Werder vs Bochum prediction and betting tips on May 18, 2024
Game Prediction
On May 18, 2024, the match between Werder Bremen and Bochum will take place in the 34th round of the German Bundesliga 1. Both clubs took enough points not to risk relegation to the second division (the hosts did it earlier and more confident).
Key statistics and trends:
- Werder has won only 1 of 6 previous matches at the home arena, gaining 5 points.
- Bochum had got 1 point in 8 away matches up to a 4-3 success in the struggle with Union in Berlin.
The most popular result in the games between the clubs in Bremen is a 3-0 score in favour of the hosts (3 times). - Bochum’s last away win over Werder Bremen was in 2008.
- Werder scored 30% of goals between the 61st and the 75th minutes of the matches – this is the best percentage in the league.
- Bochum scored 27% of goals between the 31st and the 45th minutes of the confrontations.
Werder – the shape of the team and its analysis: the club remained in the middle of the Bundesliga
“The Musicians” have been playing under the leadership of Ole Werner since their time in the second division. Back in the German top-flight, the Bremen representative shows satisfactory statistics, which are enough not to worry about relegation, but not enough to build ambitious goals. For most of the spring, the club was in decline, but it had regained its form, winning the battles against Stuttgart and Augsburg and missing out on a victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach due to a penalty in the 90th+ minute of the game, by the end of April. Speaking about the previous round, the confrontation with RB Leipzig brought a 1-1 draw.
Bochum – the shape of the team and its analysis: a shake-up in the form of a coach replacement helped again
“The Undescendables” did not look for a new mentor after dismissing Letsch. The duties are performed by Butscher, who has already done this. At first, however, the unbeaten streak lasted in the form of a 0-1 score in the struggle with Wolfsburg, which sent the club into the relegation zone. Still, this was followed by victories over Hoffenheim (3-2) and Union (4-3), which created a comfortable reserve over the dangerous zone. As a result, the team didn’t put up much of a fight against Bayer – it conceded 5 unanswered goals.
Werder Bremen: team news
Alvero, Naby Keita, Pavlenka, Pieper, Njinmah – all of them will not help in the following fight.
Bochum: team news
Kwarteng and Esser are in the infirmary. Losilla was removed from the squad.
Werder vs Bochum: possible starting line-ups
Werder (possible line-up): Zetterer – Jung, Friedl, Veljkovic – Agu, Schmid, Woltemade, Lynen, Bittencourt, Weiser – Ducksch.
Bochum (possible line-up): Riemann – Bernardo, K. Schlotterbeck, Ordets, Passlack – Bero, Osterhage, Wittek, Stoger, Broschinski – Hofmann.
Previous head-to-head matches
Werder was stronger in head-to-head matches 5 times in a row. Still, “the Unbeaten” reduced the match to a 1-1 draw this season, in January.
Free prediction for the match Werder vs Bochum on May 18:
Both clubs are no longer fighting for anything special. Judging by the game in the previous rounds, they are not trying particularly hard – we bet on “total: under 3.5” (odd: 1.63).