Werder’s next match is on Saturday, 9th April away to third-placed FC St. Pauli (13:30 CEST), who are just one point behind SVW. Werder’s number 7 is expecting a “really good match” at the Millerntor. “St- Pauli are clearly one of the strongest sides in the league. They play attacking football just like us,” described Ducksch, who is confident in his ability to perform well against top opposition. “You can see from the last few games just how focused we are and that we absolutely want to win. We’ll need to do the same going into the St. Pauli game. We’re aware that they have several quality players, but we also know our strengths. We’ll need to bring these strengths into the game on Saturday,” commented the striker.
Ducksch will be returning to a former side on Saturday, after making 12 appearances for FSCP in 2016/17 and scoring two goals. He’s shown himself to be a bit more clinical when playing against the ‘Boys in Brown’, with four goals in six matches vs. St. Pauli. “Of course I’m aware I do pretty well when playing against former employers and that there’s a good chance that I’ll score on Saturday. If I can help my current side in any way on Saturday, then I’ll do that,” said Ducksch with a grin, who is close to equalling a personal record of scoring 18 goals in a single season. However, that isn’t something which is too important to him. “I’d like to win football matches, regardless of whether I score or not. I want us to stay at the top of the table and that’s my attitude going into matches. Now that I’m so close to equalling my personal record, I’d like to achieve that as well. However, it’s not my main focus and it’s not my priority,” concluded Ducksch.
