Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg Betting Tips and Predictions

Werder Bremen played decent last weekend away to Borussia Dortmund. With 15 minutes left on the clock Bremen were leading, 2-1, but they failed to hold on to even a point, losing 3-2, as Kagawa and Ramos scored two more for BVB just minutes after Bremen took the lead. Werder Bremen are now third straight matches without a win, with a draw to Mainz 05 and losses to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, and currently stand in 15th place, just 1 point above the relegation zone and 16th place FC Augsburg.

Augsburg’s defense let them down again last weekend in their 4-2 defeat away to Mainz 05. They are now without a win in six matches and have taken only three points in the process (D3 L3) – a joint league low with bottom of the table Hannover 96, against whom their last win in the Bundesliga was. Augsburg have a tricky schedule ahead of them, with tough fixtures against Wolfsburg and Schalke 04 in the coming weeks, and as they stand 1 point behind Werder Bremen in the relegation play-off spot, ahead of automatic relegation placed Eintracht Frankfurt only on goal difference, they will certainly be giving it their all in this relegation “6 pointer”.

Neither Werder Bremen, nor FC Augsburg, are having problems scoring goals. Werder Bremen have scored 13 goals from their last five matches (an average of 2.6 per game) and FC Augsburg have scored 9 from the same number (an average of 1.8 goals per game). Conceding goals, however, has been the downfall for both teams. Unbelievably, Werder Bremen, who have conceded a league-high 57 goals so far this season, have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 31 Bundesliga matches – a club record and the third-longest such the in history of the Bundesliga. Augsburg can’t avoid criticism either having conceded 16 goals in the last six matches (an average of 2.6 goals per game) and their 4-2 loss to Mainz 05 last weekend was the third match in the last four where they conceded 3 or more goals. Even though Werder Bremen have taken only 11 points from 13 games at home this season, they will be the favourites as FC Augsburg are in awful form and will have to field a significantly weakened side due to injuries and suspensions. Combining the analysis above with the statistics below, expect over Werder Bremen to score over 1.5 goals in this match with a 3-1 Werder Bremen win at 14/1 being likely at the final whistle.

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