The 20th-round Bundesliga match between Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach will take place on 31 January at the Weserstadion in Bremen. Werder Bremen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen, managed by Horst Steffen, lost at home to Hoffenheim (0:2) in their last match, extending their winless Bundesliga run to nine matches (3 draws, 6 losses). It is worth noting that in six matches during this period the home side failed to score. Overall in the current championship the team has eight games without a goal, and only Borussia Mönchengladbach have a worse figure (9). At the same time Werder Bremen conceded at least two goals in five of their previous seven league matches. With 18 points the club sits 15th in the standings, three points clear of the relegation play-off zone.
- At least one opponent failed to score in five of the last seven Bundesliga matches involving the home side.
- In six of the previous eight home league matches the team did not score more than one goal.
- At home in this competition Werder Bremen remained unbeaten in five of the last seven meetings (3 wins, 2 draws).
Potential Werder Bremen Lineup (4-4-2)*
Mio Backhaus – Sen Linen, Abdul-Karim Coulibaly, Julian Malatini, Yukinari Sugawara – Jens Stage, Olivier Deman, Romano Schmid, Cameron Puertas – Justin Njinmah, Jovan Milosevic.
Defenders Mitchell Weiser, Maximilian Wöber, Niklas Stark and Felix Agu, as well as forward Victor Boniface, will not play due to injuries.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach suffered a heavy home defeat to Stuttgart (0:3) in the last round. As a result the visitors have failed to win in five of their last six league matches (1 draw, 4 losses), and in half of those games they failed to score. However, during this stretch there are also two clean sheets, which help Borussia Mönchengladbach remain among the top four clubs for number of shutouts (8). Despite such results, the side remains in the lower half of the table, and the gap to the European places has already reached 12 points, making a move toward those positions increasingly unlikely.
- The club failed to score more than once in seven of the last eight Bundesliga matches.
- Away from home the visitors have not won in 10 of their last 13 league matches (3 draws, 7 losses).
- There was a goal in both halves in five of the last seven away matches for Borussia Mönchengladbach in this competition.
Potential Borussia Mönchengladbach Lineup (3-5-2)*
Moritz Nicolas – Nico Elvedi, Kota Takai, Lukas Ullrich – Florian Neuhaus, Rocco Reitz, Shuto Machino, Joe Scally, Philipp Zander – Frank Onora, Haris Tabakovic.
Midfielders Nathan Ngoumou and Robin Hack, as well as forward Tim Kleindienst, are injured.
Referee
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Matches – 10 (the Bundesliga, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards (Including Second Yellows) – 54;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 5.4;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Average Fouls Per Match – 21;
Penalties – 30%.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Match Prediction
Mönchengladbach have become accustomed to very high-scoring matches in recent seasons. But in the current Bundesliga campaign we see a very different picture. The side have the most matches without scoring, and in terms of clean sheets Borussia Mönchengladbach are behind only Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund. Among teams from the lower half of the table the club has the second-most reliable defense, and by xGA on the road the visitors are in the league top five. In their last six away league matches the team kept four clean sheets, conceding only to opponents positioned in the Champions League places.
The hosts look modest in attack. The average scoring rate is just over one goal per match, and by this indicator Werder Bremen are among the four worst sides. The home side also failed to score in eight matches this season, and at home the club did not score more than once in six of the previous eight meetings. It is important to note who the home side showed better scoring against: Eintracht and Wolfsburg are among the three most conceding teams.
Prediction: Werder Bremen Under 1.5 goals
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* For each team the starting lineup from their last match in this competition is shown.
