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RB Leipzig

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RB Leipzig won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 5-1 Bundesliga losing effort in their last game against Bayern Munich.

In that match, RB Leipzig had 29% possession and 4 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for RB Leipzig was Benjamin Šeško (2'). At the other end, Bayern Munich had 22 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Jamal Musiala (1'), Konrad Laimer (25'), Joshua Kimmich (36'), Leroy Sané (75') and Alphonso Davies (78') scored for Bayern Munich.

RB Leipzig haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.

They’ve managed to rack up 11 during that period and have conceded a total of 14. That kind of pattern might not be carried forward into this game, of course.

Looking at the pre-match facts, RB Leipzig:

• have not been beaten in the league by Werder Bremen in their previous 8 matches. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
• haven't won against Werder Bremen in their last 2 league matches.

Werder Bremen

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Werder Bremen come into this meeting following a 4-1 Bundesliga win with the defeat of Union Berlin in their last match.

In that match, Werder Bremen managed 54% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Werder Bremen, the goals were scored by Marco Grüll (13', 17'), Mitchell Weiser (45') and Jens Stage (87'). Union Berlin got 16 attempts on goal with 4 on target. András Schäfer (23') scored for Union Berlin.

A run of hard-working showings from the Werder Bremen defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 clashes overall. During the same period, their forwards have scored 10.

Coming into this clash, Werder Bremen are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs going back to 10/04/2021 tells us that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Werder Bremen. They’ve not managed to register any victories whatsoever while RB Leipzig have simply been better than them, running out winners in 67% of those games played.

In all, 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 12 of them for Leipzig and 6 coming from Werder. The average goals per game has been 3.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Bundesliga match day 33 on 11/05/2024 and the score finished RB Leipzig 1-1 Werder Bremen.

That day, RB Leipzig managed 44% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Nicolas Seiwald (36' Own goal) and Benjamin Šeško (61').

Werder Bremen got 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

The referee was Sascha Stegemann.

🗞️ Team News: RB Leipzig

Assan Ouédraogo (Hamstring injury), Yussuf Poulsen (Hamstring injury), Castello Lukeba (Hamstring injury) and Benjamin Henrichs (Achilles tendon rupture) will be missing for RB Leipzig boss Marco Rose.

We think that Leipzig will probably use a 4-4-2 system and select Peter Gulacsi, Lukas Klostermann, Willi Orban, Nicolas Seiwald, David Raum, Antonio Nusa, Kevin Kampl, Arthur Vermeeren, Xavi Simons, Ikoma Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko.

ℹ️ Team News: Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen manager Ole Werner has some current player fitness concerns. Keke Topp (Syndesmotic ligament tear) and Felix Agu (Outer ligament problems) are not able to play.

We believe Werder seem most likely to utilise a 4-4-2 formation, settling for Michael Zetterer, Niklas Stark, Marco Friedl, Anthony Jung, Senne Lynen, Mitchell Weiser, Jens Stage, Romano Schmid, Derrick Koehn, Marco Gruell and Marvin Ducksch.

🧠 Prediction

We envisage that RB Leipzig have it within them to be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

At the other end, Werder Bremen are also probably going to find it difficult getting on the scoresheet although we do think that they will probably end up hitting back at some stage.

We’re therefore anticipating a decent 3-1 win for RB Leipzig when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 14:06 12/01/2025