Bundesliga: Werder vs Leverkusen H2H Odds and Preview
Bayer on Fire
Leverkusen Going for 13th Straight Win
Bayer Leverkusen have been in excellent form this season as they go for their first-ever Bundesliga title. Heading into Saturday’s match at Werder Bremen, Leverkusen have won 12 straight matches, in all competitions. Werder will try to stop the league’s hottest team in their tracks on Matchday 12 but Leverkusen are unbeaten this season. Ahead of this match, we’ll review the Werder vs Leverkusen H2H odds and see what Leverkusen’s chances are to stay on top of the Bundesliga table.
Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen
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Location: Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany
Head-to-Head
In recent times, Bundesliga scores in this fixture have been draw-heavy. Four of the last six meetings between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen have finished all square. Last season, Bayer Leverkusen won a five-goal thriller, 3-2, on the road. The reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 draw and Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in the last six meetings.
Werder’s Ducksch Earns First Germany Call Up
Before the international break, Werder Bremen hosted Eintracht Frankfurt in a Bundesliga match. Werder struck first as Marvin Ducksch scored on a penalty just before halftime. Rafael Borre doubled Werder’s lead vs his parent club with a 50th minute header. However, Frankfurt scored twice in the second half to snag a 2-2 draw.
It was Werder Bremen’s second straight 2-2 draw. The weekend before, Ducksch and Borre were also on the scoresheet at Wolfsburg. Werder Bremen take a three game unbeaten streak into the weekend but they’ve been an inconsistent pick for soccer betting this season. They’re 3-1-2 at home this season but are 0-1-4 on the road.
Ducksch just earned his first call up to the German national team and is the only current Werder Bremen player in the national team setup. He’s been Werder’s best player this season, as the forward has scored five goals and provided three assists.
He’s done an excellent job filling 2022-23 Bundesliga Golden Boot winner Niclas Füllkrug’s shoes. Borre has also added three goals so far and all of Werder’s key Bundesliga players should be available for Saturday’s match. The Werder vs Leverkusen H2H odds currently price the hosts as +475 underdogs for this match.
Bayer Leverkusen Continue to Excel
Bayer Leverkusen continue to flash their title credentials with win after win in the Bundesliga. Not many prediction of the Bundesliga had Leverkusen winning the title this season, and they entered as +5000 longshots. Now, bettors can only get them at +300 odds, as they’ve opened up the season with 10 wins and a draw. Just before the international break, Bayer Leverkusen destroyed Union Berlin, 4-0.
Alex Grimaldo has been superb this season from left wing back and he scored another long range strike vs Union. Odilon Kossounou, Jonathan Tah and Nathan Tella all got on the scoresheet in another big win for Bayer. Xabi Alonso has his team playing some of the most attractive football in Europe. There have been standouts in nearly every position as well.
Midfielders Granit Xhaka and Exequiel Palacios are numbers one and two in the Bundesliga in passes into the final third. Grimaldo has scored six goals and provided four assists, while right wing back Jeremie Frimpong has scored three goals and registered five assists.
Attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz has been at the center of nearly everything Leverkusen have done on offense. Meanwhile, forward Victor Boniface leads the team, with seven goals. All of Frimpong, Wirtz, Boniface and Jonas Hofmann have managed five assists so far. Plus, defenders Tah, Kossounou and Edmond Tapsoba have been incredibly solid.
Match Analysis & Odds
So far, Bayer Leverkusen have played 17 games this season, in all competition. They’ve won 16 of those matches and drawn one. They’ve also kept at least 50 percent of possession in all of their games except for two. This is a good matchup for Leverkusen, as Werder Bremen also commit numbers forward in their attacks.
There should absolutely be openings for Leverkusen to score and Werder have conceded two goals per game so far. Here, the Werder vs Leverkusen H2H odds price the visitors as -215 favorites. Bayer have scored 2.8 goals per game in their last five Bundesliga matches and shouldn’t have problems getting on the scoresheet here.
Werder Bremen are +475 underdogs and Werder +1, +1.5 comes in at -110 odds. Bayer Leverkusen -1, -1.5 sits at -110 and could be a popular pick this week. Three of the last four meetings have finished in draws and another one displays +420 odds. Under 3.5 goals are priced at -120 odds as Leverkusen have conceded just 10 goals in 11 Bundesliga matches.
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