Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th March 2025

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Bayer Leverkusen to pull away with 3 points this coming Saturday. They face Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Bayer Leverkusen look to add three valuable points.

Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 53 points from their initial 24 encounters. Werder Bremen trail them on 30 points after 24 rounds, sitting as number 12 in the table.

With both Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded eight goals, an average of 0.8 and pulled off four clean sheets.

Werder Bremen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 25 goals, and while Werder Bremen claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.5 goals per match.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Holstein Kiel by 0-2, before winning 1-4 against Eintracht Frankfurt. The streak ended in a recent 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen showed little mercy in their past six matches at the BayArena, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 14 times, while letting in four themselves.

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-0 by Freiburg, before Arminia Bielefeld ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Wolfsburg, who came out 1-2 winners. Werder Bremen claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 14 goals conceded and seven scored.

Anything but a home win for Bayer Leverkusen will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Werder Bremen could be in for a hammering.

Bayer Leverkusen took 27 points from their last 11 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 28 times and conceding 13. Werder Bremen fought their way to two wins and seven points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 22 goals. Bayer Leverkusen claimed 15 wins, eight draws as well as one defeat in the Bundesliga this season. Werder Bremen enjoy a record of eight wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Werder Bremen from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lukas Hradecky (0/21), Matej Kovar (0/3), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/22), Arthur (0/11), Edmond Tapsoba (0/22), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (3/24), Jonathan Tah (2/23), Mario Hermoso (0/3), Nordi Mukiele (1/12), Piero Hincapie (1/23), Aleix Garcia (2/19), Emiliano Buendia (0/4), Exequiel Palacios (1/16), Florian Wirtz (9/24), Granit Xhaka (2/24), Jonas Hofmann (1/6), Nathan Tella (2/19), Robert Andrich (2/17), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (1/10), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (16/21), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/14).

Werder Bremen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Werder Bremen. The 36 year-old Ole Werner will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Markus Kolke (0/0), Michael Zetterer (0/24), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/13), Anthony Jung (0/23), Derrick Koehn (2/22), Felix Agu (2/12), Issa Kabore (0/8), Julian Malatini (1/10), Karim Coulibaly (0/0), Marco Friedl (0/17), Mick Schmetgens (0/0), Milos Veljkovic (0/12), Mitchell Weiser (4/23), Niklas Stark (0/18), Jens Stage (7/18), Justin Njinmah (2/17), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (2/17), Oliver Burke (2/16), Patrice Covic (0/0), Romano Schmid (1/22), Senne Lynen (0/22), Skelly Alvero (0/12), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Andre Silva (1/12), Keke Topp (1/12), Marco Gruell (5/21), Marvin Ducksch (6/23).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Team News

Bayer Leverkusen have an almost full squad available against Werder Bremen at BayArena with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Bayer Leverkusen can't field Victor Okoh Boniface on Saturday against Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena. For instance, Werder Bremen won't be able to field Jens Stage as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Bayer Leverkusen enter the match against Werder Bremen with a 4-5-1 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Betting Tips

Scoring 16 goals during a Bundesliga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Patrik Schick is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Patrik Schick to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Bayer Leverkusen won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Werder Bremen won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing six. Bayer Leverkusen kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Werder Bremen have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 2.2 goals, with Werder Bremen averaging 1.2 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Werder Bremen. They performed an average of 1.1 goals in these.