Werder Bremen vs 1899 Hoffenheim 2-0

Werder Bremen beat 1899 Hoffenheim 2-0 at Weser-Stadion, with Niclas Füllkrug and Eren Dinkci scoring after the break to settle a game that had been level at half-time.

The first half passed without a goal, leaving it 0-0 at the interval.

Füllkrug opened the scoring in the 57th minute from Karl Hein’s assist, and Werder then managed the game through substitutions and a booking for Marco Friedl on 60 minutes. Dinkci, who came on in the 16th minute, made it 2-0 on 82 minutes from Marco Grüll’s pass, before Hoffenheim made three changes on 87 minutes and Werder added two more in stoppage time, including Füllkrug going off on 90+1 minutes.

Hoffenheim had 59% of the possession and 526 passes to Werder’s 41% and 371, but Werder had more shots, 18 to 16, more on target, 4 to 2, more corners, 8 to 4, and a slightly higher xG, 1.23 to 1.15. The home side also finished with 11 fouls, the same as Hoffenheim, while Hoffenheim were caught offside once and Werder not at all.

Werder were shown three yellow cards, for Marco Friedl on 60 minutes, Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares on 90+2 minutes and Youri Regeer on 90+2 minutes. Hoffenheim were not booked, and there were no red cards.