Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Werder Bremen come into this one on the back of some impressive form as they face an Union Berlin side that have collapsed after a very bright start to the 2024/25 Bundesliga campaign.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 21st December, 2024: 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: Werder’s ambitions
Werder Bremen begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just about tucked inside the top-half of the 18-team Bundesliga table. They have won six of their 14 matches so far this season with half of those victories coming in their last five matches.
The home team come into this one on the back of a comfortable and impressive 2-0 defeat of St Pauli at Millerntor last weekend in Hamburg with goals from Dominik Kohn and Marvin Ducksch in either half. They have suffered just one defeat in their last six games across all competitions.
Union Berlin Preview: Union’s troubles
Union Berin started the season very well but, for a second successive season, have collapsed down the table with a long run of poor form and that continued last weekend with a frustrating 1-1 draw against ten-man Bochum in the capital city.
Former Birmingham City winger Koji Miyoshi was sent off after 13 minutes for Bochum but the visitors still managed to take the lead before Benjamin Hollerbach’s 33rd minute equaliser. That means they are now winless in their last eight matches across all competitions.
Werder Bremen Team News: A couple of injuries
Naby Keita departed the club on loan for Ferencvaros last week and they also have midfield injury issues with former Borussia Dortmund man Leonardo Bittencourt a doubt with a groin issue, whilst Felix Agu is sidelined due to a knee injury.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Zetterer; Stark, Friedl, Jung; Weiser, Stage, Lynen, Schmid, Kohn; Ducksch, Grull
Unavailable: Agu (Injured), Njinmah (Injured), Topp (Injured)
Questionable: Bittencourt (Injured)
Union Berlin Team News: Vogt suspension
With Union Berlin sliding down the table, Union Berlin are now without experienced defender Kevin Vogt due to suspension. As well as the absence of Vogt, they also have key injury concerns involving Ivan Pratjin, Andrej Ilic and former Germany international Kevin Volland.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Ronnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite; Skov, Schafer, Khedira, Rothe; Jeong, Hollerbach; Skarke
Unavailable: Vogt (Suspended), Pratjin (Injured), Ilic (Injured), Volland (Injured)
Questionable:
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Prediction
Werder Bremen’s improved run of form of late has been from their impressive defensive record. They have kept three successive clean sheets across all competitions ahead of this one. Union Berlin may believe they have turned the corner by stopping the losing slide last weekend but the fact is their point came against a struggling and winless Bochum side that had a player less for the vast majority of the match. Werder will be confident of controlling another match and earning another victory for themselves in this one.
Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin Tip: Werder Bremen to win to nil
