Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Live Stream, Predictions

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Werder Bremen

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Werder Bremen will be looking for an improved result here following the 7-1 Bundesliga 1 losing effort in their last game against Cologne.

In that match, Werder Bremen managed 49% possession and 5 shots at goal with 2 on target. For Werder Bremen, the goalscorers were Niklas Füllkrug (38') and Marco Friedl (76' Own goal). Köln had 15 shots at goal with 7 on target. Linton Maina (9'), Steffen Tigges (15', 21'), Ellyes Skhiri (30', 54') and Denis Huseinbašić (36') scored for Cologne.

Matches with Werder Bremen have tended to be exciting encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past 6 games, the sum total of 24 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 6 of these belonging to Werder Bremen.

Going into this encounter, Werder Bremen are winless against Union Berlin in their last 3 league matches.

Union Berlin

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Union Berlin will go into the match following on from a 3-1 Bundesliga 1 win to defeat Hoffenheim in their previous match.

In that game, Union Berlin had 52% possession and 22 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Union Berlin, the scorers were Danilho Doekhi (73', 89') and Jamie Leweling (96'). On the other side, 1899 Hoffenheim got 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Ihlas Bebou (43') scored for Hoffenheim.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Union Berlin, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The overall average goals scored per game during that time is 3.67, with the average number of goals for Union Berlin coming out as 1.5. That trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, though.

Coming into this clash, Union Berlin have not won away from home in their last 3 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league contest between these clubs was Bundesliga 1 match day 31 on 24/04/2021 which finished with the scoreline of Union Berlin 3-1 Werder Bremen.

In that match, Union Berlin had 54% possession and 16 shots at goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Joel Pohjanpalo (50', 53', 67').

Werder Bremen got 9 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Theodor Gebre Selassie (82') was the scorer.

The referee was Patrick Ittrich.

📋 Team News: Werder Bremen

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Werder Bremen gaffer Ole Werner to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Romano Schmid (Ruptured intraarticular ligament initiation in knee) is out of contention.

📰 Team News: Union Berlin

Owing to an otherwise available group, there’s only the one fitness problem for the Union Berlin boss Urs Fischer to contend with. Morten Thorsby (Surgery) won’t be playing here.

✨ Prediction

We’re thinking that Union Berlin and Werder Bremen should play out a closely-fought contest here.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. That’s why we have predicted a tight encounter with a 1-1 draw when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 01:26 21/01/2023