Werder Bremen make the trip to take on Bayer Leverkusen this Sunday in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen will be looking to wrap up what would be their first-ever Bundesliga title win, whereas Werder look to close in on a top half finish this season.
Date: 14/04/2024
Kick off time: 16:30
Location: BayArena
The title race is firmly in Bayer Leverkusen’s control, with Xabi Alonso focused on a potential treble and unbeaten season. Werder Bremen, however, find themselves in the mid table, looking for a finish in the top nine in the Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen currently sit top of the Bundesliga Table after 28 games. Leverkusen have 24 wins, four draws and are still unbeaten, leaving them on 76 points, 16 points above Bayern Munich - meaning that a win here would guaranteee them their first-ever Bundesliga crown.
Leverkusen have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 69 goals in 28 games, an average of 2.46 goals a game. However, Leverkusen have been the best in the league defensively, conceding just 19 goals and keeping 14 clean sheets.
Werder Bremen, on the other hand, sit down in 12th in the Bundesliga. Werder have eight wins, seven draws and 13 losses which leaves them on 31 points, five points from the top half of the table.
Werder have struggled in front of goal this season, scoring 36 goals which gives them an average of 1.29 goals a game. At the other end of the pitch, Werder have been much better, conceding 44 goals and keeping six clean sheets.
Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen have met 51 times in their histories, the first meeting coming back in 2001. Werder have a marginal lead in the fixture with 18 wins in comparison to Leverkusen’s 16 wins, a draw common in this fixture with 17 so far.
The last five meetings in this fixture have seen three draws and two wins for Leverkusen. Though three of the last five meetings have seen both sides on the scoresheet, the defensive capabilities of Leverkusen this season and Werder’s underwhelming attack may change this.
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