SV Werder Bremen – Schalke SOCCER PICKS
Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 face each other in Weserstadion, in a match for the 25th round of the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen won out (0-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 10-20-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 09-16-2017, for the Bundesliga, which ended with the victory of Schalke 04 by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by L. Sané (20 ‘), for Werder Bremen, and M. Veljkovic (22′ Autogolo) and L. Goretzka (83 ‘), for Schalke 04. In this match the home advantage could be determinant, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.
Werder Bremen:
The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 33 points won, after 8 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Stuttgart, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Wolfsburg, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 26 conceded. For the championship, Werder Bremen have won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 12 of the last 12 matches they have played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 24 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback.
Werder Bremen started for this game with a draw, 1-1, in the move to the Wolfsburg arena, thus registering the seventh consecutive game without losing in the German championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Max Kruse . For acting against an opponent at the bottom of the scoring table, coach Florian Kohfeldt must opt for a fairly bold strategy, looking for the defensive weaknesses of Schalke 04 to attack. On an individual level, we highlight forward Max Kruse, with 5 goals and 6 assists. Osako, Harnik and Langkamp are absent from this game, due to injury.
Schalke 04:
The away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Mainz 05, by (3-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, by (0-4). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last 10 away league matches Schalke 04 has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (5 out of 12 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In 24 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 15 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Schalke 04 part for this game with a defeat, by 0-4, in the reception at Fortuna Dusseldorf, totaling in this way the sixth consecutive game without winning in this competition. To make matters worse, the visitors won only 2 of the 12 games played away from home. On this day, against Werder Bremen, coach Domenico Tedesco must keep his usual 3-4-3, with Burgstaller being the team’s most offensive reference. On the other hand, midfielder Daniel Caligiuri is the highlight of this formation, with 4 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Serdar, suspended, in addition to Alessandro Schopf, due to injury.
