The German Cup quarter-final match between Arminia and Werder will take place on February 25 at the SchücoArena in Bielefeld. Arminia vs. Werder: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Arminia
The Bielefeld team has progressed through three stages in this tournament, defeating Hannover (2-0), Union (2-0), and Freiburg (3-1). Before this, the team had not won in regular time for three matches in the German Cup (2 draws, 1 loss). Arminia's goal-scoring streak in the national cup now spans five matches. Notably, the club last advanced past the quarter-final stage in the 2014/15 season.
- The team scored first in their last five German Cup matches.
- Bielefeld has not lost in regular time in their last five home matches in the national cup (3 wins, 2 draws).
- In 5 of their last 6 home games in this tournament, Arminia has scored at least 2 goals.
Predicted lineup for Arminia (4-3-3)
Jonas Kersken – Christopher Lannert, Leon Schneider, Louis Oppie, Maximilian Grosser – Marius Wörl, Mael Corboz, Sam Francis Schreck – Julian Kanya, Stefano Russo, Lukas Kunze.
Werder
The Bremen team also secured three victories in regular time, overcoming Energie (3-1), Paderborn (1-0), and Darmstadt (1-0). Notably, Ole Werner's side has kept two consecutive clean sheets in this tournament after a five-match streak of conceding goals. The last time Werder reached the German Cup quarter-finals was in the 2020/21 season, where they successfully advanced past this stage.
- The club has not conceded more than one goal in 9 of their last 12 German Cup matches.
- Bremen has not lost in regular time in 7 of their last 9 away matches in this tournament (6 wins, 1 draw).
- At least three goals were scored in 4 of Werder's last 5 national cup games.
Predicted lineup for Werder (3-4-3)
Michael Zetterer – Marco Friedl, Niklas Stark, Milos Veljkovic – Jens Stage, Senne Lynen, Mitchell Weiser, Derrick Köhn – Marvin Ducksch, Marco Grüll, Romano Schmid.
Referee
Robert Hartmann (Germany)
Matches – 6 (German Cup, 2022/23 – 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 25;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.2;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 17%.
Arminia vs. Werder: Match Prediction
Bielefeld was fortunate with the draw. All three matches in this tournament were played at home, where Michel Kniat's side managed to eliminate two Bundesliga representatives. Arminia generally performs well at home, not losing in regular time in 6 of their last 8 national cup matches, with one of the two defeats being by a narrow margin. The team also earned most of their points at home in the championship.
Werder has won three of their last six away matches in the German Cup (1 draw and 2 losses in regular time). However, they only managed to win by a margin of at least two goals once. Additionally, in their last 8 away Bundesliga matches, Ole Werner's team has only two victories against relegation contenders St. Pauli and Bochum. I believe Bremen will face a tough challenge against the solid home team Arminia.
My prediction: Arminia with a handicap (+1)
