H2H: Werder Bremen vs. Schalke – Prediction (Bundesliga

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Werder Bremen have won each of their four previous competitive meetings with Schalke (3x Bundesliga, 1x DFB-Pokal). They last enjoyed four consecutive Bundesliga wins against Schalke between November 1997 and May 1999.

Without a cleansheet in the Bundesliga this season, Werder Bremen are also yet to see any of their home games produce a goalless first half (HT: W2, D1, L2). Unsurprisingly then, four of their five home league matches so far have seen both teams find the net (W1, D2, L2), although four of those home fixtures also saw Bremen concede at least twice. Milot Rashica scored the opener within ten minutes in Bremen’s last two competitive home games – he also scored before half-time in the last H2H held here. Currently on a seven-game winless league run which involved five score-draws, the hosts usually foster an entertaining match and haven’t seen a goalless game in their last 46 Bundesliga fixtures – something that’s also been the case in the last 27 competitive H2Hs.

The opener has been netted by the 15th minute in Bremen’s last five competitive home games. Both teams have scored in the second half in five of Schalke’s last seven Bundesliga fixtures. Each of the last five H2Hs held here featured at least one goal in the final 15 minutes.

Schalke have impressed on the road this term after picking up more points away than at home, mainly thanks to winning three of their last four Bundesliga away games netting at least three goals in each of those victories. Yet that’s despite conceding the opening goal in three of those four games. Amine Harit has scored in Schalke’s three away league victories this season. However the visitors are yet to trail at half-time on the road this league campaign (HT: W1, D4), and have managed to score in both halves in 60% of their Bundesliga road trips. Schalke will have to be careful after half-time though considering 78.57% of the league goals they’ve conceded (home/away) arrived in the second half.