Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th April 2023

The Bundesliga clash at VELTINS-Arena on Saturday sees Schalke 04 hosting opponents Werder Bremen.

Schalke 04 are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Werder Bremen and odds favour them to pull it off.

Schalke 04 scored 12 goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Werder Bremen head into this match on 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 16, while also conceding 19 goals. This amounts to 1.9 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring once.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Werder Bremen came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday.

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Prediction

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 2-0 in a meeting with Hoffenheim. They replied by beating Hertha Berlin 5-2, before losing again, this time 4-0 against Freiburg. Schalke 04 only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Mainz 05 brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Freiburg. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Hertha Berlin by a 2-4 scoreline. Werder Bremen won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen won seven of their previous 11 outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 22 points. They scored 20 and conceded 11 goals. Schalke 04 are looking at a record of five wins, nine draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Werder Bremen are looking at ten wins, five draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Stats

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Squads

Schalke 04 Squad

The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Thomas Reis, 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:

Alexander Schwolow (0/19), Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Justin Heekeren (0/0), Michael Langer (0/0), Ralf Faehrmann (0/11), Brooklyn Ezeh (0/0), Cedric Brunner (0/24), Eder Alvarez (0/0), Henning Matriciani (0/18), Ibrahima Cisse (0/0), Jere Uronen (0/8), Leo Greiml (0/7), Marcin Kaminski (0/0), Maya Yoshida (0/27), Moritz Jenz (0/10), Sepp van den Berg (0/4), Thomas Ouwejan (0/14), Timothee Kolodziejczak (0/0), Alex Kral (0/24), Blendi Idrizi (0/0), Danny Latza (0/16), Dominick Drexler (3/22), Mehmet Aydin (0/16), Nassim Boujellab (0/0), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Rodrigo Zalazar (1/18), Soichiro Kozuki (1/5), Suat Serdar (4/28), Tim Skarke (1/9), Tobias Mohr (0/16), Tom Krauss (1/28), Kenan Karaman (1/16), Marius Buelter (9/29), Michael Frey (0/13), Sebastian Polter (1/14), Sidi Sane (0/0), Simon Terodde (4/29).

Werder Bremen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Werder Bremen. The 34 year-old Ole Werner will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler (0/0), Jiri Pavlenka (0/28), Louis Lord (0/0), Michael Zetterer (0/2), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (2/27), Anthony Jung (2/29), Christian Gross (1/23), Fabio Chiarodia (0/3), Felix Agu (0/3), Lee Buchanan (1/18), Marco Friedl (0/25), Milos Veljkovic (1/24), Mitchell Weiser (2/26), Niklas Stark (0/22), Dikeni Salifou (0/0), Ilia Gruev (0/26), Jean-Manuel Mbom (0/0), Jens Stage (3/28), Leonardo Bittencourt (2/20), Niklas Schmidt (2/19), Philipp Bargfrede (0/0), Romano Schmid (0/23), Eren Dinkci (0/15), Marvin Ducksch (11/29), Maximilian Philipp (1/13), Niclas Fuellkrug (16/26).

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Team News

Schalke 04 are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match on Saturday.

Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg are missing from the squad, Schalke 04 will field against Werder Bremenon Saturday.

Werder Bremen have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Schalke 04 on Saturday.

Lee Buchanan, Niclas Fuellkrug, Romano Schmid and Felix Agu all face a spell on the sidelines for Werder Bremen due to various injuries.

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Lineups

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen H2H

Werder Bremen celebrated a 2-1 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at VELTINS-Arena on Saturday? In total, they have played seven matches in past seasons with Werder Bremen running away with most of the points. They won five encounters, with Schalke 04 stealing all 3 points in zero matches. Naturally, the last two games ended all square. The bookies have Werder Bremen to win this match at best price odds of 2/1.

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies on Saturday.

Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Marvin Ducksch, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target six times in recent Bundesliga matches for Werder Bremen, with a total for the season saying 11 goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With four goals lately for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, Marius Buelter is also a player to look out for.

Schalke 04 claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Werder Bremen won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Werder Bremen won three of their last 10 matches away from home without conceding.

In the last ten encounters between Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen over 2.5 goals came out seven times, as Schalke 04 averaged one goal a game. Werder Bremen scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Schalke 04, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Werder Bremen played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals themselves during this run.