On Saturday, Werder Bremen host Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, as the visitors look to move into the Champions League spots.
Werder Bremen are 12th place, eight points clear of the Bundesliga relegation play-off spot. However, with just two league games remaining this season Werder are safe from the drop.
Bremen has failed to win in their last four Bundesliga games, having picked up two draws and suffered two defeats in the German top-flight. Their last three league games have produced under 2.5 goals.
However, Werder have a strong home record in the Bundesliga, having gone 11 games unbeaten on home soil in the German top-flight. Both teams have scored in Werder’s last four home games in Bundesliga.
The visitors are currently fifth-place in the Bundesliga, one point behind fourth-place Hoffenheim. Successive league defeats have hampered Bayer’s chances of making the Champions League spots. Last time out, the visitors suffered a surprise 1-0 home defeat against Stuttgart.
One of Bayer’s main problems of late in the Bundesliga has been scoring goals, as Heiko Herrlich’s side have failed to score in four of their last six outings in the German top-flight.
Bayer have lost two of their last three away games in the German top-flight. However, those two defeats are their only defeats in 13 games on their travels in the Bundesliga.
Leverkusen’s recent away games have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five Bundesliga games on their travels.
The visitors have won just one of their last six meetings with Werder Bremen in all competitions, so Herrlich’s side will have to put that record right to record what could prove to be a crucial victory.
Forebet predicts that the visitors will end that poor run of form by recording a victory in a high scoring encounter.