RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen Match Analysis & Prediction
11/05/2024 4:30 pm
With Champions League qualification guaranteed, RB Leipzig have little else to play for when they welcome Werder Bremen in gameweek 33’s Bundesliga action at Red Bull Arena.
Marco Rose’s side are unbeaten in 10 matches across all competitions heading into Saturday’s contest and week to secure maximum point in their final home game of 2023-24 against Europe-chasing opposition.
Leipzig’s four-match winning run has halted in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Hoffeiheim, even if the Red Bulls’ unbeaten run was extended to 10 across all competitions.
That point did see Leipzig slip four points behind third-placed Stuttgart, who beat Bayern Munich last week. While the club in fourth are already assured of Champions League football next season, they aim to match last year’s Bundesliga finish.
Even though that remains a possibility for the Red Bulls, they need Sebastian Hoeness’ side to drop points in their final two games and win theirs to have any chance of ending third.
However, Leipzig may have to settle for fourth, with Stuttgart facing out-of-form Augsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach in their concluding matches of the season. That could be decided before Rose’s side play on Saturday, with Hoeness’ side starting the Bundesliga gameweek on Friday.
If that is out of reach, Leipzig’s next aim would be to prevent Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmunf from supplanting them in the standings, with just three points separating both sides before the season’s second-last round.
Werder Bremen cannot be underrated before Saturday’s game at Red Bull Arena given their ongoing three-game run without defeat, including a 3-0 victory at Augsburg in their recent away game.
Those opponents are not on the same level as Leipzig, but Ole Werner’s side will hope to take that showing into gameweek 33, keen to make it into Europe next season.
Despite sitting 11th in the Bundesliga, Bremen are three points behind Freiburg in seventh, occupying the Conference League qualification spot.
Eighth could suffice for continental football next season, even if that outcome relies on Bayer Leverkusen winning the DFB Pokal final, seeing Europa League football go to the team that ends seventh and eighth receives the Conference League spot.
Werner will hope the wretched away run that saw them go winless in four matches on the road (three losses, including a 5-0 defeat at Leverkusen) does not scupper their European ambition at the finish line.
RB Leipzig vs. Werder Bremen Head to head
In the previous 16 meetings between these two teams, RB Leipzig have claimed 11 victories while Werder Bremen have won three, and they have drawn in two. Bremen have scored 18 goals and conceded 31 in the process.
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10/04/2021Werder Bremen1RB Leipzig4Bundesliga
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30/04/2021Werder Bremen1RB Leipzig2 EDFB Pokal
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12/11/2022Werder Bremen1RB Leipzig2Bundesliga
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14/05/2023RB Leipzig2Werder Bremen1Bundesliga
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19/12/2023Werder Bremen1RB Leipzig1Bundesliga
RB Leipzig Team News
Xavi Simons is suspended after last week’s second-half sending-off at Hoffenheim (two yellows), ruling out the loanee for Leipzig.
Xaver Schlager sustained a severe knee injury in the same game, and the midfield man will be absent until next season.
RB Leipzig's Last 5 Matches
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06/04/2024Freiburg1RB Leipzig4Bundesliga
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13/04/2024RB Leipzig3Wolfsburg0Bundesliga
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20/04/2024Heidenheim1RB Leipzig2Bundesliga
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27/04/2024RB Leipzig4Borussia Dortmund1Bundesliga
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03/05/2024Hoffenheim1RB Leipzig1Bundesliga
Werder Bremen Team News
Naby Keita is still suspended by Bremen for refusing to travel after discovering he was not starting against Leverkusen weeks back.
While Jens Stage is back from suspension, Jiri Pavlenka (calf) and Justin Njinmah (virus) are facing a race against time to be ready for this game, but Amos Pieper is missing having undergone ankle surgery.
Werder Bremen's Last 5 Matches
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05/04/2024Eintracht Frankfurt1Werder Bremen1Bundesliga
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14/04/2024Bayer Leverkusen5Werder Bremen0Bundesliga
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21/04/2024Werder Bremen2Stuttgart1Bundesliga
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27/04/2024Augsburg0Werder Bremen3Bundesliga
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04/05/2024Werder Bremen2Borussia M'gladbach2Bundesliga
RB Leipzig vs. Werder Bremen: Odds and Predictions
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