The Round 19 match of the Bundesliga between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen will take place on 24 January at BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen Vs Werder Bremen: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen lost away to Hoffenheim last round with a score of 0:1. As a result, the home side suffered their fourth defeat in six Bundesliga matches (2 wins). In addition, for only the third time this season the team finished a game without scoring. The home side have collected 29 points and occupy sixth position in the table.
- The club did not lose in 6 of its last 8 home matches in the Bundesliga (5 wins, 1 draw).
- The team scored a maximum of two goals in 6 of their previous 7 home meetings in the league.
- The home side did not concede more than one goal in 6 of their last 8 home Bundesliga matches.
Potential Bayer Leverkusen Lineup (3-4-3)*
Mark Flekken – Jerrell Quansah, Robert Andrich, Loïc Bade – Alejandro Grimaldo, Aleix Garcia, Ignacio Fernández, Arthur – Malik Tillman, Patrik Schick, Ernest Poku.
First-choice goalkeeper Mark Flekken, defender Edmond Tapsoba and forward Nathan Tella are injured.
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen drew 3:3 with Eintracht at home last round. As a result, the visiting team extended their winless run in the league to seven matches (3 draws, 4 defeats). At the same time, the team managed to score for the first time in four previous Bundesliga meetings. The visiting team have 18 points and occupy 13th place in the table.
- The club has not won in their last seven away matches in the Bundesliga (3 draws, 4 defeats).
- At least three goals were scored in 10 of the team's previous 13 away league matches.
- The visitors conceded at least two goals in 5 of their last 7 away Bundesliga matches.
Potential Werder Bremen Lineup (4-5-1)*
Mio Backhaus – Marco Friedl, Amos Pieper, Abdul-Karim Coulibaly, Isaac Schmidt – Jens Stage, Senne Linen, Romano Schmid, Yukinari Sugawara, Marco Gruell – Justin Njinmah.
Defenders Mitchell Weiser, Maximilian Wöber, Niklas Stark and Felix Agu, as well as forward Victor Boniface, will not play due to injuries.
Bayer Leverkusen Vs Werder Bremen: Match Prediction
The current form of the home side is far from ideal, however on their own pitch the team is quite capable of showing their best. First of all, we expect the hosts to play actively in attack: in the last 11 home Bundesliga matches the home side did not finish a game without scoring even once, and in seven cases during that run the players scored at least twice. In addition, this season the home side have sent 34 goals into opponents' nets across 17 rounds – an average of two per game.
Werder Bremen do not shine with reliable defensive actions, especially on the road. In the seven previous away Bundesliga matches the team managed to keep a clean sheet only once – in the match with Augsburg. Moreover, during that run the visitors conceded at least two goals on five occasions, and at least three goals against Bayern, Borussia Dortmund and even Hamburg.
We expect a productive performance from the hosts in this meeting; our prediction is provided below.
Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen Over 1.5 goals
* For each team, the starting lineup from its last match in this tournament is shown.
