Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Bayer Leverkusen need to put their European commitments aside as mid-table Werder Bremen visit the BayArena.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday March 8th 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+
Bayer Leverkusen Preview: Mountain to climb
Everything that could possibly go wrong for Bayer Leverkusen, did go wrong on Wednesday night in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash away to Bayern Munich. Individual errors, a red card and ultimately losing 3-0, leaving them all but eliminated bar a miracle.
The second leg looms large next Tuesday but before that they must pick themselves up and focus on Bundesliga matters with this home clash against Werder Bremen. Xabi Alonso’s side are unbeaten in the league since August of last year.
Werder Bremen Preview: Losses piling up
Werder Bremen’s defeats are becoming all the more frequent with their last four league fixtures all ending in losses for Ole Werner’s men. Their most recent came at home to Wolfsburg last time out by one goal to two.
Conceding goals continues to be a huge issue for Werder, they have shipped at least two goals in all four of those losses and have now conceded 15 goals over the course of their most recent five matches in all competitions.
Bayer Leverkusen Team News: Saliakas could join injury list
Knauff, Ekitike and Gotze could make up a three-pronged attack for Eintracht, who will be without Tuta through suspension. He joins the injured Timothy Chandler and Igor Matanovic on the sidelines here.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Kovar; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Mukiele, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Tella, Boniface, Wirtz
Unavailable: Belocian (Injured), Terrier (Injured)
Questionable:
Werder Bremen Team News: Visitors could match Leverkusen
It would be no surprise if Werder Bremen also utilised a 3-4-3 formation with Andre Silva playing up top beside Oliver Burke and Romano Schmid. Friedl is out injured, although Marvin Ducksch could yet play some part.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Zetterer; Veljkovic, Stark, Jung; Weiser, Lynen, Stage, Agu; Schmid, Silva, Burke
Unavailable: Friedl (Injured)
Questionable: Ducksch (Injured)
Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Prediction
In a situation like this, Bayer Leverkusen would be considered vulnerable and there to be beaten after the disaster of midweek. But the champions have been fortunate enough that the fixture schedule has handed them an opponent in dire form, who simply cannot buy a point right now, let alone a win.
With the strength-in-depth at the disposal of Xabi Alonso, his squad is well-equipped to handle fixtures such as this and with the lack of confidence on the side of Werder, it’s still well worth backing Leverkusen to pick up three points.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Tip: Bayer Leverkusen to win
