Werder Bremen vs Monchengladbach 5/26/20 – Bundesliga Pick & Preview
In a battle to avoid relegation Werder has to win as the team currently sits in 17th in the table. Werder Bremen on the year has a total of only 21 points on the season. When it comes to Monchengladbach the squad is sitting in 5th in the table. What is really impressive is Monchengladbach is sitting on a total of 52 points which is only 2 points out of third place in the table. That is just a testament to not only how good Monchengladbach is playing, but also how tightly packed the top teams are in Bundesliga.
Werder Bremen in their last game ended up breaking what had been a losing skid by getting a 1-0 win over Freiburg. In the last 5, though, Bremen had a win, 3 losses, and a draw. In the win over Freiburg the Werder team controlled the ball only 37% of the time and had 10 shots with 2 of them being on goal. The keeper for Werder got a workout with 17 shots sent towards him and 7 saves.Werder Bremen is coming into the game here with an offense that is far from impressive with only 29 goal. The defense for Werder Bremen has allowed a total of 59 goals on the season. When it comes to passing on the year Bremen has ended up with 22 assist this year.
In their last game on the pitch Monchengladbach ended up losing to Bayer Leverkusen by a 3-1 score. In their last 5 games, though, Monchengladbach has posted a total of 3 wins and 2 losses. In the match against Leverkusen, Monchengladbach controlled the ball only 45% of the time and managed to get a total of 17 shots with only 6 of them being on goal. Monchengladbach is coming in with a decent offense that has put in a total of 53 goals on the year. The defense for Monchengladbach has allowed only 34 goals and passing for the team has managed to get 43 assist on the year.
Coming to the head to head matchups it is definitely in favor of Dortmund who have won 3 of the games, but Werder did manage to get a couple of draws in the matchups. The last meeting between the two teams was in November of last year in what ended up being a 3-1 win by Dortmund. In the win for Dortmund they controlled the ball 54% of the time with 17 shots and 7 of those landing on goal. Werder ended up with a total of 16 shots with only 7 being on goal. When it comes to corners won Werder won that stat with 8 corners to 3 of Monchengladbach.
Werder Bremen vs Monchengladbach Odds: Werder Bremen +320, Monchengladbach -130, Draw +265
Over/Under Odds: Over 3 -110, Under 3 -110
Werder Bremen vs Monchengladbach Pick: Borussia Monchengladbach
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Monchengladbach has looked impressive at times since coming back from the break. However, Werder has not really ended up being great on the season. Look for Monchengladbach to come into the game here and control it from the start. The downside for Borussia is the Werder Bremen keeper has improved quite a bit and should continue to play at the high level. Look for Monchengladbach to do just enough to bring home the win, but also win soundly.
