Bayern Munich – Werder Bremen
At the end of matchday 18, there will be a north-south classic in the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen will travel to league leaders Munich on Sunday afternoon. It will be the 114th clash between these two teams in the league. Bayern will be looking for their second win in their second match this year. You can find out whether FCB will be able to do so in our Bayern – Bremen betting tip.
Coach Thomas Tuchel’s team will be looking to continue their almost perfect home record. This was also achieved in the previous week, when Munich beat TSG Hoffenheim 3-0. FCB thus remain in second place in the table.
For the visitors from Bremen, the 2024 calendar year began with a somewhat fortunate draw at VfL Bochum. SVW remain 13th in the table after this points-split result. Away from home, however, the northern Germans are still waiting for their first three-pointer of the season
Bayern – Bremen info
- Date & Time: 21.01.2024, 3:30 pm
- Playing venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 18
- TV broadcast: DAZN
Bayern Form & Balance Check
Bayern are once again impressing with outstanding performances this season. Coach Thomas Tuchel’s team showed no weaknesses at the start of the new soccer year and ultimately defeated TSG Hoffenheim 3:0. Bayern have 41 points to their name after the three-pointer the previous week and even have a catch-up game against Union to look forward to.
However, as Bayer Leverkusen also started 2024 with a win, Munich remain in second place in the table. At home in the Allianz Arena, however, Bayern only dropped two points in the 2:2 draw against Leverkusen
Müller still important
Thomas Müller is now 34 years old and has won everything a footballer can win in his career. But despite his advanced age, the 126-time German international is still important for FCB. So far this season, the experienced attacker has played 14 of the 17 games for Munich, contributing one goal and six assists. The 34-year-old has been very present again, especially in the last few games.
The attacker also has a very good record against the upcoming opponents. Thomas Müller has never suffered a defeat in 25 Bundesliga matches against Werder Bremen. Instead, he has an impressive 22 wins and just three draws to his name, which is a historic record for a Bundesliga player
Bayern facts & analysis
- In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich’s winning streak at home has lasted 6 games.
- When Bayern Munich lead 1-0 in home games, they win 75% of the games.
- When Bayern Munich is 0-1 down in home matches they win 42% of them.
Bremen Form & Balance Check
Once again, SV Werder Bremen are unlikely to reach uncharted heights this season. The northern Germans are in 13th place in the Bundesliga after matchday 17 and their only aim this season is to avoid dropping into Bundesliga 2.
However, there was a slight upward trend at SVW before the winter break. The 2-0 home win against Augsburg on matchday 15 was followed by two solid draws against Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig. And they also picked up another point when they visited Bochum to kick off the new year the previous week, as the clash ended in a 1-1 draw
Flanks on the Weser
At the start of the season, SV Werder Bremen lost a strong header of the ball in Niclas Füllkrug, who left for BVB. This season, however, the North German side’s attack is not just based on crosses. When it comes to crosses from play, SVW are therefore only in mid-table in the league. However, Bremen are still very effective with crosses.
SVW are very far ahead when it comes to winning header duels. Only four Bundesliga teams have won more headers than Bremen. Werder have also often scored with their heads. The North Germans have already scored six goals from crosses from play. No other team in the league has scored more often from a cross
Bremen facts & analysis
- Did you know that Werder Bremen score 30% of their goals between the 61-75 minute mark?
- Werder Bremen have not won any of their last 7 away games.
- Today’s goals: Werder Bremen have failed to score in 3 of their 7 away games in the Bundesliga this season.
Predicted line-up – last update on January 20, 2024
Bayern will revert to a 4-2-3-1 on Sunday. Following the injury to Matthijs de Ligt, new signing Eric Dier is likely to be in the starting eleven. Min-jae Kim and Noussair Mazraoui are also still on international duty.
We expect the visitors from the far north to play a 3-4-3 again, although SVW will be without Marvin Ducksch and Leonardo Bittencourt on Sunday, who picked up their fifth yellow card against Bochum. In addition, Naby Keïta is still at the Africa Cup
Bayern – Bremen head-to-head & stats
Werder Bremen usually don’t stand much of a chance against the record champions. In the last 28 Bundesliga duels between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, the northern Germans have not recorded a single win. SVW also won the first leg 4:0. Bremen’s last win against the record champions dates back to 20.09.2008.
- The home record of Bayern Munich’s last 32 games against Werder Bremen is: 21 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. The goal difference: 83-33 for Bayern Munich.
- Werder Bremen’s last away win at Bayern Munich was in 2008.
- A look at Bayern Munich: Harry Kane is the top scorer with 22 goals. Marvin Ducksch scored 7 times for Werder Bremen.
- On average, Bayern Munich score 3.2 goals against Werder Bremen and Werder Bremen score 0.8 goals against Bayern Munich.
- Bayern Munich scores an average of 2.82 goals in home matches and Werder Bremen scores an average of 1.3 goals in away matches (on average).
