Füllkrug matches Völler's Werder record and leads Bundesliga scorers by two with nine

Niclas Füllkrug scored in a seventh Bundesliga game in a row on Saturday, in Werder Bremen's 2-0 win over Hoffenheim, matching the club record set by Werder legend Rudi Völler in 1982/83. His ninth league goal of the season keeps him two clear of Leverkusen's Patrik Schick at the top of the scoring chart.

The chart

Füllkrug has nine and Schick seven. Bayern's Michael Olise and Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib are next on six each, with Mainz's Phillip Tietz, Stuttgart's Ermedin Demirovic and Augsburg's Michael Gregoritsch on five. Our scorers table lists three of Füllkrug's nine as penalties.

What moved this week

Füllkrug's goal came in the 57th minute at the Weserstadion, a left-footed finish under the crossbar after a long ball from goalkeeper Karl Hein, and substitute Eren Dinkci added a second in the 82nd. Schick headed in a corner at Leverkusen in the 28th minute, but Leverkusen lost 4-2 to Stuttgart, for whom Demirovic scored in the 14th and 65th minutes to go from three goals to five. Ebnoutalib (Frankfurt's 3-1 win over Hamburg on Sunday) and Gregoritsch (Augsburg's 2-1 defeat by Freiburg) each added one as well.

Völler's mark

Völler was the first Werder player to score in seven league games running, according to the stats site Fussballdaten, which also notes that no Werder player had scored nine goals after eight matchdays, Völler included. Füllkrug, who is 33 and on loan from West Ham United, has scored nine of Werder's 17 league goals. Werder are fifth with 15 points, their best return at this stage in eight years, according to the club.

Stuttgart on Saturday, Klopp's squad on Thursday

Werder visit Stuttgart on Saturday (18:30 German time). Stuttgart are 11th on nine points and have Demirovic and his five goals. A goal there would put Füllkrug ahead of Völler on his own. Werder coach Daniel Thioune said: "We have earned a top game, but we also need a top performance." Before the Stuttgart game, on Thursday, Germany coach Jürgen Klopp names his squad for the Nations League games in Serbia on 13 November and against the Netherlands on 16 November. Füllkrug has 24 caps and 14 goals, and last played for Germany in June 2025. Klopp said recently: "Niclas Füllkrug scores one goal after another, but he is 33."