Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-10-27 13:30.
It has been a tough few weeks for Werder Bremen, who fell to a third consecutive league defeat over the weekend as they were edged out 1-0 by perennial title challengers Borussia Dortmund. Not since January have the relegation battlers lost more consecutive league games, but when they did back then it was none other than Union Berlin who inflicted a fourth straight defeat!
Despite that, a Weserstadion return can only be seen as a good thing for Werder, who have recorded both of their league wins this season on home soil (W2, L2). Both of their defeats came against sides beginning the round in the top-six, and with two goals scored per home match on average, one may expect a resurgent performance from the River Islanders against a side who are also struggling.
Perhaps further playing into Werder’s hands is the fact that Union come into this game on the back of another downbeat evening in their maiden UEFA Champions League campaign as they lost 1-0 against Napoli. The Iron Ones have now lost nine consecutive competitive games, a run containing six Bundesliga defeats, which is both a negative club record and the longest ongoing streak in the top-flight.
That sequence finds last season’s fourth-placed finishers below Werder in the standings by just one fewer goal scored and thus puts them at serious risk of relegation unless they can turn it around quickly. Highly revered Union boss Urs Fischer insisted during the week that he’s “not worried,” with that feeling of calm perhaps needed as his men look to recapture the kind of form that saw them score eight goals in their first two competitive away games of the season.
Players to watch: Werder may be inconsistent in terms of results, but Marvin Duksch has proven a near-constant threat for his club by notching a goal contribution in five of his last six league appearances (G2, A3). Any Union resurgence could rely on a strong showing from forward Kevin Behrens. He has four goals from eight league appearances this season and earned his first Germany international cap at the age of 32 during the recent break.
Hot stat: Werder have conceded the opening goal in seven of their eight league games this season.