Werder Bremen v Hoffenheim: Bundesliga matchday 8 preview
Sixth-placed Werder Bremen, unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga this season, welcome 10th-placed Hoffenheim, who won both previous meetings between the clubs.
The occasion and the table
Werder Bremen host Hoffenheim on matchday 8 of the Bundesliga, with kick-off on 31 October 2026 at 14:30.
The hosts sit 6th in the table with 12 points from 7 matches. Their record reads 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat, with 15 goals scored and 14 conceded.
Hoffenheim are 10th with 9 points from their 7 matches. They have 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats, scoring 14 goals and conceding 14. All of Hoffenheim’s matches have been decided one way or the other, while Werder Bremen have drawn three times.
Recent form and home/away records
Werder Bremen’s most recent outing was a 2-3 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund. Before that, they won 3-2 away at Mainz. Before that came a 2-2 home draw with Paderborn, and before that a 2-2 draw away to Borussia Dortmund. The oldest of the five was a 3-2 home win over Augsburg. That adds up to 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Hoffenheim arrive with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. Their latest result was a 1-1 draw away to Holstein Kiel. Before that, they beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 at home, and before that they won 3-0 at home against Lyon. Earlier still, they won 2-1 away at Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the oldest of the five was a 2-3 home defeat to Beşiktaş.
Venue could matter. Werder Bremen are unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga this season: 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 draw, 8 goals scored and 5 conceded. Hoffenheim’s away record in the league is less convincing, with 1 win and 2 defeats from 3 matches, 5 goals scored and 7 conceded.
Previous meetings
The recent head-to-head belongs to Hoffenheim. In the most recent meeting, on 9 May 2026, Hoffenheim won 1-0 against Werder Bremen. Before that, on 27 January 2026, Hoffenheim won 2-0 away at Werder Bremen.
Werder Bremen failed to score in either of those matches, and Hoffenheim kept a clean sheet both times.
Players to watch
Niclas Fullkrug is the main attacking reference for Werder Bremen. He is the club’s top scorer in the Bundesliga this season with 8 goals, more than half of the team’s league total of 15.
For Hoffenheim, Adam Daghim leads the club’s Bundesliga scoring chart with 2 goals. With 14 league goals overall, Hoffenheim’s scoring has been spread across the squad rather than concentrated in one player.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to open matches involving Werder Bremen. They scored in all of their last 5 matches but kept a clean sheet in none, and both teams scored in all five. Every one of those matches produced at least four goals. With 15 scored and 14 conceded in the league, their matches have been finely balanced at both ends.
Hoffenheim have also found the net in each of their last 5 matches, but they have been tighter at the back recently. They kept 2 clean sheets in that run, both in 3-0 home wins, and both teams scored in 3 of the five. Their league tally of 14 scored and 14 conceded is level.
The contrast sets up an interesting test: a Werder Bremen side that scores freely at home against a Hoffenheim defence that has kept clean sheets in both previous meetings.
Estimated win chances
Estimates computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, give Werder Bremen 34%, the draw 25% and Hoffenheim 41%. These figures are estimates, not a prediction.
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