RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen Preview: Team News & Prediction

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RB Leipzig suffered a bit in the first-half of the season but Marco Rose remains in charge of an RB Leipzig side that remain in a decent position ahead of the visit of Werder Bremen this week.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 12th January, 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+

RB Leipzig Preview: Energetic RB

RB Leipzig, with Marco Rose at the helm, started the season very well with some impressive results but performances did remain underwhelming. That led to a slip but they do remain tucked inside the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots ahead of the restart.

They come into this one on the back of a 5-1 annihilation at the hands of league leaders Bayern Munich a few weeks ago at the Allianz Arena. They have managed just three victories in their last 11 matches across all competitions.

Werder Bremen Preview: In-form Werder

Coached by Ole Werner, Werder Bremen begin the restart to the 2024/25 Bundesliga season sitting tucked inside the top seven and the European spots in the Bundesliga. They have been entertaining to watch, too, with their 15 matches consisting of 51 goals.

The visitors come into this one on the back of a 4-1 hammering of Union Berlin before the break thanks to a brace from Marco Grull as well as goals by Mitchel Weiser and Jens Stage. They have enjoyed four successive victories ahead of this one.

RB Leipzig Team News: Senior men with issues

Denmark international Yussuf Poulsen is an injury doubt for RB Leipzig this weekend due to a strain. As well as Poulsen, they will be without both Benjamin Henrichs and Assan Ouedraogo, whilst Castello Lukeba and Eljif Elmas are also doubts.

Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Gulacsi; Seiwald, Orban, Geertruida; Klostermann, Schlager, Veerman, Nusa; Baumgartner; Sesko, Openda

Unavailable: Henrichs (Injured), Ouedraogo (Injured)

Questionable: Lukeba (Injured), Elmas (Injured), Poulsen (Injured)

Werder Bremen Team News: Injury doubts

Werder Bremen are dealing with plenty of injury issues for this weekend’s visit to the Red Bull Arena. Leonardo Bittencourt remains one of those that could be sidelined alongside the likes of Justin Njinmah and Isak Hansen-Aaroen.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Zettner; Stark, Friedl, Jung; Weiser, Stage, Lynen, Schmid, Kohn; Grull, Ducksch

Unavailable: Agu (Injured)

Questionable: Hansen-Aaroen (Injured), Njinmah (Injured), Topp (Injured), Bittencourt (Injured)

RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen Prediction

RB Leipzig have been frustrating to watch this season. They have an abundance of attackers such as Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko with a fair bit of depth in attacking areas, too. Werder Bremen have been of the most entertaining teams in an always entertaining league in Germany so they will fancy their chances of taking the game to Leipzig. As a result, both teams scoring would appear a good bet for this one at the Red Bull Arena.

RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen Tip: Both teams to score