Head-to-head record: Werder and Bochum have met 71 times across all competitions, most of which the Green-Whites have come out on top. In total, SVW have won 44 times and on 17 occasions the two sides couldn’t be separated. Bochum have only triumphed 10 times. The last match between the two sides took place over twelve years ago, all the way back in March 2010. Back then, Werder ran out 3-2 winners thanks to goals from Claudio Pizarro, Marko Marin and Torstens Frings. Of the last 17 encounters in the Bundesliga, Bremen have won every game except the 2008 home game. The winning streak away from home has lasted even longer: to find Werder’s last defeat in Bochum, you would have to go back a whole 24 years.
A favourite opponent for SVW: Werder Bremen have a higher winning percentage (62%) and average points (2.1) against Bochum than against any other current Bundesliga side. Only against Bayern Munich have Bochum suffered more Bundesliga defeats (47) and conceded more goals (179) than against Werder (41 defeats & 136 goals). In the second division, Marvin Ducksch scored in each of his last five games against Bochum, with 6 goals in total – the most he has scored against any team.
Heading’s the game: The Green-Whites became the first team since FSV Mainz 05 in the 2016/17 season to score at least one headed goal in each of their first four games. These four headed goals lead the league this season; conversely, Bochum have conceded the most headed goals in the Bundesliga, thus far.
