Fans of Werder Bremen rejoiced on Wednesday night as their team finally managed to win a football match. Their 1-0 win over Hoffenheim in the DFB Pokal was their first second of the season, in any competition and it appears the DFB Pokal is their friend, as their previous win was also in that competition. Their opponents on Sunday in the Bundesliga are Augsburg, who currently sit in mid-table and will see this match as the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways themselves, having stuttered in the last couple of weeks.
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Bremen
FC AugsburgWerder Bremen Form
Werder Bremen come into this match still searching for their first Bundesliga win of the season and they are desperate to give the home fans something to cheer about in the league. Interestingly, despite having failed to win a match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 league games but each of them have been draws. Werder Bremen have picked up a point at home against Freiburg in a 0-0 draw and away to Wolfsburg, Hamburg and Koln, the latter two of which were also 0-0 draws. The defeat came at home to Borussia Monchengladbach and that was a 2-0 reverse, meaning Werder Bremen have scored just 1 goal in their last 5 Bundesliga games. In fact, they have scored just 3 goals in their 9 league games this season and while their defence has been good, they need to start scoring goals.
Augsburg Form
Augsburg are also searching for their first win for some time, having failed to win any of their previous 4 games in all competitions. Last weekend they lost 2-1 at home to Hannover and this was their second home Bundesliga defeat in a row, having lost to Borussia Dortmund by the same score prior to the international break. Augsburg’s only points in their last 4 games have come via away draws at Stuttgart and Hoffenheim. Away from home in the Bundesliga, Augsburg have lost just 1 of their 4 games, which was 1-0 in Hamburg. In addition to the draws at Stuttgart and Hoffenheim they have defeated Eintracht Frankfurt in their only away win of the season.Augsburg have won 5 of their last 7 encounters with Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
Team News
Werder Bremen have every player fit and available for this match but Alexander Nouri could change things around as the club look for that elusive Bundesliga win. Florian Kainz could come in to add more to their attacking play, in addition to Max Kruse. Augsburg come into this match without the injured trio of Dong-Won Ji, Sergio Cordova and Martin Hinteregger. Daniel Baier is expected to be fit and should start the match.
Top Betting Tips
With Max Kruse fit and in the team, Werder Bremen will be hoping to score at least once in this game, having struggled in-front of goal this season. However, Augsburg have not had any problem scoring against better teams than Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. Both teams to score is 4/6 with Ladbrokes. Werder Bremen may not be winning any games in the Bundesliga but they are proving tough to beat and Augsburg may struggle to come away from this match with maximum points. While another draw is not ideal for Werder Bremen it would be another match without defeat. The draw is 23/10 with Ladbrokes. Michael Gregoritsch has scored in a goal in Augsburg’s last 2 Bundesliga games and can be backed to score any time in this match at 4/1 with Ladbrokes.