The head coach on the match: Despite lacking a number of players due to injury, Florian Kohfeldt has full confidence in his team. “We have several players who are dangerous in front of goal and overall, I’d say we’re an unpleasant team to come up against.” He is particularly looking forward to the game against Frankfurt, “because just like them, we’ve started the season well with eight points from five games,” said Kohfeldt. “We want to show that the team is hungry for the win. The right mentality is key to beating Eintracht, as they have such a well-drilled team. They’re tactically flexible, good at pressing, and have some very high quality players in attack,” added Kohfeldt as he praised Adi Hütter’s side. “There will be no rest and we don’t expect either team to have the ball for long in the game. Both teams are going to have to prepare themselves for a physically demanding game.” In spite of this, the 38-year-old admits that he enjoys coming up against the Eagles: “I always enjoy the games against Eintracht, because it’s always a feisty game.” Speaking about the current coronavirus situation in Germany and the partial lockdown decided on Wednesday, Kohfeldt stated: “The circumstances at Werder Bremen are not easy, but we count ourselves lucky that we’re still able to play - that's a privilege.”
The most recent meeting: When SV Werder and Eintracht last met in the Bundesliga, the Green-Whites were in the middle of last season’s relegation fight. The game at the wohninvest WESERSTADION on the 3rd June finished as a decisive win for Eintracht, as the team from Hesse came away 3-0 winners. SVW and Adi Hütter’s team exchanged some early blows throughout a relatively even first half, but André Silva fired Frankfurt into the lead on the hour mark before Stefan Ilsanker added two more in the 81st and 90th minutes to ensure three points for the Eagles. Although the result did not reflect the overall balance of the game, the victory was ultimately a deserved one for Werder. The reverse fixture from before Christmas will give hope for Kohfeldt’s team however, as Milot Rashica’s 90th minute equaliser earned Werder a point in the 2-2 draw in Frankfurt.
