Werder Bremen vs Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Werder Bremen pulled off a surprise victory against defending champions Bayer Leverkusen last weekend as they now take on a Borussia Monchengladbach sitting firmly in mid-table.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 15th March, 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – ESPN+
Werder Bremen Preview: Much-needed win for Werder
Werder Bremen come into this one on the back an impressive 2-0 defeat of the rotated and distracted champions, Bayer Leverkusen, at the BayArena last weekend thanks to a goal from Romano Schmid early on and then from Justin Njinmah late on.
That impressive victory ended a five-match losing streak across all competitions which has seen them drift away from the European spots as well as being knocked out of the DFB-Pokal by 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld at the quarter-final stage.
Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Inconsistent Gladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach, still under the management of former Bayer Leverkusen and Young Boys coach Gerardo Seoane, have been typically chaotic and entertaining to watch but they have lacked consistency as they begin the weekend sitting firmly in mid-table.
The visitors most recently suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to high-flying Mainz at Borussia-Park last weekend. That came a week after they had dispatched of struggling Heidenheim by three goals to nil and they have won four, lost five and drawn one of their ten games in 2025.
Werder Bremen Team News: Weiser suspended
Key midfielder Mitchel Weiser is missing through suspension for Werder Bremen this weekend as they also deal with a few other experienced injury issues such as former Austria international Marco Friedl as well as versatile forward Marvin Ducksch.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Zetterer; Pieper, Veljkovic, Jung; Bittencourt, Stage, Lynen, Schmid, Agu; Burke, Silva
Unavailable: Stark (Injured), Friedl (Injured), Weiser (Suspended), Covic (Illness), Ducksch (Injured)
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Borussia Monchengladbach Team News: Couple of suspensions
Borussia Monchengladbach have a couple of suspension issues as they make the trip to Bremen with Japan international centre-back Ko Itakura sidelined alongside United States international full-back Joe Scally.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Omlin; Lainer, Friedrich, Elvedi, Ullrich; Sander, Weigl; Ngoumou, Stoger, Hack; Kleindienst
Unavailable: Nicolas (Injured), Itakura (Suspended), Scally (Suspended), Reitz (Injured), Honorat (Injured)
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Werder Bremen vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction
Werder Bremen’s victory last weekend was incongruous given their form and the standard of opposition but they will believe it is a platform to build on and move themselves away from the bottom section of the Bundesliga table. They now face a Borussia Monchengladbach side that are themselves the Jekyll and Hyde team of Germany so this one is unpredictable but, given the visitors’ desire to play an attacking style and Werder’s potentially boosted confidence, both teams scoring may well be a good bet for this one.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip: Both teams to score
