Werder Bremen vs Gladbach Prediction & Betting Tips

Werder Bremen face off with the visiting Gladbach at Weserstadion in this Bundesliga 1 game on Tuesday. For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Werder Bremen v Gladbach, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.

📏 Form Guide

Werder Bremen LLLDLW

Werder Bremen will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-1 Bundesliga 1 success over SC Freiburg. In that match, SV Werder Bremen managed 38% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for SV Werder Bremen was Leonardo Bittencourt (19'). At the other end, SC Freiburg got 15 attempts at goal with 6 on target.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Werder Bremen have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Die Werderaner have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 13 goals on the way.

Their previous form shows that Werder Bremen:

• have not registered a win against Borussia Mönchengladbach in their previous 8 league games.
• have not won at home in their last 10 league matches. It's been disappointing.

Borussia Mönchengladbach DWLWWL

After suffering a loss in their previous game against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bundesliga 1 competition, Gladbach will be aiming to make amends here. In that game, Borussia Mönchengladbach had 45% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Marcus Thuram (52'). For their opponents, Bayer 04 Leverkusen had 14 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Kai Havertz (7', 58') and Sven Bender (81') scored for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Over the course of their last 6 outings, Borussia Mönchengladbach have helped themselves to a total of 11 goals. Die Fohlen have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, their defenders have had 10 goals go into their own net. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily follow through into this game, of course.

Pre-game facts show that Borussia Mönchengladbach:

• have left without a victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach in their last 8 league games.
• have not won at home in their last 10 matches in the league. No joy for the home fans.
• haven't been beaten by SV Werder Bremen in away games against them for the last 3 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 4 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

An inspection of their past head to head results stretching back to 11/02/2017 tells us that these encounters have not been kind to Werder Bremen. They’ve not been able to register any victories at all while Gladbach have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67 per cent of those matches.

In all, 17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from Die Werderaner and 12 created by Die Fohlen. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The previous league fixture featuring these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 11 on 10/11/2019 when it finished Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 Werder Bremen. In that game, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed 54% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Ramy Bensebaïni (20') and Patrick Herrmann (22', 59'). On the other side, Werder Bremen had 16 shots on goal with 7 on target. Leonardo Bittencourt (93') scored. The referee was Sören Storks.

🗞️ Team News: Werder Bremen

Jiri Pavlenka (Groin injury), Michael Lang (Back injury), Kevin Möhwald (Knee injury), Niclas Füllkrug (Cruciate ligament injury), Sebastian Langkamp (Back injury) and Omer Toprak (Calf Injury) won’t be available for Bremen boss Florian Kohfeldt. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Michael Lang and Davy Klaassen.

It seems likely that Die Werderaner should opt for a 4-1-4-1 system for this one, handing starts to Jiri Pavlenka, Ludwig Augustinsson, Milos Veljkovic, Niklas Moisander, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Kevin Vogt, Leonardo Bittencourt, Davy Klaassen, Milot Rashica, Maximilian Eggestein and Josh Sargent.

📰 Team News: Gladbach

We reckon that Die Fohlen seem likely to utilise a 4-3-1-2 lineup by sending out Yann Sommer, Stefan Lainer, Nico Elvedi, Matthias Ginter, Ramy Bensebaini, Patrick Herrmann, Florian Neuhaus, Christoph Kramer, Lars Stindl, Alassane Plea and Marcus Thuram.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that Werder Bremen are certainly able to breach the defence of this Gladbach side, although one goal possibly won’t be enough to give them the result that they want. We’re therefore tipping a close game with a 1-2 win for Gladbach at full-time. Let’s see what eventuates.

Peter Guest, 12:25 26/05/2020