Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th January 2025

Werder Bremen are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 17 of the Bundesliga this coming Wednesday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat FC Heidenheim, whom they welcome on home soil at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.

Ranked as number 9 in the Bundesliga standings, Werder Bremen, have so far collected 25 points this season, while FC Heidenheim collected 13 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 16 rounds.

Werder Bremen are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against FC Heidenheim in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Werder Bremen are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing 17 goals against, for an average of 1.7 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

FC Heidenheim scored ten goals, conceded 25 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

FC Heidenheim won 2-1 and 4-2 in the two most recent meetings with Werder Bremen, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out St. Pauli by 0-2, before beating Union Berlin by 4-1. The winning streak came to an end against RB Leipzig, who ran out 4-2 winners. Werder Bremen managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with FC St. Gallen brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bochum. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Union Berlin by a 2-0 scoreline. FC Heidenheim claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to eight.

Werder Bremen 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 Wohninvest WESERSTADION against visitors FC Heidenheim.

Werder Bremen took 19 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 20 times and conceding 13. FC Heidenheim won one matches and picked up three points from their last eight encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. They scored nine goals and conceded 24. Werder Bremen have a record of seven wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim enjoy a record of four wins, one draw and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

Ole Werner will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Heidenheim 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 (0/16), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/8), Anthony Jung (0/15), Derrick Koehn (2/14), Felix Agu (2/10), Issa Kabore (0/1), Julian Malatini (1/8), Marco Friedl (0/14), Milos Veljkovic (0/7), Mitchell Weiser (3/15), Niklas Stark (0/12), Jens Stage (7/12), Justin Njinmah (2/10), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (0/10), Naby Keita (0/0), Oliver Burke (2/10), Patrice Covic (0/0), Romano Schmid (1/16), Senne Lynen (0/15), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Kein Sato (0/0), Keke Topp (1/11), Marco Gruell (3/14), Marvin Ducksch (4/16).

FC Heidenheim Squad

Listed below is the full squad of FC Heidenheim players that the manager Frank Schmidt will choose from for the upcoming game:

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/16), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/15), Frans Kraetzig (1/2), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/16), Lennard Maloney (0/11), Leo Scienza (2/14), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/9), Tim Siersleben (0/5), Adrian Beck (2/14), Jan Schoeppner (2/16), Julian Niehues (0/0), Luca Kerber (0/8), Luka Janes (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (2/13), Norman Theuerkauf (0/0), Omar Traore (0/14), Patrick Mainka (0/16), Paul Wanner (3/16), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Sirlord Conteh (0/15), Thomas Leon Keller (0/1), Budu Zivzivadze (0/1), Christopher Negele (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/1), Marvin Pieringer (4/13), Mathias Honsak (2/12), Maximilian Breunig (2/11), Mikkel Kaufmann (0/9), Stefan Schimmer (0/7).

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Team News

Werder Bremen could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Wednesday. Werder Bremen have to alter their line-up, as both Jens Stage and Marco Friedl get a day in the shade.

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Lineups

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim H2H

FC Heidenheim won 2-1 and 4-2 in the two most recent meetings with Werder Bremen, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Werder Bremen have a 0% win rate against FC Heidenheim, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 0-0-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Results

In two of the previous two matches between Werder Bremen and FC Heidenheim both teams scored.

Werder Bremen vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips

Mathias Honsak shows decent form right now for FC Heidenheim, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Werder Bremen, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Jens Stage also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

In their last 10 matches at Wohninvest WESERSTADION across all tournaments Werder Bremen won three times, drew four and lost three times. FC Heidenheim claimed three wins, zero draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Wohninvest WESERSTADION since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Werder Bremen. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for FC Heidenheim.

In the last two encounters between Werder Bremen and FC Heidenheim over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Werder Bremen averaged 1.5 goals a game. FC Heidenheim scored an average of three goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Werder Bremen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for FC Heidenheim, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.