Augsburg vs Werder Bremen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-26 13:30.
[p]Augsburg’s dreams of qualifying for European football for only the second time in their history appear to be fading. Two defeats from their last three matches (W1), including a 3-1 reversal to Eintracht Frankfurt in their most recent match, meant Fuggerstädter had a six-point gap to bridge ahead of this round in order to climb into the top seven.[/p]
[p]With only four rounds remaining, it therefore looks unlikely that Jess Thorup’s side will be playing in any UEFA competition next season. However, it has still been a successful campaign for the club, who are well placed to finish in the top half of the Bundesliga for the first time since coming fifth in 2014/15, with their position in the table strengthened by a good run of three wins from their last four home fixtures (D1).[/p]
[p]Looking to end that sequence are opponents Werder Bremen, who are not yet mathematically certain of their place in the top flight next season. Ole Werner’s side, who finished 13th on their return to the Bundesliga last season, finished the last round with a seven-point advantage over the bottom three. They could therefore be only one victory away from safety, depending on results elsewhere this weekend.[/p]
[p]The River Islanders boosted their hopes of staying up by beating Stuttgart 2-1 last weekend, a victory that finally ended a run of seven league games without success (D2, L5). But their supporters could be forgiven for not having too much confidence ahead of this clash on the basis that Bremen have not won back-to-back games in nearly three months, while they also lost each of their last three trips to the Augsburg Arena.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Augsburg will be desperate to see Phillip Tietz on the scoresheet, as they have won five of the seven games in which he has netted (D2). He might come up against Werder Bremen defender Mitchell Weiser, who has only lost two of his last eight H2Hs (W4, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot streaks: Neither of these teams have played out a 0-0 draw this Bundesliga season, whilst all 24 H2H meetings played this century saw at least one goal scored![/p]