Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Prediction and Betting Tips | December 21st 2024
The action continues in round 15 of the German Bundesliga when Werder Bremen and Union Berlin square off at the Weserstadion on Saturday. Bo Svensson’s men are on a run of four back-to-back away defeats and will head into the weekend looking to end this dry spell.
Derrick Kohn and Marvin Ducksch scored either side of the half-time break to fire Werder Bremen to a 2-0 victory over St. Pauli at the Millerntor-Stadion last Saturday.
Ole Werner’s side have won three games on the bounce across all competitions, including a 1-0 victory over Darmstadt in the DFB Pokal on December 3.
With 22 points from 14 matches, Werder Bremen are currently ninth in the Bundesliga standings, level on points with Borussia Dortmund and Mainz.
On the other hand, Union Berlin fought back from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw against 10-man Bochum at the An der alten Försterei last time out.
With that result, Svensson’s men have gone eight straight games without a win in all competitions, claiming three draws and losing five, including a 2-0 loss against Arminia Bielefeld in the DFB Pokal second round on October 30.
Union Berlin have picked up just four wins from their 14 Bundesliga games while losing four and claiming four draws to collect 17 points and sit 12th in the table.
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With six wins from the last 10 meetings between the sides, Union Berlin boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Werder Bremen have picked up three wins in that time while the two teams have settled for a share of the spoils once.
- Union Berlin have lost all but one of their last six away matches across all competitions, with a 2-0 victory at Holstein Kiel on October 20 being the exception.
- Werder Bremen are unbeaten in seven of their last nine Bundesliga home games, picking up three wins and four draws since April 21.
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Prediction
While Union Berlin will be looking to find their feet, they take on a rejuvenated Werder Bremen side who have won their last three matches. We predict Werner's men will continue from where they left off against St. Pauli and come away with all three points.
Prediction: Werder Bremen 2-1 Union Berlin
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Werder Bremen to win
Tip 2: First to score - Werder Bremen (The hosts have opened the scoring in five of their last six games)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have also been at least five bookings in five of the hosts’ last seven matches)