Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th November 2023

The Bundesliga clash at Wohninvest WESERSTADION this coming Saturday sees Werder Bremen hosting opponents Bayer Leverkusen.

Werder Bremen rank 12th with 11 points to their name from 11 matches, while visitors Bayer Leverkusen rank first in the table on 31 points.

Werder Bremen will try to spring a surprise on favourites Bayer Leverkusen this coming Saturday and continue in their series of matches without defeat. Three more points would be massive for the team and their upcoming Bundesliga challenges.

Werder Bremen average 1.8 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 18 times. They conceded 18 goals or an average of 1.8 per game, with two clean sheets along the way.

Ahead of their coming Bundesliga match, Bayer Leverkusen look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 3.1 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 31 goals, while also letting in eight goals. The latter leaves an average of 0.8 per outing, in which they managed four clean sheets.

Bayer Leverkusen celebrated a 2-3 win in their most recent meeting with their Werder Bremen. Are we in for something similar at Wohninvest WESERSTADION on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

The Werder Bremen team look in good shape before their match against Bayer Leverkusen, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Union Berlin 2-0, then they held Wolfsburg to a 2-2 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 2-2 draw Eintracht. Werder Bremen won three of their previous six matches at Wohninvest WESERSTADION in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 12 goals to ten against.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen first beat Hoffenheim 2-3, then Qarabag FK by 0-1 and finally Union Berlin by 4-0. Bayer Leverkusen won four times in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded eight goals while scoring 13 themselves.

An away win for Bayer Leverkusen is the obvious choice and with the attacking qualities on display here, we also set our sights on a high scoring affair against Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target twice in these matches, but also let in eight goals. Werder Bremen so far pulled off a record of three wins, two draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of ten wins, one draw and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

The 35-year-old Werder Bremen manager, Ole Werner, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Dudu (0/0), Jiri Pavlenka (0/7), Michael Zetterer (0/4), Amos Pieper (0/6), Anthony Jung (0/10), Christian Gross (0/7), Felix Agu (0/1), Marco Friedl (0/9), Milos Veljkovic (1/9), Mitchell Weiser (1/11), Niklas Stark (0/4), Jens Stage (2/11), Justin Njinmah (2/9), Leon Opitz (0/2), Leonardo Bittencourt (1/8), Naby Keita (0/3), Nicolai Rapp (0/2), Olivier Deman (1/7), Romano Schmid (1/11), Senne Lynen (0/10), Dawid Kownacki (0/6), Marvin Ducksch (5/11), Nick Woltemade (0/9), Rafael Santos Borre (3/8).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The manager Alonso will pick his starting XI against Werder Bremen from these players:

Lukas Hradecky (0/11), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (6/11), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/10), Jeremie Frimpong (3/11), Jonathan Tah (3/11), Josip Stanisic (0/5), Noah Mbamba (0/2), Odilon Kossounou (1/11), Piero Hincapie (0/5), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/11), Florian Wirtz (3/11), Granit Xhaka (0/11), Gustavo Puerta (0/2), Jonas Hofmann (5/11), Nadiem Amiri (0/4), Nathan Tella (1/6), Robert Andrich (0/8), Adam Hlozek (1/10), Amine Adli (1/8), Patrik Schick (0/1), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/11).

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

At the time of writing, Werder Bremen have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Bayer Leverkusen this coming Saturday.

Due to various ailments Christian Gross, Jiri Pavlenka and Naby Keita will be absent from the squad, Werder Bremen are able to field against Bayer Leverkusen this coming Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen will have to make do without a group of three missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match this coming Saturday against Werder Bremen.

Edmond Tapsoba, Patrik Schick and Arthur all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Bayer Leverkusen ran out 2-3 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Wohninvest WESERSTADION. Bayer Leverkusen won four of the previous ten matches, with Werder Bremen claiming one wins in these ten encounters. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 2/5.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

In seven of the previous ten matches between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen both teams scored.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Alex Grimaldo has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Bayer Leverkusen bank on him to build on these numbers against Werder Bremen. The latter relies on Marvin Ducksch, who found the target three times in six games.

Wohninvest WESERSTADION saw Werder Bremen winning five, drawing three and losing two of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Bayer Leverkusen won nine of their 10 most recent away games, drew one and lost zero. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 away matches without conceding a goal.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen. Werder Bremen managed an average of 1.2 goals, while the latter scored 1.9 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Werder Bremen’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.8 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten outings for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to score three times in those matches.