PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs TSG Hoffenheim - team news, lineups, predictions

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·8 January 2026

PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs TSG Hoffenheim - team news, lineups, predictions

Werder Bremen and TSG Hoffenheim face each other this Saturday at the Weserstadion for round 16 of the 1. Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen have won 17 points to date and are placed in 10th position. In their last outing, Horst Steffen's team drew 0-0 against FC St. Pauli (Club Friendlies 2026).

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TSG Hoffenheim currently have 27 points and lie in 5th position. In their last game, Christian Ilzer's team drew 0-0 with Stuttgart (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with TSG Hoffenheim winning 3-1.

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Last starting XIs

Werder Bremen ( vs FC Augsburg 2025-12-20): Mio Backhaus, Niklas Stark, Marco Friedl, Amos Pieper, Yukinari Sugawara, Senne Lynen, Cameron Puertas, Isaac Schmidt, Jens Stage, Justin Njinmah, Romano Schmid

TSG Hoffenheim ( vs Stuttgart 2025-12-20): Oliver Baumann, Vladimír Coufal, Robin Hranác, Albian Hajdari, Bernardo Júnior, Wouter Burger, Leon Avdullahu, Alexander Prass, Grischa Promel, Fisnik Asllani, Tim Lemperle

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MANAGERS

Christian Ilzer faced Werder Bremen on one occasion, recording a victory.

TEAMS

Away from home, TSG Hoffenheim currently has one loss in the last ten games.
Away from home, TSG Hoffenheim has gone three consecutive games without a win.
TSG Hoffenheim currently has one loss in the last ten games.
TSG Hoffenheim has gone two consecutive games without losing.
At home, Werder Bremen currently has one loss in the last five games.
At home, Werder Bremen has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Werder Bremen has gone two consecutive games without a win.
Werder Bremen currently has one win in the last seven games.
Werder Bremen has gone five consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Werder Bremen and TSG Hoffenheim have faced each other 34 times, with Werder Bremen having the advantage: 14 wins, against ten victories for TSG Hoffenheim.
At Weserstadion, Werder Bremen has an advantage in duels against TSG Hoffenheim: six wins in 18 games. TSG Hoffenheim has five victories.
In the German League, 32 matches have been played between the two teams, with Werder Bremen winning 12, ten draws and ten victories for TSG Hoffenheim.