Werder Bremen versus Bayern Munich preview: A Bundesliga David versus Goliath
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Werder Bremen
It’s officially time to worry for Werder Bremen.
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They ended last weekend in the bottom three, sat in 16th place. Bremen were now in the relegation-playoff spot. Despite earlier success and a talented roster, they were officially in the relegation battle.
It shouldn’t have come as a surprise given their recent form. If you want to see the last time Werder won a game, you would have to go all the way back to November 7th, 2025. That is over 3 months ago.
Die Werderaner are winless in their last 11 matches, and they only picked up four points during that run. They plummeted down the Bundesliga table, and ultimately had to fire manager Horst Steffen even though he only arrived in the summer.
For their troubles they now get to host league-leaders Bayern Munich, who beat them 4-0 in the reverse fixture. It’s hard to remember the last time Bremen were such heavy underdogs going into a contest, but almost no one is expecting them to get anything here.
The main goal for this game will be some progress under new leading man Daniel Thioune. You couldn’t really blame him for what happened on his debut, as the coach had only been with Werder for a few days. A week isn’t much longer, but he’s had some time with his players now.
Supporters need to see something. There has to be real fight from the team, and a desire to try and steal something from the matchup. Bremen can, and almost certainly will lose, but they cannot be blown away. They must keep it respectable.
They need any sort of momentum going into an absolutely crucial stretch. The Green-Whites travel to 17th place St. Pauli next week, and that’s followed up by a home tie against last-place FC Heidenheim. Those are must-win games.
While this isn’t, Werder might as well believe that they can pull off the shock of the season.
Team news
Bremen are still without the likes of Mitchell Weiser, Maximilian Wöber, Amos Pieper, and Victor Boniface, while Niklas Stark, Justin Njinmah, and Leonardo Bittencourt are doubts.
Predicted lineups
Backhaus, Sugawara, Coulibaly, Friedl, Agu, Lynen, Stage, Schmid, Puertas, Mbangula, Milosevic
Bayern Munich
Things were looking a little shaky for Bayern Munich a few weeks ago, but they’re back in top gear once again.
Starting with the league, Munich hosted a strong Hoffenheim outfit who were making a real run at the top-two. After a close opening, the home side were gifted a major boost when the opposition went down to 10 while giving up a penalty in the process.
Like he’s done time and time again, Harry Kane stepped up and slotted home. They did concede in surprising fashion, but two goals before the break gave them a commanding lead. Luis Diaz put the tie away at the hour mark, and then he wrapped up his hat-trick in the final few minutes.
Bayern then went into the DFB Pokal, once again at home, this time versus RB Leipzig. The Rekordmeister were the better of the two for most of the proceedings, but they couldn’t quite jump in front. That was until another Kane penalty, followed up by a Diaz strike only three minutes later. The short spell proved to be all they needed to book their place in the semifinals of Germany’s domestic cup competition.
It’s not like Munich are truly in a title race at the moment. A six-point gap separates them and rivals Borussia Dortmund, and their goal differential is a remarkable +37 better. If they keep playing at the pace they are, they’ll likely stroll to another league crown.
However, they aren’t untouchable. Augsburg recently came to the Allianz Arena and left with three points, while newly-promoted Hamburg managed to steal a point themselves. Bayern have learned that they can’t fall too far from the pace, or else the rest of the country will make them pay.
The ball is in Munich’s court, and they’ll feel incredibly disappointed if Saturday ends in any other way than a dominant victory.
Team news
Bayern are incredibly fortunate on the availability front as no one is out with injury, while Michael Olise is the only name to miss out through suspension.
Predicted lineup
Neuer, Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Davies, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Gnabry, Musiala, Diaz, Kane