Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2024

When Union Berlin come to Wohninvest WESERSTADION for the Bundesliga match this coming Saturday, Werder Bremen will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed seventh in the table Werder Bremen have amassed 22 points after 14 matches. On 17 points, Union Berlin rank 12th with 14 matches played this season.

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

Werder Bremen step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 16 goals against. That is an average of 1.6 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Union Berlin 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 13 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Werder Bremen were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Union Berlin, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though.

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Darmstadt. They went on to defeat Bochum 0-1 and made it three on the spin against St. Pauli in a 0-2 victory. Werder Bremen only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Wohninvest WESERSTADION in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Union Berlin Form

In their previous three games, Union Berlin lost 1-2 and 3-2 against Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Bochum. Union Berlin managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring eight time and letting in four.

Werder Bremen boast a decent form, and with Union Berlin finding things a bit tough away from home, this looks like a good opportunity to claim a win for the home side.

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

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

Ole Werner will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Union Berlin 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 (0/14), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/8), Anthony Jung (0/13), Derrick Koehn (2/12), Felix Agu (2/10), Julian Malatini (1/7), Marco Friedl (0/12), Milos Veljkovic (0/5), Mitchell Weiser (1/13), Niklas Stark (0/10), Jens Stage (6/10), Justin Njinmah (2/9), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (0/9), Naby Keita (0/0), Oliver Burke (1/8), Olivier Deman (0/8), Romano Schmid (1/14), Senne Lynen (0/13), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Isak Hansen-Aaroeen (0/0), Kein Sato (0/0), Keke Topp (1/11), Marco Gruell (1/12), Marvin Ducksch (4/14).

Union Berlin Squad

Here is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The 45 year-old Bo Svensson will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/14), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/10), Danilho Doekhi (1/14), Diogo Leite (0/13), Jerome Roussillon (0/1), Kevin Vogt (1/13), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Tom Rothe (2/11), Aljoscha Kemlein (1/10), Andras Schafer (0/12), Janik Haberer (0/11), Josip Juranovic (0/2), Laszlo Benes (1/9), Leopold Querfeld (0/11), Lucas Tousart (0/2), Rani Khedira (0/14), Robert Skov (1/7), Tim Skarke (0/13), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/13), Andrej Ilic (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (3/14), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/1), Jordan Pefok (0/13), Kevin Volland (0/1), Yorbe Vertessen (1/14).

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Werder Bremen, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Naby Keita and Jens Stage can't be called up by the Werder Bremen-manager, with both serving a ban.

Union Berlin have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Kevin Volland and Kevin Vogt sit this one out for Union Berlin, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Lineups

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin H2H

Werder Bremen lost to 2-1 Union Berlin in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Werder Bremen dished out the match before that. Union Berlin seem to have a bit of a love affair with Werder Bremen, as they have beaten them six times in last eight encounters. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 21/10.

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past eight matches between home side Werder Bremen and Union Berlin. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 3/4.

Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

Jens Stage found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Robert Skov just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Werder Bremen claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Union Berlin won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Should Werder Bremen pull off a home win this coming Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

In the last eight encounters between Werder Bremen and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Werder Bremen averaged 0.89 goals a game. Union Berlin scored an average of 1.63 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Werder Bremen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Union Berlin played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.