Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2026-01-09 14:30.
[p]An out-of-sorts Werder Bremen host high-flying Hoffenheim as the Bundesliga restarts following its mid-season winter break.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Werder ended 2025 as the joint-most out-of-form team in the Bundesliga, having claimed just two points from the last five rounds of games (D2, L3), with that run including two home encounters (D1, L1) and seeing them fail to score three times. Horst Steffen’s side have slipped down the table and away from the European race as a result of their poor form, with pressure starting to build on the 56-year-old. After a 0-0 draw in a friendly against St. Pauli during the pause in the season, they now desperately need to pick up three points in their first match following the winter break for the first time since returning to the top flight in 2022. [/p]
[p]Hoffenheim worryingly have lost their first game after the winter break in six of the last seven seasons (W1), but they will feel confident about improving on that record here as they compete for European qualification. Sitting fifth at the end of 2025, Die Kraichgauer have only boasted more than their current haul of 27 points at this stage of a Bundesliga campaign on one occasion, with only leaders Bayern Much (19) having taken more points away from home than their 15 in the division this term pre-round. Christian Ilzer’s men will arrive at the Weserstadion fresh from a training camp in Girona, although that did include a cancelled friendly against Dutch side Heerenveen.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Hoffenheim have won five of the pair’s last seven meetings (L2), and are unbeaten away to Werder in their last ten such league matches (W5, D5), having tasted victory in each of their last three games there.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Werder’s two home defeats so far this season have both been by a margin of 3+ goals.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, only Augsburg (43) had received more yellow cards than Werder’s 37 in the Bundesliga this term.[/p]
[p]Hoffenheim’s games had produced the third-highest average number of corners in the German top flight this season before matchday 16 (10.47).[/p]
[p]The half-time result in five of Hoffenheim’s last six games has been replicated at full-time.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Werder’s Jens Stage has scored more goals against Hoffenheim (four) than against any other Bundesliga opponent, including a hat-trick last season. Hoffenheim attacker Andrej Kramarić has only been on the losing side in two of his 12 personal league meetings with Bremen (W6, D4), registering two assists against them last term.[/p]
[p]Werder do not appear to have any fresh absentees, while Hoffenheim defender Albian Hajdari will miss out here due to a yellow-card suspension.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the visitors’ recent H2H dominance and the pair’s current form, we recommend backing Hoffenheim to win here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]