Preview

• Anticipation builds as Werder Bremen prepare to host RB Leipzig at wohninvest WESERSTADION on 2025-05-10 (kick-off 14:30 GMT), in week 33 of the 2024-2025 Bundesliga.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between O. Werner and Z. Löw.
• Current league positions have Werder Bremen 8th on 47 points and RB Leipzig 6th on 50 points.
• Werder Bremen misses 2 players: M. Veljkovic (Calf Injury), J. Njinmah (Ankle Injury) whereas RB Leipzig misses 7 players: A. Haidara (Knee Injury), B. Henrichs (Achilles Tendon Injury), K. Kampl (Yellow Cards), D. Raum (Yellow Cards), W. Orban (Muscle Injury), A. Ouedraogo (Knee Injury), X. Schlager (Thigh Injury).
• Our model projects Werder Bremen in a 3-defender setup (3-5-2), with RB Leipzig anticipated to match that in 4-2-2-2.
• The previous match saw S. Lynen lead Werder Bremen with a 7.7 TheyScored rating, and W. Orbán top-rating for RB Leipzig at 7.9.
• Werder Bremen played out a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin, and RB Leipzig shared the spoils 3-3 vs Bayern Munich.
• Both teams have been in great form: Werder Bremen 3-2-0 and RB Leipzig 2-2-1 over their last 5 matches.
• RB Leipzig lead this rivalry - 11 wins from 17 matches versus Werder Bremen (who've won just 2 games), alongside 4 draws.
• Our algorithm actually favours an away win: RB Leipzig to win 2-1, despite Werder Bremen's 5-5-6 home form - RB Leipzig's strong 5-5-6 record away with 1.94 goals/game does the trick.

Predictions

Summary

Stats

Lineups

Werder BremenRB Leipzig

Werder Bremen 3-5-2 O. Werner

8.2

Michael Zetterer

7.3

Mitchell Weiser

7.2

Niklas Stark

7.3

Marco Friedl

7.9

Amos Pieper

6.9

Jens Stage

6.7

Leonardo Bittencourt

8.2

Romano Schmid

6.2

Derrick Köhn

6.7

Marco Grüll

7.6

Marvin Ducksch

Substitute Players

14

Senne Lynen

27

Felix Agu

15

Oliver Burke

42

Keke Topp

3

Anthony Jung

22

Julián Malatini

9

André Silva

11

Justin Njinmah

30

Mio Backhaus

Excluded Players

M. VeljkovicCalf Injury

RB Leipzig 4-4-2 O. Werner

8.7

Péter Gulácsi

7.6

Kosta Nedeljković

6.9

Lukas Klostermann

7.5

El Chadaille Bitshiabu

7.5

Castello Lukeba

6.9

Ridle Baku

7.5

Nicolas Seiwald

?

Tidiam Gomis

7.3

Xavi Simons

6.7

Yussuf Poulsen

6.9

Antonio Nusa

Substitute Players

14

Christoph Baumgartner

18

Arthur Vermeeren

11

Loïs Openda

30

Benjamin Šeško

3

Lutsharel Geertruida

45

Jonathan Norbye

20

Assan Ouédraogo

38

Mika Walther

26

Maarten Vandevoordt

Excluded Players

A. HaidaraKnee InjuryB. HenrichsAchilles Tendon InjuryK. KamplYellow CardsD. RaumYellow CardsW. OrbanMuscle InjuryX. SchlagerThigh Injury

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Bayern Munich	34	25	7	2	99	32	67	82	W W D W W
2	Bayer Leverkusen	34	19	12	3	72	43	29	69	D L D W D
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	17	9	8	68	46	22	60	W D D W D
4	Dortmund	34	17	6	11	71	51	20	57	W W W W W
5	Freiburg	34	16	7	11	49	53	-4	55	L W D W W
6	Mainz	34	14	10	10	55	43	12	52	D W D L D
7	RB Leipzig	34	13	12	9	53	48	5	51	L D D L D
8	Werder Bremen	34	14	9	11	54	57	-3	51	W D D D W
9	Stuttgart	34	14	8	12	64	53	11	50	W W W L D
10	B. Monchengladbach	34	13	6	15	55	57	-2	45	L L D L L
11	Wolfsburg	34	11	10	13	56	54	2	43	W D L L D
12	Augsburg	34	11	10	13	35	51	-16	43	L L L L D
13	Union Berlin	34	10	10	14	35	51	-16	40	W L D D D
14	St. Pauli	34	8	8	18	28	41	-13	32	L D L D D
15	Hoffenheim	34	7	11	16	46	68	-22	32	L D D L L
16	Heidenheim	34	8	5	21	37	64	-27	29	L W D W L
17	Holstein Kiel	34	6	7	21	49	80	-31	25	L L W W D
18	Bochum	34	6	7	21	33	67	-34	25	W L D D L

Promotion - Champions League (League phase: )

Promotion - Europa League (League phase: )

Promotion - Conference League (Qualification: )

Bundesliga (Relegation)

Relegation - 2. Bundesliga

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