Werder Bremen lost once again in front of their home crowd against SC Freiburg on Sunday. In the 15th home game in the Weser Stadium, the promoted team conceded their ninth bankruptcy. It is the result of a relegation, no other Bundesliga club has suffered more than seven defeats in their own living room. The blatant weakness puzzles the protagonists.
“I can’t explain it. In any case, I don’t think that our performance at home is worse than away,” the portal quoted DeichStube Head coach Ole Werner on this subject. It remains to be seen whether the assessment of the performances is correct. The fact is: Werder don’t have the worst record at home with 16 points thanks to the better goal difference compared to FC Schalke 04, but the same number of points in two away games is a remarkable result.
“Always leave our heart on the pitch”
It will hardly be because Werner’s pros feel uncomfortable at home or because the pressure from their own followers is too great. On the contrary, the support is unbroken, although the fans so often go home disappointed. “We always have great support, a full stadium for every game. That is not to be taken for granted,” says Maximilian Philipp. He doesn’t have an explanation ready either. “We always leave our hearts on the pitch,” he claims for the team. Either way it will be Bremen Happy about the rest of the program: Werder is still allowed to play four times away from home, only against FC Bayern and 1.FC Köln do the Hanseatic League have to defend their own territory.
Home defeats this season
1. Werder Bremen, lost 9 of 15 home games, 60 percent
2. TSG Hoffenheim, 7 out of 14, 50 percent
3. FC Schalke 04, 7 out of 15, 46.67 percent
4. VfL Bochum, 6 out of 13, 46.15 percent
5. FC Augsburg, 6 out of 14, 42.86 percent
= 5. VfB Stuttgart, 6 out of 14, 42.86 percent
7. Hertha BSC, 5 out of 14, 35.71 percent
= 7. Bayer Leverkusen, 5 of 14, 35.71 percent
9. 1.FC Cologne, 4 out of 14, 28.57 percent
10. Eintracht Frankfurt, 3 out of 14, 21.43 percent
= 10. FSV Mainz 05, 3 out of 14, 21.43 percent
= 10. Borussia Mönchengladbach, 3 of 14, 21.43 percent
= 10. VfL Wolfsburg, 3 out of 14, 21.43 percent
14. SC Freiburg, 2 of 14, 14.29 percent
= 14. RB Leipzig, 2 of 14, 14.29 percent
16. Borussia Dortmund, 1 of 13, 7.69 percent
17. FC Bayern, 0 of 14
= 17.Union Berlin, 0 of 14
