Niclas Füllkrug matches Werder Bremen mark in win over Hoffenheim

Niclas Füllkrug now has nine Bundesliga goals in eight appearances, and his latest also pushed him into a notable bit of Werder Bremen history. In Werder Bremen vs 1899 Hoffenheim, he scored again as Werder beat 1899 Hoffenheim 2-0, extending his scoring run to seven straight league matches and drawing level with Rudi Völler's club feat from 1982-83.

It was another game shaped by Füllkrug's finishing and presence. He struck in the 57th minute, taking his total to 12 goals in all competitions this season, before Eren Dinkçi added the second in the 82nd.

Füllkrug's run is carrying Werder

Seven straight Bundesliga matches with a goal is the headline, but the broader output is just as strong. Füllkrug has reached nine league goals after only eight Bundesliga appearances, which is the kind of return that drags a team upward over the first two months of a season.

Against Hoffenheim, he was again Werder's main attacking reference point. He had five shots, put two on target and kept Christian Ilzer's side occupied for most of the afternoon. Karl Hein was beaten once by him, then watched Dinkçi settle it late on.

Daniel Thioune, quoted in German by SPORT1, called Füllkrug "indispensable." From the same interview, again in comments translated from German, Thioune said: "as a personality, on the pitch. He is scoring a lot right now, that does us good."

That assessment fits the run Werder are on. A striker can get hot for a couple of weeks, but seven straight league matches and nine goals in eight appearances is already shaping the season rather than just decorating it.

Werder's start has real substance

The 2-0 win kept Werder unbeaten in the league since the season opener, stretching that run to seven matches. They are now up to fifth with 15 points from eight matches, which is a strong return even before you get to the historical angle around Füllkrug.

The result also mattered because Werder were not relying on one moment alone. Füllkrug broke the game open in the 57th minute, then Dinkçi finished it in the 82nd. That gave the scoreline a bit more authority than a narrow win built around one chance.

Werder's bigger challenge is keeping this level going, because a scoring streak this good always invites extra attention from opponents. Right now, though, the numbers are hard to dismiss: Füllkrug has nine Bundesliga goals, Werder are unbeaten in seven league matches, and Saturday's 2-0 win over Hoffenheim moved them into fifth place.