The hosts Bayern Munich are likely to secure another win in the Bundesliga here. Werder Bremen might drop points because of their inconsistent form.
Match info: Bundesliga
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
Date: Friday, 7th February 2025
Time: 8:30 pm Nigerian time
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will host Werder Bremen at Allianz Arena on Friday, and they have the opportunity to temporarily increase the gap to second-placed Bayer Leverkusen to nine points.
The home side have 51 points and narrowly beat relegation-threatened Holstein Kiel 4-3 in the league on February 1, while Werder Bremen emerged as 1-0 winners against Mainz 05 on January 31 and are eighth with 30 points, just three fewer than fourth-placed RB Leipzig.
Head-to-head:
- Bayern Munich have won 68 of the 121 meetings between the two teams.
- Werder Bremen have recorded 28 victories.
- The remaining 25 clashes ended in draws.
- Bayern Munich are having one of their best Bundesliga seasons in nine years as they have bagged 51 points in 20 games.
- The Bavarians have won six consecutive league games for the first time under Vincent Kompany.
- Bayern have been able to score 62 goals in their first 20 Bundesliga games this season.
- Werder Bremen have just 34 league goals this campaign.
- 7 of their last 10 encounters ended in away wins.
- No home team has scored in their last 3 meetings.
- Their last 4 clashes have been won by the visiting teams.
Form:
- Bayern Munich in the League: W-W-W-W-W
- Bayern Munich in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W
- Werder Bremen in the League: L-D-L-D-W
- Werder Bremen in all competitions: L-D-L-D-W
Team News:
- Bayern Munich will be without the services of Alphonso Davies and Daniel Peretz because of injuries. Hiroki Ito was also injured but was spotted training with the first team.
- Werder Bremen will not have Keke Topp, Julian Malatini, Marco Friedl, and Leonardo Bittencourt by their side as they are injured.
Player(s) to watch:
- Harry Kane is coming in after scoring a brace for the Bavarians in their last league game. Harry Kane is in good form and his ability to score goals needs no introduction. He has been able to score 19 goals in 18 Bundesliga matches for Bayern Munich. Kane does play a key role in Bayern Munich’s squad and is surely going to start in the next fixture.
- Jens Stage is an essential part of Werder Bremen’s squad and has scored seven goals in 15 games for his side. The 28-year-old will be looking to help his side give a proper fight to the league leaders Bayern Munich. This is not going to be an easy contest for the visitors.