Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs. FC Koln Preview, Odds, Prediction

Werder Bremen and FC Koln are opening the seventh round of the German Bundesliga this Friday. While hosts sit in the middle of the standings, with nine points, the Billy Goats are 16th with just two draws in six events. This will be a very important game for them, as well as for the hosts. Koln needs to move up, getting away from the bottom, while Werder aims to attack the international competitions, meaning that three points are a must, especially at home.

Preview

Werder Bremen (+137) is undefeated in five straight games in Bundesliga and has just one defeat since the start of the year. Though, we need to say that the lastest three ended with an identical draw, 1-1 and that the opponents were Hoffenheim at home and Eintracht, and Freiburg on the road.

Just two of eight matches Werder played since the start of the season didn’t see both teams score. Regarding the overall efficiency, things are unclear a little bit, because there is no pattern available. Four of the previous five saw under 2.5 goals, but then again, all those who were efficient were with four or more scores.

The River Islanders have one win, draw, and loss each at home in this campaign.

FC Koln (+187) is on the sidetrack right now, with six consecutive matches in which they haven’t won. Four of those were losses and two draws. In fact, the only triumph they recorded this year was in the DFB Pokal against a lower-tier team.

The Billy Goats scored a goal in each but one of those matches, indicating that they don’t have problems in that part of the game, but the defense has been problematic. The most recent three events saw two or three goals, and overall, this team isn’t going far away from that range.

This would be only the third match in the Bundesliga on the road for Marcus Gisdol’s side, and the previous two saw them losing in Bielefeld against Arminia 1-0, and snapping one point in Stuttgart, 1-1.

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Werder has several injured players who won’t play. Davie Selke, Felix Agu, Ludwig Augustinsson, Niclas Fullkrug, and Ole Kauper.

On the other hand, Koln will probably appear without Anthony Modeste, which is a massive blow for them. Florian Kainz and Jonas Hector are out too, same as Robert Voloder.

Head to Head Matches

The last time these clubs played here, the final result was 6-1 for the hosts. It was a one-sided beating after the resume of the championship in June. Werder didn’t lose at home to Koln in six years.

Prediction

Like in the previous years, Werder will win. That is our assessment here. Why? Well, even though they have several big-time names on the injury list, hosts look much better than Koln, who also has injured players. The visiting side is thin in the backline, and the River Islanders will use that for sure. They can’t miss chances like these to notch points at home, and that is why you need to stake your money on them.