Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

Teams look to get a win for either a closer title race or to bounce back from their last match

Werder Bremen will face Bayern Munich on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Weserstadion. The match will be live on ESPN+. The match will be a must-win for Werder Bremen if they want to stay in the race for a potential European spot. Bayern Munich needs a win to bounce back after their 3-2 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach in their last Bundesliga match. Werder Bremen are currently 9th in the Bundesliga table with 27 points, while Bayern Munich are top of the table with 43 points.

Team News

Werder Bremen will be without injured players Jean-Manuel Mbom, Dikeni Salifou, Romano Schmid, Mitchell Weiser, and Leonardo Bittencourt. Bayern Munich will be without injured players Sadio Mane, Noussair Mazraoui, Ryan Gravenberch, and Lucas Hernandez.

Possible lineups

Werder Bremen: Jiri Pavlenka; Amos Pieper, Niklas Stark, Marco Friedl; Anthony Jung, Christian Gross, Ilia Gruev, Jens Stage; Oliver Burke, Marvin Ducksch, Niclas Fullkrug

Bayern Munich: Yann Sommer; Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, Matthijs de Ligt, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane; Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Predictions

Bayern Munich are the heavy favorites to win this match. They are the defending Bundesliga champions and have a much stronger squad than Werder Bremen. However, Werder Bremen are playing at home and will be looking to make a statement. I predict that Bayern Munich will win the match 2-0.