Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-09-16 13:30.
Bayer Leverkusen picked up an impressive 2-0 victory at home to Atlético Madrid on Tuesday, in what was the first time since 1997 that three German clubs won a UEFA Champions League (UCL) match on the same day. Despite their midweek success, Leverkusen’s domestic form has been troubling, with Saturday’s 2-2 draw away at Hertha Berlin making it one league win in six for Gerardo Seoane’s side (D1, L4) – their worst start to a Bundesliga season since the turn of the century.
Having finished third in the Bundesliga last season, Die Werkself fans will be dismayed with the team’s current position of 17th coming into Saturday’s contest, especially as they’ve now lost three successive home fixtures in the league for the first time since March 2014. Seoane’s men conceded two or more goals in all three of those contests, so rediscovering some defensive sturdiness in front of their own fans might be the formula needed to get their domestic campaign back on track.
Werder Bremen succumbed to a tame 1-0 loss at home to Augsburg on Friday in what was their lowest scoring league fixture of the season thus far (W2, D2, L2), with only Bayern Munich’s matches producing more goals after six games than Bremen’s 23 (G12, A11). Incredibly, seven of their 12 goals so far in the Bundesliga have arrived after the 85th minute, showcasing a noteworthy ability to land often decisive blows in the dying embers of fixtures.
Ole Werner’s men became the first team in Bundesliga history to win a game when losing by two goals in the 89th minute when they staged a scarcely believable comeback against Borussia Dortmund in matchweek three. Werner will hope for similar levels of perseverance against their opponents on Saturday, especially as they’ve won just one of the previous eight H2Hs (D4, L3).
Players to watch: Czech striker Patrik Schick hasn’t quite hit the free-scoring heights of last season, but he has netted in both of his previous two home fixtures against Bremen. Meanwhile, each of Niclas Füllkrug’s last three goals for Bremen have arrived after the 85th minute.
Hot stat: Bremen have scored at least two goals in ten of their last 12 Bundesliga away fixtures.