Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Monchengladbach Preview, Odds, Prediction

Bundesliga continues already this Tuesday, and besides the ultimate derby of the round between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, we have one more interesting match ahead of us. Werder Bremen hosts Borussia Monchengladbach in a game extremely important for both sides. Werder needs to find a way to win and move away from the danger zone; otherwise, the relegation is pretty close. On the other side, Monch is out of the Champions League zone after a long time, and they are desperate to win and keep some chances to reach the most prominent European soccer competition.

Preview

Werder(+330) won the previous match against Freiburg on the road with a minimal result, 0-1. They weren’t especially shiny, but three points are three points. However, if they wish to collect some points from this matchup, their performance has to be improved for at least one level.

The positive side from last week is that besides a triumph, the negative streak of seven winless matches was interrupted. During that period, Werder posted six losses. Also, after nine consecutive games, the team from Bremen finally kept its net intact. In all those contests, hosts in tomorrow’s event conceded at least two goals.

Borussia Monchengladbach (-125) received a slap in the face with a loss against Bayer Leverkusen last week. A 1-3 defeat at home was something pretty unexpected, even though their opponents are one of the best teams in the league.

What shook Borussia’s morale is the fact that they don’t occupy a Champions League spot anymore. At the moment, Monch has 52 points, Red Bull 53, and Bayer 54, and this difference isn’t big, but it definitely presents something valuable.

In their previous nine games, both sides have scored, and just one of them didn’t end with fewer than three hits, which shows us that Marco Rose’s team plays open and attractive soccer.

Latest News

Ludwig Augustinsson is dealing with a muscle injury and is doubtful, same as Omer Toprak, with his calf problems. Veteran legend, Claudio Pizarro is off, same as Kevin Mohwald and Niclas Fullkrug.

Bret Embolo is not available, as Denis Zakaria and Fabian Johnson for Monch.

Head to Head Games

Borussia won the opening leg in November with 3-1, and that was the ninth straight head-to-head event in which Monch didn’t lose against Werder. The last time Werder triumphed was in 2015 in DFB Pokal, it was 3-4.

In recent H2H meetings, both sides often score, which is a consequence of their offensive style of play, and that will help us in making our final prediction.

Prediction

After all, said in the previous paragraph, it is logical to bet on high efficiency. Over 2.5 goals are almost certain, but in order to increase the profits, we will add both teams to score to that. Moneyline for this suggestion is set at -120.

Werder has nothing to lose, and they have to be aggressive right from the start, and the same applies to the guests. One point in this match isn’t worth too much, and because of that, we expect to see an “all or nothing” approach from both teams. That is usually convenient for high efficiency.

Pick: Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score -120