Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th October 2024

Werder Bremen enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bayer Leverkusen swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Werder Bremen are placed eightth with 11 points after seven matches. Bayer Leverkusen occupy a position as fourth in the league on 14 points.

Werder Bremen are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Bayer Leverkusen but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

When it comes to goal-scoring Werder Bremen could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded 18 times. This is an average of 1.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one games.

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Werder Bremen in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 5-0 and 3-0, respectively.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen beat Hoffenheim by 3-4, lost 0-1 against Freiburg, before defeating Wolfsburg 2-4. Werder Bremen only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Holstein Kiel. They went on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 2-1, before sharing the spoils with Brest in a 1-1 draw. Bayer Leverkusen claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 19 goals, whilst conceding six.

With Bayer Leverkusen looking strong, we expect them to get the better of Werder Bremen, and with goals flowing freely, the hosts could be in for a hammering.

Werder Bremen have taken one points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won zero of these matches with a scoreline of zero goals to six. Werder Bremen claimed three wins, two draws as well as two defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at four wins, two draws and one defeat in the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

Ole Werner will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bayer Leverkusen from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Markus Kolke (0/0), Michael Zetterer (0/7), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/3), Anthony Jung (0/7), Derrick Koehn (1/5), Felix Agu (2/7), Julian Malatini (1/5), Marco Friedl (0/5), Milos Veljkovic (0/1), Mitchell Weiser (1/7), Niklas Stark (0/5), Jens Stage (3/6), Justin Njinmah (1/3), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (0/3), Naby Keita (0/0), Oliver Burke (0/2), Olivier Deman (0/4), Romano Schmid (0/7), Senne Lynen (0/6), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Isak Hansen-Aaroeen (0/0), Joel Imasuen (0/0), Kein Sato (0/0), Keke Topp (0/7), Marco Gruell (1/7), Marvin Ducksch (2/7).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 42 year-old Xabi Alonso will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Lukas Hradecky (0/6), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (1/7), Arthur (0/1), Edmond Tapsoba (0/7), Jeanuel Belocian (0/2), Jeremie Frimpong (1/7), Jonathan Tah (1/7), Nordi Mukiele (0/2), Piero Hincapie (1/7), Sadik Fofana (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/6), Exequiel Palacios (0/3), Florian Wirtz (4/7), Granit Xhaka (1/7), Jonas Hofmann (1/2), Matija Marsenic (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/4), Robert Andrich (2/5), Amine Adli (0/7), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (1/7), Patrik Schick (0/5), Victor Okoh Boniface (5/7).

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Werder Bremen seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Werder Bremen have to alter their line-up, as both Naby Keita and Jens Stage get a day in the shade.

Bayer Leverkusen seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Wohninvest WESERSTADION to face Werder Bremen.

Victor Okoh Boniface nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won 5-0 and 3-0 in the two most recent meetings with Werder Bremen, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. All in all, Bayer Leverkusen have a fine reading on Werder Bremen in previous seasons with a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 1/2.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

The past ten matches between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies.

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Jens Stage has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Bayer Leverkusen and their defence. The visitors hope Victor Okoh Boniface adds another to his current tally of five goals in his latest matches.

Werder Bremen claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Bayer Leverkusen won six of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost one of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than nine times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 home games.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen, with the former on an average of 1.2 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored 2.6 goals per game and both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Werder Bremen, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches.