Werder Bremen vs FC Koln prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-11-28 14:30.
[p]Just one point separates mid-table Bundesliga combatants Werder Bremen and Cologne, with both sides looking to bounce back from defeat last weekend. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Bremen’s 2-0 loss in Leipzig on Sunday underlined just how heavily they have been leaning on their home form for their mid-table position. Manager Horst Steffen was not too perturbed by the result, with the five-game unbeaten run (W3, D2) that preceded that encounter a stronger indicator of their journey so far under their new boss. The River Islanders return to the Weserstadion aiming to extend a three-match winning streak on their own turf, with all those victories secured against teams currently outside the top seven, while their W3, L1 record as home favourites in the Bundesliga this season should give them confidence.[/p]
[p]Cologne have slipped from sixth at the end of matchday six to beneath Bremen, having lost four of their last five games in all competitions (W1). There was no shortage of spirit or determination displayed in their most recent defeat when scoring two late goals to almost take a point off European contenders Eintracht Frankfurt, but their efforts to return to the top half of the standings may continue to be hampered by a defence that has kept only two clean sheets to date this term. Both of them were recorded in 1-0 away victories though, so if they can sort out some lapses at the back, there is enough to suggest that they can return to winning ways. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Bremen have lost just one home H2H since the 1995/96 season (W13, D5), but have not kept a Bundesliga clean sheet in such a game since 2010. The last seven H2Hs hosted by Bremen saw both teams score, which includes four 1-1 draws. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Bremen have opened the scoring in only four of their 11 Bundesliga matches this season.[/p]
[p]Bremen’s last four home wins have all been by a single-goal margin. [/p]
[p]Eight of Cologne’s 11 league games this season saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Cologne have kept a first-half clean sheet in each of their five wins this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Samuel Mbangula has become a decisive scorer for Bremen, getting their first or second goal in three of their four victories this season. Cologne’s Luca Waldschmidt has been just as productive but without the success, having also scored in three league matches this term but without a win to show for his efforts (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Bremen do not appear to have any new major absentees, while Cologne will have to play their first game of the campaign without defender Joël Schmied due to injury. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts have been excellent at home this season, so we will back Bremen to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]