Werder Bremen - Darmstadt 98 predictions

It’s easy to point out Werder Bremen as the clear favourites, but we wouldn’t call this match completely one-sided. The hosts are definitely more likely to win between the two, but a tie game is another possibility. An away win would be quite a surprise, but we’ve seen bigger upsets.

The current perspective makes the situation plain as day. Given the superiority of Werder and the 5.31 odds given to Darmstadt 98 to win, it is clear that anything but a home win would be a stunning upset.

Werder are coming off from a surprising away victory in the Bundesliga. They haven’t exactly been made the favourites to record a triumph at 2.95 betting odds but have nevertheless shown great resolve after a tied first half. One goal made all the difference in the second half as Team from Bremen reached an important Köln victory.

Darmstadt 98 are coming on the back of an HT/FT defeat on home ground, which was not unexpected. Even at home, top online bookies priced their victory at impossibly long odds of 1.46. The final score came out as 1:2, which is admittedly not as bad as it could have been in such a one-sided ordeal.

Werder Bremen’s defence has been receiving a lot of praise lately. For instance, they haven’t conceded a single goal in the previous three away games.

Darmstadt 98’s defensive line has been a source of frustration for their fans in recent outings. Their previous 3 home games were marked by 6 conceded goals, and betting predictions are suggesting Over markets.

Though we’re still lat round 23 of this year’s Bundesliga, things are starting to look grim for Darmstadt 98. Placed at 18th, they’ll be facing relegation unless they manage to climb the standings. To make matters worse, this upcoming match is far from favourable for them.

The last time we saw these two squads play against each other was earlier in this Bundesliga season. Werder narrowly lost. With the home-field advantage on their side this time, however, most bookies see them as the favourites.

There’s an interesting development over at Weserstadion. It seems both teams have been struck hard by injuries. On one hand, Niklas Stark, Amos Pieper, Jiří Pavlenka, Marco Friedl, Naby Keïta, Leon Opitz, I. Hansen-Aaröen will not be playing for the hosts. Conversely, Jannik Müller, Marvin Mehlem, Clemens Riedel, Tobias Kempe, Fraser Hornby, Gerrit Holtmann will all be unavailable on the away side. Both teams will have to deal with limited options.

Despite the risks involved, the strongest prediction in terms of value is an HT/FT bet that the hosts will take lead in the second half. It’s as risky as you might expect, though the 1.71 odds offer a decent return.