Augsburg vs Werder Bremen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-19 14:30.
[p]Augsburg and Werder Bremen will end 2025 both nervously looking over their shoulders at the bottom-three. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Augsburg have won just two Bundesliga games since the October international break (D1, L5) and, as they sit just two points ahead of the drop zone, they risk spending Christmas in the bottom three if they cannot find a result here. Not since 2015/16 have Augsburg picked up fewer than their current haul of 13 points after the first 14 rounds, which currently has their 15-season stay in the Bundesliga in jeopardy. Playing at home should raise hopes of a reprieve after Augsburg won consecutive league games here, the most recent of which was 2-0 against Leverkusen, and they are now pursuing three straight home league wins for the first time since March 2023. [/p]
[p]Werder Bremen make the long journey south on the back of a four-game winless league streak (D1, L3), a run that has seen them fall to 12th in the table and just five points above the bottom three. Despite their downturn, Bremen still hold a higher points tally than at the same stage of seven of their last ten top-flight campaigns, albeit one of those seasons ended in relegation (2020/21). Fixing a leaky backline which has conceded seven times in the last two rounds will be a priority for Horst Steffen, but just one win in seven league trips this term (D2, L4) hardly inspires confidence of ending 2025 on a winning note. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Werder Bremen failed to beat Augsburg last season, conceding exactly twice in both meetings (D1, L1). Augsburg hold the edge in top-flight H2Hs (W13, D3, L10), but have kept just one clean sheet across the previous 13 they hosted. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Augsburg have conceded the second-most Bundesliga first-half home goals this season (9).[/p]
[p]Augsburg lost their last 11 Bundesliga games in which they conceded the opening goal. [/p]
[p]Bremen have lost half of their league games when scoring first this season (W3, D2, L1). [/p]
[p]Bremen have scored two-thirds of their Bundesliga goals after half-time (12/18). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Fabian Rieder leads the way for Augsburg with three league goals and two assists, with all three goals opening the scoring but none coming in victories (D1, L2). Jens Stage has directly contributed to goals in five of Bremen’s last eight matches (G4, A1), whilst four of his five strikes this season came in away games.[/p]
[p]Phillip Tietz is an ongoing injury worry for Augsburg, while Bremen’s Karim Coulibaly will serve a suspension after being dismissed against Stuttgart last weekend. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Augsburg’s improving home form combined with Bremen’s poor recent travelling leads us to forecast an Augsburg victory here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]