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Full time: Bremen 1-1 Cologne
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Full-time
90'
Substitution
78'
Substitution
78'
Substitution
72'
Goalkeeper Efficiency of Marvin Schwäbe
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Saves3
xSaves2
61'
Substitution
61'
Substitution
61'
Substitution
48'
Substitution
Kick-off!
45'
+ 3
Substitution
45'
+ 3
Substitution
Half-time
33'
Substitution
Kick-off!
Bremen starting XI
Pavlenka - Veljkovic, Stark, Friedl (c) - Weiser, Bittencourt, Gruev, Stage, Jung – Füllkrug, Ducksch
Bremen subs
Zetterer, Buchanan. Groß, Chiarodia, Schmid, Schmidt, Mbom, Philipp, Dinkci
Cologne starting XI
Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Hector (c) - Skhiri, Martel - Ljubicic, Kainz, Maina - Tigges
Cologne subs
Horn, Pedersen, Kilian, Huseinbasic, Schindler, Limnios, Thielmann, Olesen, Selke
Bremen: personnel
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Bremen: form
The hosts still aren't mathematically safe but it would take something incredible for Ole Werner's team to make an immediate return to the second division. Their form this year, though, has been a major concern; they have one win from their last 10 in the top flight, losing seven times in the process. Four successive losses on home soil is another worry.
Cologne: personnel
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Cologne: form
The Billy Goats have lost just one of their last seven (W4, D2, L1) and are making a strong end to the campaign, albeit one they can end eighth at the very best. Steffen Baumgart's side have won their last two in the league and each of their previous three away from home.
Bremen: probable XI
Pavlenka - Veljkovic, Stark, Friedl (c) - Weiser, Bittencourt, Groß, Stage, Jung - Philipp, Ducksch
Bremen: out
Agu (patella tendon), Pieper (ankle), Salifou (foot)
Cologne: probable XI
Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Hector (c) - Skhiri, Martel - Ljubicic, Kainz, Maina - Tigges
Cologne: out
Dietz (cruciate ligament), Uth (pelvis)
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Füllkrug feat looms
Niclas Füllkrug - with 16 goals this season - is within sight of becoming the fifth Werder Bremen player to be crowned Bundesliga top scorer - and first since Miroslav Klose in 2006.
Don't leave early
Werder Bremen have scored the most goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season (19) but have also conceded the joint most late goals (18).
Take two
Werder Bremen have conceded two goals in each of their past eight Bundesliga matches. That curious run has only ever previously been seen with Wolfsburg in 2006/07.
Deadly Selke
Cologne striker Davie Selke is officially the most efficient Bundesliga striker at the moment - getting four goals in his last four games from a combined expected goals figure of 0.8.
Cologne away streak
Cologne have won their past three Bundesliga away matches. Their club record is four away wins in succession - a feat they have not achieved since 1992.
Bremen almost over the line
With a five-point cushion on the relegation zone and only two games to go, Bremen are creeping closer to securing a second successive season of Bundesliga football. Various combinations of results involving the six teams below them could see them safe, but a win at home to Cologne would remove the need to consider events elsewhere. For their part, the visiting Billy Goats cannot finish lower than 13th or higher than eighth.
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Here you can find all the information about SV Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln on Matchday 33.