Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

The new Bundesliga campaign continues this coming Saturday in a round two match between last season’s top six finishers Freiburg and Werder Bremen at Europa-Park Stadion.

Nobody likes to come through the opening round of a new season with a defeat, but that is exactly what Werder Bremen had to settle for in their first match.

Freiburg got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they came through the premiere in flying colours with three points.

Freiburg only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Werder Bremen hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded two goals per match for a total of 20 goals, while claiming zero clean sheets as well.

Freiburg celebrated a 1-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Werder Bremen. Are we in for something similar at Europa-Park Stadion on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Prediction

Freiburg Form

In the previous three matches, Freiburg lost 2-1 against Eintracht, beat SV Oberachern by 0-2 and won 1-2 against Hoffenheim. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Freiburg have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored nine and conceded four goals.

Freiburg go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, perhaps even contesting for a place in an international competition.

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Union Berlin, before Viktoria Koln 1904 ran out 3-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bayern Munich, who came out 0-4 winners. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Werder Bremen failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring ten while also conceding 11 times.

Retaining their Bundesliga status and challenging for a top half finish will be on the agenda for Werder Bremen this season.

Freiburg are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Europa-Park Stadion against visitors Werder Bremen.

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Squads

Freiburg Squad

The 58-year-old coach of the home team, Christian Streich, will select the lineup against Werder Bremen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Florian Mueller (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/1), Christian Guenter (0/1), Jordy Makengo (0/0), Kenneth Schmidt (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (0/0), Kilian Sildillia (0/1), Lukas Kuebler (0/1), Manuel Gulde (0/1), Matthias Ginter (0/1), Max Rosenfelder (0/0), Philipp Lienhart (0/1), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/0), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Maximilian Eggestein (0/1), Merlin Roehl (0/1), Nicolas Hoefler (0/0), Noah Weisshaupt (0/1), Ritsu Doan (0/1), Roland Sallai (1/1), Vincenzo Grifo (0/1), Yannik Keitel (0/1), Lucas Hoeler (0/1), Michael Gregoritsch (0/1), Nils Petersen (0/0).

Werder Bremen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Werder Bremen. The 35 year-old Ole Werner will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler (0/0), Jiri Pavlenka (0/1), Michael Zetterer (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/1), Anthony Jung (0/1), Christian Gross (0/1), Felix Agu (0/0), Marco Friedl (0/1), Milos Veljkovic (0/1), Mitchell Weiser (0/1), Niklas Stark (0/0), Dikeni Salifou (0/0), Ilia Gruev (0/0), Jean-Manuel Mbom (0/0), Jens Stage (0/1), Justin Njinmah (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (0/1), Naby Keita (0/0), Nicolai Rapp (0/0), Oliver Burke (0/1), Philipp Bargfrede (0/0), Romano Schmid (0/1), Senne Lynen (0/1), Dawid Kownacki (0/1), Marvin Ducksch (0/1), Nick Woltemade (0/0), Niclas Fuellkrug (0/1).

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Team News

Freiburg might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Werder Bremen.

Philipp Lienhart, Noah Atubolu and Yannik Keitel are missing from the squad, Freiburg will field against Werder Brementhis coming Saturday.

Werder Bremen face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Freiburg.

Werder Bremen need to do without Niclas Fuellkrug, Romano Schmid and Felix Agu, who are not fit enough to travel to Europa-Park Stadion.

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Lineups

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen H2H

Freiburg beat Werder Bremen in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-0 win with a 2-1 victory. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Werder Bremen claimed a win in three of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Freiburg won three of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/3.

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Freiburg took on Werder Bremen. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Betting Tips

Vincenzo Grifo found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Leonardo Bittencourt just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Of their 10 most recent games at Europa-Park Stadion across all tournaments, Freiburg won four times, drew three and lost three. Werder Bremen won two of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing three and losing five. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Freiburg managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Werder Bremen kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Less than three came out three times in the past ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Freiburg, as both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Freiburg performed one goal on average, whereas Werder Bremen averaged 0.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Freiburg’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.4 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Werder Bremen's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.