Werder Bremen are welcoming Mainz 05 for another important game after their 1-6 result against 4th-placed Bayern Munchen.
It's no vacation for neither Werder Bremen nor Mainz 05 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Werder Bremen form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Werder Bremen have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Weserstadion. Werder Bremen are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Weserstadion, having lost their two previous games here.
The fans are hoping that Werder Bremen will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the Bundesliga game against Bayern München (placed 4th). Ahead of that match, Werder Bremen lost 0-1 at home to Paderborn.
Werder Bremen were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Werder Bremen's goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka was extremely busy against Bayern München, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 8 saves.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Werder Bremen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 1 match, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Werder Bremen are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Köln awaits in four days.
Werder Bremen has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Werder Bremen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 7 played).
Mainz 05 form and stats
There's been little loot from Mainz 05's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Bundesliga. Mainz 05, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Bundesliga, only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
Mainz 05 failed to get anything from their last game, a Bundesliga home match vs Borussia Dortmund (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-4. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Augsburg wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Mainz 05 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Mainz 05 when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mainz 05 are hosting Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga only four days away.
Mainz 05 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Mainz 05 concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. The Mainz 05 defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Werder Bremen, 3 draws and 2 wins for Mainz 05. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Rashica
7 goals
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Y. Ōsako
4 goals
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R. Quaison
4 goals
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Werder Bremen missing players
Mainz 05 missing players
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| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 35 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 24 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 87% |
| 87% | 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 88% | 87% |
| 67% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 87% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 13% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 5 | 6.9 | 11.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 5.8 | 4 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.1 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 210 | 112 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 102 | 215 |
| 78 | 41 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 32 | 69 |
| 29% | 20% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 29% |
- Mainz 05 has the most conceded goals (24) away
- Mainz 05 has the most conceded goals (38)
- Mainz 05 has the most conceded goals in the second half (21)
- Mainz 05 has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Mainz 05 has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Mainz 05 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Mainz 05 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Werder Bremen has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- Werder Bremen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Werder Bremen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Werder Bremen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 33 |
| 2 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 29 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 15 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 17 | Köln | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 9 |