On Saturday afternoon, Werder Bremen and Schalke go head-to-head at the Weserstadion, as the home side attempts to move away from the Bundesliga relegation zone.
Werder Bremen head into the clash in the midst of a seven-game winless run in the German top-flight. The problem of late for Werder has been drawing too many matches, as five of those seven winless matches have finished all square. However, last time out they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Monchengladbach.
It may not be much comfort to the home fans, but Werder’s recent matches have been high-scoring, with 11 of their last 12 matches producing over 2.5 goals. Both teams have also scored in Werder’s last six Bundesliga matches.
The home sides recent league record on home soil has not helped their position in the table, as they have slipped to 14th place in the Bundesliga, just two points above the relegation zone.
In fact, Werder have won just once in their last five home games in the German top-flight, while conceding at least two goals in four of their last five matches on home soil.
Schalke are currently seventh place in the Bundesliga table, just two points outside the Champions League spots in a tight section of the German top-flight table.
However, despite their relatively high position in the Bundesliga table, David Wagner’s team have won just once in their last five league outings. Last time out, Schalke drew 3-3 with Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Despite the inconsistent recent run of form, the team from Gelsenkirchen has been prolific of late in the Bundesliga, scoring at least twice in six of their last nine outings.
The visitors have a reasonably strong away record of late, as they have won three of their last four matches on their travels in the Bundesliga, scoring at least three times in all three wins.
Forebet predicts that it will be Schalke who returns to winning ways in this clash in a high-scoring encounter.