The Matchday 15 fixture in the Bundesliga between Augsburg and Werder Bremen will take place on December 20 at the WWK Arena. Augsburg v Werder Bremen: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Augsburg
Manuel Baum's side were beaten 0-1 away at Eintracht in the last round. As a result, Augsburg have failed to win in six of their last eight Bundesliga matches (1 draw, 5 defeats). In addition, the club have kept a clean sheet in only 2 of their last 18 league matches. Augsburg have collected 13 points and sit 15th in the table. Notably, Augsburg have conceded 15 goals at home this Bundesliga season — the worst record alongside St. Pauli and Wolfsburg.
- The club have failed to win in 8 of their last 11 home league matches (1 draw, 7 defeats).
- Augsburg have scored more than one goal in only 3 of their last 14 home Bundesliga fixtures.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in Augsburg's last four home league matches.
Predicted line-up for Augsburg (3-4-3)*
Finn Dahmen – Kevin Schlotterbeck, Noaakai Banks, Chrislain Matsima – Robin Fellhauer, Ann-Noah Massengo, Kristijan Jakić, Dimitris Giannoulis – Anton Kade, Fabian Rieder, Alexis Claude-Maurice.
Defender Jeffrey Gouweleeuw will miss the game through injury. Defender Chrislain Matsima is suspended. In addition, midfielder Ismaël Gharbi and forwards Elias Saad and Samuel Essende are away at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Werder Bremen
Horst Steffen's men were humbled 0-4 at home by Stuttgart in the last round. Werder extended their winless league run to four matches (1 draw, 3 defeats). Furthermore, the team failed to score for only the second time in nine previous Bundesliga outings. Bremen have 16 points and sit 12th in the table.
- The club have failed to win in 6 of their last 7 away Bundesliga matches (2 draws, 4 defeats).
- At least four goals were scored in 7 of Werder's last 9 away league games.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Werder's last 10 away Bundesliga matches.
Predicted line-up for Werder Bremen (4-5-1)*
Mio Backhaus – Marco Friedl, Amos Pieper, Karim Kulibali, Yukinari Sugawara – Jens Stage, Senne Lynen, Romano Schmid, Justin Njinmah, Samuel Mbangula – Marco Grüll.
Defenders Felix Agu, Maximilian Weber and Mitchell Weiser, plus forward Victor Boniface, will miss out through injury. Defender Karim Kulibali is suspended.
Referee
Tobias Welz (Germany)
Matches – 17 (Bundesliga, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 75;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.4;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 18%.
Match prediction: Augsburg vs Werder Bremen
Both sides favour an attacking approach and have produced entertaining, high-scoring games. Augsburg have failed to score at home in only two of their last nine Bundesliga matches — those shutouts came against Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, who sit in the top three — but the hosts have managed only two clean sheets over the same period.
Werder rarely leave the pitch without finding the net on their travels: in their last 12 away league games they failed to score only twice, and they registered at least two goals in eight of those fixtures. Defensively they are less reliable, however, having conceded in 9 of their last 10 away Bundesliga matches.
I expect goals at both ends in this encounter. My prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* The starting XI listed for each team reflects their line-up in the side's previous match in this competition.
