The Bundesliga Matchday 18 fixture between Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt will take place on 16 January at the Weserstadion in Bremen. Werder Bremen vs Eintracht Frankfurt: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen suffered a heavy away defeat to Borussia Dortmund (0:3) in the previous round, recording a third loss in their last four league matches (one draw). Notably, in the defeats during this spell, Horst Steffen's side conceded at least three goals each time. At the other end of the pitch, the team have also had problems, failing to score in three consecutive Bundesliga games. In total, Werder Bremen have gone six matches without finding the net this season, and only three opponents have a worse figure. In the standings, Werder Bremen sit 12th.
- The team scored more than one goal in just one of their last six league matches.
- On home soil, Werder Bremen have avoided defeat in nine of their last 11 league matches (five wins, four draws).
- The club conceded at least one goal in five of their previous seven home games in this competition.
Potential Werder Bremen Lineup (4-5-1)*
Mio Backhaus – Marco Friedl, Amos Pieper, Abdul-Karim Coulibaly, Isaac Schmidt – Jens Stage, Senne Lynen, Romano Schmid, Yukinari Sugawara, Marco Grull – Justin Njinmah.
Defenders Mitchell Weiser, Maximilian Wober, Niklas Stark and Felix Agu, as well as forward Victor Boniface, will miss out through injury.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Dino Toppmoller's men lost away in the previous round (2:3), bringing a three-match unbeaten run in the league to an end (one win, two draws). It is worth noting that the team scored in every game during that spell. What is more, the Frankfurt side have 35 goals to their name, with only Bayern Munich (66) scoring more. However, in terms of goals conceded (36), Eintracht Frankfurt are among the three worst. In the main table, the club are seventh, three points adrift of the European places.
- The team conceded first in five of their last seven Bundesliga matches.
- Away from home in this competition, the Frankfurt side have failed to win five of their previous six matches (three draws, two defeats).
- Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded in 11 consecutive away league matches.
Potential Eintracht Frankfurt Lineup (3-4-3)*
Kauã Santos – Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Arthur Theate – Ansgar Knauff, Ritsu Doan, Oscar Hojlund, Aurel Amenda – Arnaud Kalimuendo, Younes Ebnoutalib, Ellyes Skhiri.
Defender Elias Baum, midfielder Mario Gotze, as well as forwards Jonathan Burkardt, Younes Ebnoutalib and Michy Batshuayi are unavailable due to injury.
Referee
Benjamin Brand (Germany)
Matches – 8 (Bundesliga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 26;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.2;
Red cards shown – 0;
Fouls per match on average – 19;
Penalties – 25%.
Werder Bremen vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Match Prediction
Eintracht Frankfurt will continue to delight fans of high-scoring football. In the previous round, Dino Toppmoller's side struck twice against a Stuttgart team in fine form, but still conceded three in reply. Eintracht Frankfurt have shipped at least three goals in almost half of their matches in the league this season. Their defensive issues are obvious, as are the problems between the posts: one of the club's first-choice goalkeepers ranks 10th for the number of saves, while the other is third from bottom. At the same time, the Frankfurt side are fairly high in the standings thanks to their attacking play, with only Bayern Munich scoring more, as usual.
Werder Bremen are on a six-match winless run in the Bundesliga (two draws, four defeats), during which the team scored only rarely. However, four games in that spell were played away from home, whereas at home the hosts found the net in five of their last seven matches in this competition. At the same time, the club are among the five worst for goals conceded, while only two teams have a worse xGA.
Finally, at least three goals were scored in seven of the last eight Bundesliga head-to-head meetings at Werder Bremen's ground. This is another factor in favour of the Over 2.5 goals prediction.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
* For each team, the starting XI from their last match in this competition is listed.
