Schalke 04 vs SV Werder Bremen Prediction: Expect a response from schalke

Schalke 04 are back in action this weekend as they welcome Werder Bremen to VELTINS- Arena. Schalke 04 deep in the relegation battle and it looks unlikely they will succeed after suffering a huge 4-0 defeat against SC Freiburg in their last match. That was their 3rd loss in their last 4 matches. SV Werder Bremen are in 12th and have an opportunity to climb higher as they are only 1 point away from Borussia M’gladbach in 10th. Werder Bremen beat FC Schalke 04 4-2 away from home.

Schalke 04 (LWLLD)

Schalke 04 are not looking good at the moment and their hopes of surviving the relegation battle is looking unlikely at the moment. They lost their last game by 4-0 against SC Freiburg after trashing Hertha Berlin 5-2 in the match before. Overall, Schalke 04 have just 5 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats and their goal ratio is 26:56 and they are currently in 17th place with 24 points.

Schalke 04 lost 4-0 against Freiburg away from home. They were down 2-0 in the first half as Michael Gregoritsch scored a brace and in the second half Lucas Holer and Matthias Ginter also found the back of the net. According to statistics, Schalke 04 had 55% possession, 3 shots on target and 5 corner kicks.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (6), first to concede (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (7/9), more than 10.5 corners (5/5).

Werder Bremen (WLDLD)

Werder Bremen have an opportunity to go up the table to 10th place as they are only 1 place behind the teams in 11th and 10th. Werder Bremen are in 12th, with 35 points and they have 10 wins, 5 draws and 14 defeats and their goal ratio is 47:56.

Werder Bremen got a surprise win against Hertha Berlin, where they won 4-2. Before the win, they were on a 6 match winless streak. Bremen were 2 goals up in the first half through Marvin Ducksh’s brace and in the second half he scored his third of the match before Mitchell Weiser scored the 4th. Jessic Ngankam and Dodi Lukebakio scored 2 goals for Hertha Berlin, but Werder Bremen got the win at the end of 90 minutes. Werder Bremen had 46% possession, 4 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (7), more than 2.5 goals (8/8), both teams scoring (7/7), less than 10.5 corners (8/10).

Head to Head

Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 have met 20 times before now. Werder Bremen have 11 wins, while Schalke 04 have 5 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw. 

• Werder Bremen have won the last 3 meetings.
• Werder Bremen have no losses in the last 7 meetings.
• Schalke 04 are without a clean sheet in 16 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 meetings.
• Werder Bremen scored first in 5/7 meetings.
• Werder Bremen won the first half in 5/7 meetings.
• There were more than 4.5 cards in 6/8 meetings.

Expected Lineups

• Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1): Alexander Schwolow, Jere Uronen, Marcin Kaminski, Moritz Jenz, Henning MatricianiAlex Kral, Marius Bulter, Dominick Drexler, Kenan Karaman, Simon Terodde.
• Werder Bremen (3-5-2): Jiri Pavlenka, Marco Friedl, Niklas Stark, Milos Veljkovic, Anthony Jung, Jens Stage, Christian Grob, Leonardo Bittencourt, Mitchell Weiser, Marvin Ducksch, Maximilian Philipp.

Expert Betting Tips

Analysis shows that Schalke 04 have scored 26 goals and conceded 56 goals. They score 0.9 goals per match, with a goal conversion rate of 7%. They create an average of 1.3 chances per game and miss an average of 0.9 chances per game. They take an average of 12.3 shots per game and take an average of 3.5 shots on target. They play an average of 4.7 corners per game and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Analysis of Werder Bremen shows they have scored 47 goals and conceded 56 goals. They have an average of 1.6 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 15%. They create an average of 1.9 chances per game and miss an average of 1.0 chances per game. They take an average of 10.8 shots per game and take an average of 4.3 shots on target per game. They play an average of 3.4 corners per game and they have kept 4 clean sheets.

Based on analysis, we say:

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.99 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-2 at 14 Odds