The match of the 20th round of the Bundesliga between Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach will take place on 31 january at Weserstadion in Bremen. Werder Bremen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen lost at home to Hoffenheim (0:2) in their last match, extending their winless run in the Bundesliga to nine matches (3 draws, 6 defeats). Note that in six of the games during this period the hosts failed to score. Overall in the current season the team has eight games without finding the net, and only Borussia Mönchengladbach has a worse figure (9). At the same time the team conceded at least two goals in five of their previous seven matches in this competition. With 18 points the club sits 15th in the standings, three points clear of the relegation playoff zone.
- At least one opponent failed to score in 5 of the last 7 Werder Bremen matches in the Bundesliga.
- In 6 of the previous 8 home league games the team did not score more than one goal.
- At home in this competition Werder Bremen remained unbeaten in 5 of their last 7 matches (3 wins, 2 draws).
Potential Werder Bremen Lineup (4-4-2)*
Mio Backhaus – Sen Linnen, Abdul-Karim Koulibaly, Julian Malatini, Yukinari Sugawara – Jens Stage, Olivier Deman, Romano Schmid, Cameron Puertas – Justin Njinmah, Jovan Milosevic.
Defenders Mitchell Weiser, Maximilian Wöber, Niklas Stark and Felix Agu, as well as forward Victor Boniface, will miss the match due to injuries.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach lost heavily at home to Stuttgart (0:3) in the last round. Thus, the team have failed to win in 5 of their last 6 league matches (1 draw, 4 defeats), and in half of those games they failed to score. However, this sequence also includes two clean-sheet victories, which keep the team among the top four in the league for the number of clean sheets (8). Despite these results, the team sits in the middle of the table, and the gap to the European places, which already stands at 12 points, looks increasingly difficult to close.
- The club failed to score more than once in 7 of their previous 8 Bundesliga matches.
- Away from home the team have not won in 10 of their last 13 league matches (3 draws, 7 defeats).
- There was a goal in both halves in 5 of Borussia Mönchengladbach’s previous 7 away matches in this competition.
Potential Borussia Mönchengladbach Lineup (3-5-2)*
Moritz Nicolas – Nico Elvedi, Kota Takai, Lukas Ulrich – Florian Neuhaus, Rocco Reitz, Shuto Matino, Joe Scally, Philipp Zander – Frank Honorat, Haris Tabakovic.
Midfielders Nathan Ngoumou and Robin Hack, as well as forward Tim Kleindienst, are injured.
Referee
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Matches – 10 (Bundesliga, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards (including second yellows) – 54;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 5.4;
Red Cards – 2;
Fouls Per Match On Average – 21;
Penalties – 30%.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Match Prediction
Borussia Mönchengladbach have been involved in very high-scoring matches in recent seasons, but in the current Bundesliga campaign we see a very different picture. The team have the most games without scoring, while only RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have more clean sheets than Borussia Mönchengladbach. Among lower-half clubs, the team have the second most reliable defence, and for xGA on the road Borussia Mönchengladbach are in the league's top five. In their last six away league matches the team kept four clean sheets, conceding only to opponents currently in the Champions League places.
Werder Bremen look modest in attack. The team's average scoring rate is just over one goal per match, placing Werder Bremen among the four worst teams in this metric. The team also failed to score in eight matches in the current season, and at home the club failed to score more than one goal in 6 of their previous 8 home matches. It is worth noting that the hosts produced their better offensive displays at home against teams such as Eintracht and Wolfsburg, who are among the three most conceding sides.
Taking these facts into account, our prediction is:
Prediction: Werder Bremen Under 1.5 goals
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
