Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen Prediction and Preview – 26/09/15
Bundesliga preview – Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen prediction
Werder Bremen have two suspensions to overcome for this fixture. Felix Kroos is likely to cover for Philipp Bargfrede in midfield and with Fin Bartels also suspended Zlatko Junuzovic remains behind the strike pairing of Johannsson and Ujah with Pizarro available off the bench when required.
Bayer Leverkusen manager Roger Schmidt has Andre Ramalho ready to start at centre back but is likely to keep faith with current pair Papadopoulos and Tah. Lars Bender is also pushing for a start but Kampl and Kramer have formed an understanding in the centre of midfield. Admir Mehmedi will find it difficult to dislodge the experienced Kiessling or goal scoring Hernandez.
Possible Line-ups
Werder Bremen: 4-2-3-1 formation: Wiedwald; Selassie, Lukimya Vestergaard, Garcia; Fritz, Kroos, Oztunali; Junuzovic; Johannsson,Ujah
Bayer Leverkusen: 4-4-2 formation: Leno; Donati, Papadopoulos, Tah, Wendell; Bellarabi, Kampl, Kramer, Calhanoglu; Hernandez, Kiebsling
Statistics
Last 10 matches:
- Werder Bremen have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 5
Over the course of their previous 10 matches:
- Werder Bremen have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in:
- 7 of Werder Bremen’s previous 10 matches
- 5 of Bayer Leverkusen’s previous 10 matches
There have been over 2.5 goals in 3 recent games between these sides, each time with 2-1 home victories and a 3-3 draw at Leverkusen sandwiched in between.
Prediction
Werder Bremen have suffered back to back defeats to both newcomers to the league in Darmstadt and Ingolstadt which has left them 13th in the Bundesliga after they had went on a 3 game unbeaten run. With such inconsistent performances the fans do not know which team will turn up and neither do we.
Bayer Leverkusen sit 11th in the table with 3 wins and 3 defeats, away from home they really struggle to break teams down and have only scored a solitary goal in their last 5 away games, which is disappointing considering they have a front line of Stefan Kiessling and Javier Hernandez to call upon. Can Leverkusen get out of their rut after a midweek win over Mainz?
We have gone for Leverkusen to turn the corner and get out of their winless away run. Stefan Kiessling will want to get back on the score sheet but his opposite numbers for Bremen will be wanting to get their goal too.
Tips
Bayer Leverkusen to win either half at 4/9 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Bayer Leverkusen to win and both teams to score at 11/4 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Stefan Kiessling to score Anytime and Bayer Leverkusen to win 2-1 at 12/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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