Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen – 12/03/2023
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The penultimate fixture of the weekend in the German Bundesliga takes place on the 12th of March and is a meeting between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen.
The match will be played at the wohninvest WESERSTADION and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 11th place on 30 points while the visitors are in 9th place on 31 points.
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Werder Bremen come into the game having suffered a 2-1 loss at Augsburg in the Bundesliga last weekend. Augsburg opened the scoring after only 5 minutes but Werder Bremen equalised just 11 minutes later.
Into the second half and Augsburg made a quick start by scoring immediately and Werder Bremen could not find a second goal of their own.
That result means Werder Bremen have won only 1 of their 4 most recent fixtures, all of which have come in the Bundesliga. The victory came at home over Bochum but there have been defeats away to Eintracht Frankfurt and Augsburg plus a 2-0 loss at home by Borussia Dortmund.
Home form in the Bundesliga shows Werder Bremen have won 2 of their last 5 matches. There have been 3 defeats in those 5 games and conceding goals at home has been a problem for Werder Bremen.
Trends show Werder Bremen have kept a single clean sheet in their last 6 home Bundesliga matches and both teams have scored in 4 of those 6 games.
Bayer Leverkusen travel to the wohninvest WESERSTADION on the back of a 2-0 home win over Ferencvaros in the Europa League on Thursday night. The goals were scored at the beginning and end of the match and the result means Bayer Leverkusen are in control going into the second leg next week.
The win over Ferencvaros means Bayer Leverkusen are undefeated in their last 4 games in all competitions. There have been wins over Monaco and Ferencvaros in the Europa League plus a 4-1 home victory over Hertha Berlin the Bundesliga.
Away form shows Bayer Leverkusen are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 most recent away trips.
Bayer Leverkusen have won 3 of their last 5 away Bundesliga fixtures, losing only 1 of those 5 games. Bayer Leverkusen have scored 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 5 away league matches.
Team news and Werder Bremen are without the injured duo of Jean-Manuel Mbom and Felix Agu. They also have doubts over the fitness of several players, including Romano Schmid, Marco Friedl, Christian Gross, Lee Buchanan, and Niklas Stark.
Bayer Leverkusen continue without the injured duo of Andrey Lunev and Charles Aranguiz.
This game should provide plenty of entertainment and we expect to see over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring. There is little to split the teams in the Bundesliga and it would not come as a shock to see this match end level.
