Werder Bremen will be hoping to stop the rot of a terrible run of form when they travel to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Friday.
Frankfurt are currently positioned in sixth and are poised to claim a spot in the Europa League, with any hopes of a return to the Champions League seemingly gone as they are 12 points adrift of the top four.
Bremen are in 10th, 10 points in the clear of the bottom three, but they need to sort their form out and fast or they risk being thrown into a relegation battle.
Current Form
Frankfurt's current form
At the beginning of March, Eintracht Frankfurt won two in a row against Heidenheim and Hoffenheim, but were subsequently defeated 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund and then could only manage a drab 0-0 draw at home to Union Berlin.
In their last nine games in all competitions, they have kept just one clean sheet.
Werder Bremen's current form
Bremen haven't won in five games and have lost four in a row versus Hoffenheim, Dortmund, Union Berlin and Wolfsburg.
Goalscoring has been a major issue for them this season, as you need to go back eight games to find an occasion when they found the back of the net more than once in a game.
Team News
Frankfurt will definitely be without Sasa Kalajdzic, Mehdi Loune and Sebastian Rode, all of whom are sidelines with long-term knee injuries.
There are doubts over the fitness of Hugo Larsson and Aurelio Buta due to a hip issue and illness, respectively.
For Bremen, Jens Stage, Mitchell Weiser and Senne Lynen are all available for selection again after serving suspensions, but Anthony Jung received a red card in the loss against Wolfsburg so he is suspended.
Dawid Kownacki, Niklas Stark, Justin Njinmah, Skelly Alvero, Michael Zetterer, Amos Pieper and Marco Friedl are all injured.
Key player - Frankfurt
Key player - Werder Bremen
Scoreline Prediction
Frankfurt will have too much for Bremen, who are on that horrendous run of form.
Frankfurt 2-0 Werder Bremen
FAQs
What time does the match start? The match kicks off at 19:30 on the 5th of April, 2024.
What was the score the last time Frankfurt played Werder Bremen? In November, they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw.
What is Frankfurt's next match? After Bremen, Frankfurt face Stuttgart.
What is Werder Bremen's next match? After Frankfurt, Bremen face Leverkusen.
Who is Frankfurt's top scorer? Omar Marmoush has scored 10 Bundesliga goals this season.
Who is Werder Bremen's top scorer? Marvin Ducksch has scored nine Bundesliga goals this season.
