season, and they are currently in a series of five defeats and they celebrated only twice in this calendar year. Fortunately, they have a point-to-point stock from the first part, otherwise they would be under huge pressure now. In mid-February, they celebrated the last time against Freiburg on their field with 2-1, and then they played a draw away against Cologne with five defeats.
They had a lot of difficult matches in that period and they be blamed the most for the home defeat by Augsburg. After that it was minimal 1-0 in Dortmund and then a big fight against Leipzig in the last round and a home defeat with 3-2. Harnik instead of Fullcruise was the only change that did not bring anything, and that is why they will switch places again, while Elez and Bebo may also be in the starting lineup.
Probable lineups Hannover 96: Tschauner – Sorg, S.Sane, Elez – Korb, Ostrzolek – Schwegler, Bakalorz – Klaus, Bebou – Fullkrug
Unlike their hosts, Werder started playing really great in the second part of the season, and it can be said that the team from Bremen started well when the problems for Hannover started. They lost only two games in the second round of the championship and the last defeat they have experienced was from Freiburg, the team that Hannover won last. They are now in a series of five games without defeat, with four wins and one draw. They played a draw with M'gladbach after losing with 2-0, and this has a value almost as a win, giving them additional confidence and they are now in a series of three victories.
In all three games they received one goal, but they did not mind, because they have significantly improved their game compared to the first part of the season. Two rounds ago, Belfodil and M. Krus had the main roles against Augsburg, while Junuzovic, who returned to the starting lineup against Eintracht, played the key role. Center-back Veljkovic returned, while now Moisander and probably Augustinsson will not be able to perform.
Probable lineups Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, S.Langkamp, Veljković, Friedl – Bargfrede – M.Eggestein, Delaney, Junuzovic – Belfodil, M.Kruse
Hannover is under bigger pressure and they want a win in order to stop the negative series and we expect them to attack, but Werder is also in great mood lately, and despite problems in their defence, we expect them to be great in attack.
Pick: over 2.5 goals 1.8
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