Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-08-29 13:30.
[p]After both suffered bruising defeats on the opening weekend, Werder Bremen host Bayer Leverkusen with the pair hunting for a maiden Bundesliga victory of the season.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Werder Bremen have endured a truly miserable start to the campaign, following a 1-0 DFB-Pokal defeat against second-tier Arminia Bielefeld by being thrashed 4-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt in their Bundesliga opener. New boss Horst Steffen may not wish to consult the history books in search of respite, as Bremen have gone winless in their opening two league games in each of the previous three seasons since promotion back to the top-flight.[/p]
[p]Visitors Bayer Leverkusen were also beaten on the opening day, with new boss Erik ten Hag suffering a bruising start to his tenure by losing 2-1 to Hoffenheim. That’s exactly the same scoreline he was beaten by in his first league game in charge of previous club Manchester United, and was followed by a 4-0 away defeat! Avoiding such a fate could be made even trickier given that Piero Hincapié is the latest big name being lined up for an exit in the transfer window, but Die Werkself are notoriously strong on the road, remaining unbeaten in Bundesliga away matches since May 2023 (W23, D11). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Bremen beat Leverkusen 2-0 in their most recent meeting in March, ending a nine-game winless streak in H2Hs (D5, L4). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Bremen have lost their opening two league games in four of their last eight top-flight seasons.[/p]
[p]Bremen kept clean sheets in their final four home Bundesliga fixtures last season.[/p]
[p]Leverkusen’s last five games have featured 3+ goals.[/p]
[p]Four of Leverkusen’s last five away league games have seen more goals in the second half than the first.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]On target last week, Justin Njinmah is looking to score in back-to-back Bundesliga matches for the first time – he rounded off the scoring in Bremen’s 2-0 H2H win in March. Leverkusen’s Nathan Tella has seen his last seven goals serve as either the first or last of the game, with five of those coming on the road.[/p]
[p]The hosts are likely to have several absentees, including Maximilian Wöber and Jens Stage. Exequiel Palacios, Malik Tillman and Jonas Hofmann remain doubtful for Leverkusen.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]They may have lost their opening game, but Leverkusen to win with both teams scoring looks a reasonable pick given their incredible record in both away fixtures and H2Hs.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]