Werder Bremen head to The Stadion An der Alten Försterei on Saturday for the Bundesliga meeting with home team Union Berlin.
Our tips, poll and stats for Union Berlin v Werder Bremen can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Union Berlin
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Union Berlin prepare for this fixture following a 1-1 Bundesliga drawn result vs VfL Bochum.
In that match, Union Berlin managed 34% possession and 5 shots at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Union Berlin was Benedict Hollerbach (17'). For their opponents, Bochum got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Matúš Bero (68') scored for VfL Bochum.
Over their prior six fixtures, Steffen Baumgart's Union Berlin have hit the target a total of 9 times, an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.
Coming into this fixture, Union Berlin are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches at home.
Werder Bremen
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In their previous fixture, Werder Bremen drew 0-0 in the Bundesliga tie with St. Pauli.
In that game, Werder Bremen managed 51% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. On the other side, St. Pauli got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Ole Werner's Werder Bremen have found the back of the net 10 times throughout their most recent sextet of matches. The aggregate of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 5.
Taking a look at their past results, Werder Bremen:
- have left without a victory over Union Berlin in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 24/04/2021 shows us that Union Berlin have won 4 of them & Werder Bremen 2, with the tally of draws standing at 0.
A combined total of 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 for Union and 9 being from Werder. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.
The previous league clash between the two was Bundesliga match day 15 on 21/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Werder Bremen 4-1 Union Berlin.
On that occasion, Werder Bremen managed 54% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Marco Grüll (13', 17'), Mitchell Weiser (45') and Jens Stage (87').
On the other side, Union Berlin had 16 shots at goal with 4 on target. András Schäfer (23') scored.
The referee was Florian Exner.
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Team News: Union Berlin
Josip Juranovic (Calf problems), Robert Skov (Foot injury), Jérôme Roussillon (Knock), Aljoscha Kemlein (Foot surgery) and Woo-yeong Jeong (Ankle injury) will not be taking part for Union Berlin gaffer Steffen Baumgart.
We think that Union will possibly line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Frederik Rønnow, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Kevin Vogt, Christopher Trimmel, Rani Khedira, Janik Haberer, Tom Rothe, Benedict Hollerbach, András Schäfer and Andrej Ilic.
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Team News: Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen boss Ole Werner has to choose a team with limited availability. Leon Opitz (Torn muscle fiber) and Milos Veljkovic (muscular problems) are not able to play.
It’s our belief that Werder seem likely to play in a 3-5-2 system using Michael Zetterer, Niklas Stark, Marco Friedl, Amos Pieper, Mitchell Weiser, Jens Stage, Senne Lynen, Romano Schmid, Felix Agu, Oliver Burke and Marvin Ducksch.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Werder Bremen and Union Berlin should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. Therefore, we predict a close game with a score draw at the conclusion of the game.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, backing Union Berlin can be had for 2.63, backing a drawn result is 3.5 and taking a punt on a victory for Werder Bremen gets 2.5. These are the best of the returns on offer as of now.
Renata Leite,
09:05 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Union Berlin
Formed: 1966
Stadium: The Stadion An der Alten Försterei (22,012)
Captain: Christopher Trimmel
Chairman: Dirk Zingler
Manager: Steffen Baumgart
Competitions: Bundesliga position 13
🔑 Key Man: Benedict Hollerbach
Regularly played in the Striker position, Benedict Hollerbach was born in Starnberg / Bayern, Germany. After making a first senior appearance for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 2020 - 2021 season, the goalscoring Forward has got 9 league goals in the Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 31 appearances.