Seven games, one point: Werder’s away record in Leipzig needs a lot of improvement. About a “chance for something extraordinary” – and an indicator for more?
Own goal scorer: RB professional Nicolas Seiwald gave Werder the lead in the last duel in Leipzig.
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Ole Werner was a “bit surprised” when he was informed of what “the historians say” – namely that SV Werder Bremen “has not yet managed to win in Leipzig, as I have heard”. the head coach.
The 1-1 draw on the 33rd matchday of the previous season ultimately meant Bremen’s first point in the seventh away game against RB. No other club has they visited so many times without ever winning – and they never had to wait so long for their first away point.
Which is why Werner quickly tried the mathematical laws when it came to his team’s prospects for the next trip to Leipzig at the restart on Sunday (3:30 p.m., LIVE on kicker).
Werner: “The probability increases with every game”
Since both teams have been meeting each other in the Bundesliga for a few years now, “the probability of winning at some point increases, practically with every game – if I’ve been paying attention in stochastics,” said the Werder coach.
And although purely mathematically nothing changes in the initial situation, this time the signs are actually significantly better than those of the past. After three wins from the last three Bundesliga games and with 25 points after 15 games, Werder is “confident”, said Werner, “we have the confidence to get something” – and with a win could even move up in the table to RB (27 points). pass by.
On the one hand, the fact that people are currently talking about this possibility speaks “extremely for the team’s performance,” explained the coach: “But it’s not the case that the table on matchday 16 has an overarching meaning – neither for Leipzig nor for us .”
RB yardstick? “That’s a big word”
When it comes to determining whether Werder is really good enough for the first third of the Bundesliga, Werner also held back as much as possible: “Indicator is always a big word because I don’t think that one game gives you any conclusions about an entire season.”
Despite the current closeness in the table, RB is “in many respects a club that we cannot compare ourselves with at the point where we are,” said the 36-year-old. In any case, his team was “capable of playing 90 minutes of good football and prevailing against such an opponent”; Werner spoke of an “opportunity to create something extraordinary.”
Statistically, Werder would be close, right? “Yes, it’s up to us to do our part,” said the coach: “We’re trying to increase the probability of us winning the game with our best game.”
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