Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th February 2025

Werder Bremen enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hoffenheim swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Werder Bremen are number 10 in the table on 30 points after 21 matches. Hoffenheim rank as number 15 with 18 points after 21 matches played.

Werder Bremen have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Hoffenheim. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Werder Bremen scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 17 goals against. This is an average of 1.7 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Hoffenheim travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 22 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Hoffenheim lost 4-3 against Werder Bremen in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Hoffenheim handed out in the match before.

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund, a 1-0 win against Mainz 05 and a 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich. Werder Bremen claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-4 win against Anderlecht. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, before suffering another loss in a 0-4 match against Union Berlin. Hoffenheim only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.

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 Werder Bremen and Hoffenheim.

Werder Bremen took 19 points from their last ten encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 20 times and conceding 14. Hoffenheim scored 12 goals and conceded 27 in their last 11 encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. This lead to one wins and six points. Werder Bremen claimed eight wins, six draws as well as seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim have a record of four wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

Werner will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Hoffenheim from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Markus Kolke (0/0), Michael Zetterer (0/21), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/10), Anthony Jung (0/20), Derrick Koehn (2/19), Felix Agu (2/10), Issa Kabore (0/6), Julian Malatini (1/9), Marco Friedl (0/17), Mick Schmetgens (0/0), Milos Veljkovic (0/10), Mitchell Weiser (3/20), Niklas Stark (0/15), Jens Stage (7/16), Justin Njinmah (2/15), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (2/14), Oliver Burke (2/14), Patrice Covic (0/0), Romano Schmid (1/20), Senne Lynen (0/19), Skelly Alvero (0/12), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Andre Silva (1/9), Keke Topp (1/11), Marco Gruell (5/19), Marvin Ducksch (6/21).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 47 year-old Christian Ilzer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Jakob Busk (0/0), Luca Philipp (0/3), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/18), Arthur Chaves (0/14), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/20), Leo Oestigard (0/0), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/14), Robin Hranac (0/4), Stanley N'Soki (0/13), Valentin Gendrey (1/16), Alexander Prass (0/19), Anton Stach (0/18), David Jurasek (0/8), Dennis Geiger (0/12), Diadie Samassekou (0/7), Finn Becker (0/4), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (0/2), Tom Bischof (2/19), Umut Tohumcu (0/8), Adam Hlozek (6/20), Andrej Kramaric (7/19), Bazoumana Toure (0/0), David Mokwa (0/0), Erencan Yardimci (0/5), Gift Orban (2/5), Haris Tabakovic (1/11), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Marius Buelter (4/14), Max Moerstedt (0/11).

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Team News

Werder Bremen have an almost full squad available against Hoffenheim at Wohninvest WESERSTADION with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Jens Stage to show up in the Werder Bremen dressing room, as he is suspended.

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim H2H

Hoffenheim lost 4-3 against Werder Bremen in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Hoffenheim handed out in the match before. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Werder Bremen won three times, while Hoffenheim ran out winners six times. A home win gets you odds at 10/11 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 3/1.

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Results

The past ten matches between Werder Bremen and Hoffenheim have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies.

Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Look no further than Leonardo Bittencourt, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, while Adam Hlozek managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Hoffenheim in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Werder Bremen claimed a modest four 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 three. Hoffenheim won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. 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 four of the last 10 league games away from home for Hoffenheim.

Both teams scored seven times in the past ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Hoffenheim, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Werder Bremen scored an average of 1.4 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 2.2 goals. 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. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games.