Werder Bremen - 1.FC Köln

This encounter is a very important one for both sides. Above all for Bremen who is only one Point above the red zone what put them almost in a must win situation. Of course with a win they can bring Cologne in danger too because with 20 Points they are not far away from the drop zone. Despite the bad games and awful outcome both had recently they are looking forward for a better future. Both teams are not known as a scoring one and also that they can keep a clean sheet. There are always ways to break through what the last matches really shown.

It is a mess for Bremen above all in their own Stadium, they are not able to get much in front of their crowd. It was a big fortress after Skripnik took over last Season but this is gone this Season. They could not win one of the last 5 home games, no they lost all of these games what is a new negative record for them additional. With winning only 1 of the last 8 home games (last Season included) they have a lot to improve at home. Coach Skripnik has to find the right solution and system for his team to get them back on track and celebrate a win after a long time now. The situation in squad is not the best additional after key midfield player Junuzovic is out for the rest of the year with shoulder injury too. Also some others miss what brings Skripnik in danger to put up a strong starting lineup.

The downtrend from Cologne continues and they should try to stop the negative trend immediately. Coach Stöger is working on it and he looks for some solutions but with a bit of luck they should have won against Augsburg. The play was not such bad but they were not able to use one of their big opportunities. This would be very important to give the match a different way. Nevertheless if they find a way to score it should be possible to get a better outcome. Although they were not able to score much in the last games they are always exerted in their play. Above all they are able to create good opportunites and sooner or later they get rewarded again.

Although both teams are not known as high scoring teams it is a very interesting one and according to the stats it is not impossible to see some goals here. After Bremen has to suffer 5 defeats in a row at home we are really sure that they do not lose again. For a win they have to score some goals what should be possible against Cologne and as Augsburg showed they are vulnerable in defensive. On the other side they could not keep a clean sheet since 18 BL games against Cologne what means for a win they need 2 or more. Of course Cologne has not scored in 7 of their last 8 games but against a shaky defensive like Werder has it is possible to end this run. With Modeste and Zoller, also Osako and Hosiner they have some good offensive guys who can do the job this time.

PICK: Werder Bremen AHC 0 @ 1,86 and OVER 2,25 @ 1,79 (both 3 Units / Flat Stake)