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Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Prediction & Betting tips
Who will hit the transfer market during the winter break? In order to be able to make a forecast between Leverkusen and Werder Bremen, newcomers do not play a role. Put simply, it can be said that new players are not necessary at Bayer and are not possible with the guests from the Weser.
While the Werkself have had a very strong season so far and are already broadly positioned thanks to returnees after injuries, the financial situation in the Hanseatic city simply does not allow reinforcements.
A significant increase in guest performance is not to be expected, which is why the hosts are very clearly favored by the best bookmakers. Kick-off in the BayArena is on Saturday afternoon at 14:30 p.m.
Leverkusen :
The start of the new year was just as modest as the end of 2020. In the home game against Bayern and the last guest appearance in Frankfurt, history repeated itself that Peter Bosz’s team lost a lead and was 2-1 down. These were the only two competitive defeats so far in this otherwise strong season.
In the Bundesliga table, Leverkusen is still at the top and the negative trend should be stopped as soon as possible on Saturday. The defenders Lars Bender and Daley Sinkgraven can help again. Sinkgraven returns after an infection and Lars Bender has healed his capsule injury in his knee. His brother Sven is still missing, as are Mitchell Weiser, Aranguiz, Wendell or Bellarabi.
The squad of the home side is also very well equipped in terms of width, which is why Peter Bosz has enough options for the starting line-up. Especially on the offensive, the quality with Diaby, Schick, Bailey, Wirtz or Demirbay is enormous and the coach is spoiled for choice. It is no coincidence that the Werkself have the best offensive in the league after Bayern Munich. Against a troubled opponent, the favorite wants to live up to its role from the start.
If the hosts concentrate on their strengths and the returnees are integrated quickly, a tip on the odds for the home win is an almost certain number between Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. Even handicap betting can be considered, as the difference between the two clubs is huge at the moment.
Werder Bremen :
Emotional press conferences by Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt are not uncommon. But as vehemently as the SVW trainer defended his superior Frank Baumann during the week, this was remarkable. Kohfeldt made it very clear that he did not expect any new signings in winter and was demanding that the financial situation in the club did not allow this.
Even the very poor start to the new year with the 2-0 defeat against Union Berlin does not change that. Even the fact that Christian Groß, one of the few top performers who got injured in the last few weeks and has to pass a few weeks, has no influence on this.
The midfield man has to be compensated with the available resources and it is conceivable that Maximilian Eggenstein will move one position down on Saturday and the young Jean-Manuel Mbom will join the starting eleven. In the attack, hopes rest on Davie Selke and Niklas Füllkrug. While there is probably only a short assignment for the latter, Selke could play alongside Sargent for the first time from the beginning.
After the good end of the last calendar year (victories in the league and in the cup), the start in 2021 was all the more sobering for the SVW. Also on Saturday there are few arguments between Leverkusen and Werder Bremen for the forecast in the direction of the guests. It is to be expected that Werder will have to travel home to the north empty-handed and that the situation in the table for the Greens-Whites will worsen.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen head to head matches
18.05.20 BUN Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen 1 : 4
26.10.19 BUN Bayer Leverkusen Werder Bremen 2 : 2
17.03.19 BUN Bayer Leverkusen Werder Bremen 1 : 3
28.10.18 BUN Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen 2 : 6
05.05.18 BUN Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen 0 : 0