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Werder Bremen vs. VfB Stuttgart
In prime time in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon, we can expect a match between two great traditional clubs on this 2nd matchday of the new season. SV Werder Bremen receives VfB Stuttgart in the first home match of the new season. For Bremen it is the first home match in the Bundesliga for over a year, as they famously had to spend a season in the Unterhaus. At the start, they surprised with an aggressive and motivated performance in Wolfsburg, narrowly missing out on a surprise victory. In the end, the score was “only” 2:2.
The Cannstatt side also celebrated a respectable victory against fearful opponents RB Leipzig. In the past, VfB has always had a hard time against the Saxons, but on Sunday they got a not undeserved point against the individually better Leipzigers. Bremen, a favourite opponent, now awaits them, whom they have annoyed time and again in recent years. They have not lost their last five games against the North Germans. Find out who we think is more likely to win on Saturday in this Bremen – Stuttgart betting tip.
Bremen – Stuttgart info:
– Date & Time: 13.08.2022, 15:30 Uhr
– Venue: Wohninvest Weserstadion, Bremen
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 2
– TV broadcast: Sky Sport
Bremen Form & Balance Check
Werder are back in the Bundesliga and have directly put an exclamation mark with a really courageous performance. Much was uncertain before the start of the season, as Bremen are still financially strapped and it is also coach Ole Werner’s first season in Germany’s top division. The start, however, whets the appetite for more.
The Green-Whites displayed an aggressiveness on Matchday 1 that had not been seen in Bremen for a long time. In the first half, Werder played with a lot of vertical balls and had great dominance in midfield. If they can still manage to call off this performance over an entire season, then SVW fans can have justified hopes of a fine season.
Individual mistakes are punished harshly
However, there were not only positives to report from the game in Wolfsburg. Although Werder didn’t allow much, they still conceded two goals. The first was difficult to defend, but the second goal conceded should not be allowed to happen like that. In the lower league, these mistakes are not punished as harshly as in the Bundesliga. As long as the attitude and the performance are right, it’s only a matter of time before the Bremen team improves in this respect.
Bremen facts & analysis
– Lost only two games in 2022.
– Scored in every competitive game under Ole Werner
– Lost only 3 of 17 home games in 2. Bundesliga
Stuttgart form & balance check
After an extremely strong preparation with exclusively won games, all VfB fans looked forward to the new season with excitement. Against Dresden, they finally qualified for the next cup round in a tough game. The Bundesliga kicked off with RB Leipzig, the fearful opponent of recent years. After falling behind early against the Red Bulls, the Swabians put in an appealing performance and in the end took home a not undeserved, but nevertheless somewhat fortunate point. Goalkeeper Florian Müller made an outstanding save in the final phase and drove the Leipzigers to frenzy.
Many personnel question marks
Although the start of the season has been quite successful, many personnel matters are still unresolved. The future of the top performers Kalajdzic and Sosa has been discussed for months, but so far nothing concrete has emerged. It is not yet clear whether both will stay, both will go or one will stay and one will go.
The squad has been strengthened, especially across the board. Mavropanos was signed permanently, Vagnoman came from HSV, Luca Pfeiffer from Denmark, with the recommendation of 14 goals in the 2nd Bundesliga as a loan player at Darmstadt. The squad definitely has the potential to stay in the top flight.
Stuttgart facts & analysis
– Won only one away game last season.
– Still unbeaten this season
– All potential regulars are ready for action
Predicted line-up – last update on 11 August 2022
Based on the solid opening matches in each case, we do not expect any changes in personnel for either team. For Bremen, Schmid will return to the squad after his Covid illness, but Stage will probably remain in the first eleven after the strong performance in Wolfsburg. There was a small question mark behind Füllkrug, but it looks like the striker will be fit in time.
The visitors, as mentioned above, have almost all their players available, and Sosa returns to the squad after adductor problems. Tomas and Kalajdzic will once again form the double front line.
Bremen – Stuttgart direct comparison & Statistics
Both are among the most traditional clubs in Germany, so the two have met correspondingly often. Of 106 duels, Bremen has won 35 and Stuttgart 37. In recent years, however, the pendulum has swung more in the direction of the Swabians.
– Werder have not won against Stuttgart for five matches.
– Before VfB’s last win at the Weserstadion in 2020, Stuttgart had been winless in Bremen for 14 years
– Two or three goals have always been scored in four of the last five encounters
