On Saturday afternoon, Werder Bremen and Darmstadt do battle at the Weserstadion in the Bundesliga, with potentially crucial points at stake in the German top flight.
Werder Bremen is in promising formThe home team has suddenly found form in the Bundesliga, as a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Koln last time out was their fourth victory in five matches in the Bundesliga.
The result also means that Ole Werner’s team has suffered just one defeat in their previous nine outings in the German top flight.
Bremen’s recent improvement in form has moved them up to seventh place in the table, just four points adrift of the European spots.
Werder saw a three-game unbeaten run on home soil in the Bundesliga ended last time out with a 2-1 defeat by Heidenheim.
Their recent home games in the German top flight have certainly not been short of goals, with over 2.5 goals scored in eight of their previous 11 Bundesliga matches on home soil.
Darmstadt’s struggles continued last time outThe visitor's nightmare Bundesliga campaign continued last time out, as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat against high-flying Stuttgart.
The result means that Darmstadt are now winless in their previous 15 matches in the German top flight, having also lost three of their last four league outings.
Tobias Lieberknecht’s team has been goal-shy recently, as they have scored just one goal in four matches in the Bundesliga.
Darmstadt’s lack of wins and goals has left them rooted to the bottom of the table, ten points adrift of the safety of 15th-place Monchengladbach.
Unsurprisingly, Darmstadt has a poor recent away record, as they are winless in six Bundesliga games on their travels.
What am I backing?Werder Bremen’s form has improved immensely recently, while Darmstadt has shown little sign of improvement of late. The bet I am backing is the home win.
