The Bundesliga season finale is just around the corner. Will VfL Bochum secure relegation at SV Werder Bremen?
Pure suspense in the Bundesliga relegation battle. Four teams can still hope to avoid relegation and still have to tremble: 1. FC Köln (27 points), Union Berlin (30), FSV Mainz (32) and VfL Bochum (33) are not yet saved.
VfL Bochum has the best cards. A draw in the away game at SV Werder Bremen (May 18, 3:30 p.m.) will be enough for the Revierklub to stay in the league on their own. If Bochum lose, they will have to rely on support to avoid slipping down to the relegation places.
Forecasting spoke to Bochum striker Philipp Hofmann (31) ahead of the end of the season in Bremen.
Philipp Hofmann, after last weekend’s results failed to bring the hoped-for salvation, the fans’ concerns have grown. Within the team too?
Of course, we imagined things differently and wanted to celebrate relegation with a point. But I don’t think the worries have increased. We have everything in our own hands! If we perform like we did in the first 15 minutes against Leverkusen and in the previous two games, then we’ll definitely get it on Saturday. We’re heading in the right direction
We showed against Union that we’re there when it counts. We want to do the same on Saturday, of course with the support of the fans. I’m absolutely convinced that we can do it!
Philipp Hofmann
In the 4:3 win in Berlin, the team showed that it can also do it away from home. Does that give you confidence for the Bremen game?
Yes, exactly. We showed against Union that we’re there when it counts. We want to do the same on Saturday, of course with the support of the fans. I’m absolutely convinced that we can do it!
What is important in Bremen?
It’s important that we accept the duels, win the second balls and display exactly the same virtues as we did against Union Berlin. If we manage to do that, then we’ll get through.
Do you also look at the results of the competition from time to time or does the team completely ignore them?
For now, we’re just concentrating on our game. Then we can see how the other teams have played. fn with gp