Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Monchengladbach Preview Odds, Prediction

The stakes are high in the matchup between Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach. The home team is chasing 15th place, which allows them to stay in Bundesliga and avoid the playoffs. On the other side, Monch wants to seal the 7th spot, which is the last one that leads into European competition. A win is a must for both clubs here, and they need to collect all three points, otherwise, they won’t have any chances in fulfilling the original goals.

Preview

Werder Bremen (+165) has a nightmare season, and what is even worse, as the end approaches, the River Islanders are playing worse. In the last nine games, they have just one point, which is by far the lousiest record in the Bundesliga during that span. What is the reason for that, we don’t know, but we can say that the atmosphere in the locker room is far from desired.

In four out of five latest games, the team from Bremen couldn’t score, and overall, netting has been their weak spot since the year started. They are the fourth-worst unit in the league when looking at goals per match.

The last three events at home were all under 2.5 goals, and during that period, Werder didn’t score during the regular 90 minutes.

Borussia Monchengladbach (+250) lost three of the past four games, and in each of those losses, they allowed two or more goals. Two defeats were on the road, in Hoffenheim, 3-2 and in Munich against Bayern, 6-0, while the most recent one happened at Borussia Park, vs. Stuttgart, 1-2. The only win was against Arminia Bielefeld, 5-0.

Monch plays efficient matches, with nine of the last 10 finishing with over 2.5 goals. If we look only at the games on the road, the noticeable thing is that Borussia’s defense wasn’t playing very well in the last two months.

In all but one road trip during that time, Monch conceded at least two goals, and we can say without any hesitation that during this stretch, Marco Rose’s team lost all the chances for entering the top 4 places in the league standings once again.

Latest News

Plogmann, Veljkovic, and Woltemade are all out due to respective injuries. Gross is suspended due to his red card.

With the guests, Doucoure and Musel are the only ones who aren’t ready for this event.

Head to Head Games

Werder didn’t defeat this opponent in 11 straight games, posting five draws and six defeats. The first meeting this season ended 1-0 for Borussia. Nico Elvedi was the sole scorer in that clash, hitting the back of the net in the 66th minute.

Prediction

Even though they play at home, and are in a must-win situation, we don’t believe in Werder here, and advise you to bet on Borussia’s victory. The hosts are in terrible shape right now, and as you can see, they didn’t win for a long, long time. On the other side, despite their recent failures, the guests appear to be much better, with some system in its performances, unlike the River Islanders. So our pick here is Monchengladbach to win, or if you want to be super-safe, go with a double chance draw or Borussia.