Schalke 04 - Werder Bremen Football prediction

Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen meet at the Veltins-Arena in a Bundesliga round of eight. At this stage, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there was 1 tie and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 games. However, the last time they faced in this stadium was in 03-02-2018, in a game by the Bundesliga that ended the victory of Werder Bremen by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by Y. Konoplyanka (24 ') for Schalke 04 and by M. Kruse (79') and Z. Junuzović (90 ') for Werder Bremen. In this match the home factor could play an important role, since Werder Bremen has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Schalke 04
The home team is currently in 15th place with 6 points, after 2 wins and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, won at home to Mainz by (1-0). In the last match, he won away to Fortuna Düsseldorf by (0-2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 13 conceded, against 9 victories , 3 draws and 3 home defeats, with 19 goals scored and 11 conceded. Schalke 04 won 4, drew 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 games in this competition. In his home matches there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 36 of the last 52 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 10 games, he never managed to turn the board in the five games in which he suffered the first goal.

Schalke 04 is a club that has seven Bundesliga titles (German Championship), the last one being won in 1957/58, and having already won four DFB Pokal titles and one of the Europa League. Last season Schalke 04 finished the national championship as runner-up and this season has been a bad start, winning only six of the twenty-one points so far, being among the last placed. In the last five games that Schalke 04 played as principal, counting only the national championship, in three of them were marked more than 1.5 goals and in three of them the team suffered goals of the opponents. I believe that in this confrontation, to face an adversary who lives a better moment, the Schalke 04 will suffer goals and make one more a bustling match.

Analysis of Werder Bremen
After 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team is in 4th place, having won 14 points. In the last match, they beat Wolfsburg 2-0 at home, having lost 2-1 in a game against Stuttgart. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 27 goals scored and 19 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, with a total of 22 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last game that played, for the Friendly, won to the Osnabrück out by (1-2). In the last 10 games as a visitor Werder Bremen won 6, drew 1 and lost 3. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded in 6 of the last 7 games, but their attack has been regular who scored at least one goal in each of the last 7 games for this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to have goals, since 32 of his last 47 games finished with More than 2.5 goals.

Werder Bremen is a club that has four Bundesliga titles, the most recent title being won in 2003/04, six DFB Pokal titles and one Pokal League title. In this early season of the 2018/19 Bundesliga, the team has been having good results, in seven games the team drew two, lost one and won four. In analyzing all three of Werder Bremen's appearances this season, we see that in all of them Werder Bremen scored both goals and conceded more than 2.5 goals.