Werder Bremen vs Schalke prediction, preview, team news and more | Bundesliga 2020-21
Werder Bremen will host a struggling Schalke at the Weser-Stadion in the Bundesliga on Saturday, and the hosts will look to continue their good form.
Florian Kohfeldt’s side picked up a commanding 4-1 win over Hertha Berlin in their previous outing, a game that led to Bruno Labbadia’s sacking.
Schalke, on the other hand, came up well short against champions Bayern Munich, and will hope to muster a positive outcome against Bremen.
Werder Bremen vs Schalke Head-to-head
Werder Bremen have the better head-to-head record over Schalke in the Bundesliga, winning 45 matches and losing 38. In total, 20 games have ended in draws.
They also have a better record in recent seasons, winning five and losing just one out of the last six matches between the two sides.
Florian Kohfeldt’s side have started well in the Rückrunde, and will be favorites against Christian Gross’ outfit.
Werder Bremen form guide: L-D-W-L-D
Schalke form guide: L-W-L-L-L
Werder Bremen vs Schalke Team News
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen manager Florian Kohfeldt has revealed that Davie Selke and Omer Toprak could play this weekend. Meanwhile, Kevin Mohwald will also be back in contention.
The duo of Patrick Erras and Niclas Fullkrug are not expected to feature. The participation of Christian Gross and Ludwig Augustinsson is in doubt.
Injured: Patrick Erras, Niclas Fullkrug
Doubtful: Christian Gross, Ludwig Augustinsson
Suspended: None
Schalke
Klass-Jan Huntelaar may have to wait before he can make his full debut as he is still not fully fit yet. Salif Sane is a doubt as well, while Steven Skrzybski, Goncalo Paciencia and Frederik Ronnow are expected to miss out once again.
Injured: Kilian Ludewig, Steven Skrzybski, Goncalo Paciencia, Frederik Ronnow
Doubtful: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Salif Sane
Suspended: None
Werder Bremen vs Schalke Predicted Lineups
Werder Bremen Predicted XI (3-5-2): Jiri Pavlenka; Milos Veljkovic, Omer Toprak, Marco Friedl; Theodor Gebre-Selassie, Maximilian Eggestein, Kevin Mohwald, Leanardo Bittencourt, Felix Agu; Josh Sargent, Milot Rashica
Schalke Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ralf Fahrmann; Timo Becker, Ozan Kabak, Matija Nastasic, Sead Kolasinac; Benjamin Stambouli, Suat Serdar; Mark Uth, Benito Raman, Amine Harit; Matthew Hoppe
Werder Bremen vs Schalke Prediction
Werder Bremen are in a good run of form, and we expect them to come out on top against Schalke. The visitors simply haven’t been able to kick on after picking up their first win of the season nearly three weeks ago.
We are predicting a narrow win for Werder Bremen at home.
Score prediction: Werder Bremen 2-1 Schalke