Werder Bremen can continue their European push with a tenth win in 12 league games if they can get the better of Cologne at the RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday (kick-off 15:30CEST/13:30GMT).
Alexander Nouri's side have swept away all before them since embarking on their astonishing run on Matchday 21, with Max Kruse scoring ten goals in that time.
Cologne, meanwhile, are winless in their last four and will target three points as they look to resurrect their own bid for European qualification.
Possible line-ups
Cologne: Horn - Klütner, Sörensen, Subotic, Heintz - Jojic, Lehmann, Hector - Bittencourt, Modeste, Rausch
Coach: Peter Stöger
Absentees: Risse (knee)
Coach: Peter Stöger
Absentees: Risse (knee)
Werder Bremen: Wiedwald - Moisander, Veljkovic, Sane - Selassie, Delaney, M. Eggestein, Junuzovic, Bauer - Bartels, Kruse
Coach: Alexander Nouri
Absentees: Hajrovic (knee), Caldirola (foot), Fritz (ankle)
Coach: Alexander Nouri
Absentees: Hajrovic (knee), Caldirola (foot), Fritz (ankle)
Match Stats
- On Matchday 31, both Cologne and Bremen mathematically secured their Bundesliga status for another season.
- Bremen are unbeaten in their last 11 games and have earned more points in that time than any other team.
- Werder have scored at least one goal in every away game under coach Alexander Nouri, including 11 in their last three matches on the road.
- Cologne coach Peter Stöger will take charge of his 100th Bundesliga match in this fixture.
- Only Christoph Daum and Hennes Weisweiler were at the helm for longer at the club.
- Billy Goats striker Anthony Modeste has never scored against Bremen in the six matches he has played against them, nor has he ever beaten them.
- Only Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski (14 goals) has found the net more often in the Bundesliga this calendar year than Max Kruse (12).
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