Soccer Tips: Bayer Leverkusen – Werder Bremen

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Bayer Leverkusen - Werder Bremen soccer tips

The year of the rescue of Bayer Leverkusen says second place in the standings and quarterfinals of DFB Pokal. In the League Cup the Aspirines have eliminated the Moenchengladbach, while in the championship the 0-0 of Freiburg has allowed the Lispia to hook the place of honor, however at -18 from a Bayern Munich that plays another championship. Werder Bremen has had to eliminate Friburgo and Hoffenheim so far, two Bundesliga teams, and in the league he stormed the Schalke 04 field. They were Kruse and Junuzovic to sign the comeback that gives a huge breath to the white-green. The coach Kohlfeldt can not do much turn-over, given the numerous absences, so Kruse and Junuzovic will work overtime in the trident with former Parma and Inter Belfodil. Herrlich should instead get his top scorer Volland at the center of the attack, with Bellarabi and Bailey outside and Brandt to give imagination.

In the Bundesliga there are 15 points that separate Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen.

Bayern Munich was the only team to win in the 10 home games of the Aspirines.

The white-green have scored only 18 goals in the league, only one more than the worst attacks Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart.

Leverkusen has the third best attack (41) and the fourth best defense (27) of the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen – Werder Bremen: Soccer Prediction for Today

A dry prediction is always risky in the national cups because of the turn-over and the lower motivations. But this time the difference in quality and the field factor could allow the Bayer Leverkusen to have an easy life on Werder Bremen.

Prediction of the Day: Bayer Leverkusen wins
Odds: 1.57

Update:

Bayer Leverkusen are after an impressive catch-up in the semi-finals of the DFB Cup. In the duel of the Bundesliga side, the team of coach Heiko Herrlich prevailed 4: 2 (2: 2, 1: 2) in extra time against Werder Bremen. The decisive goal for 3: 2 was dropped by substitute Karim Bellarabi (111 minutes).

The game was spectacular, also because of the cheeky Bremen, where Max Kruse scored with the opening goal (3 minutes) and a goal for the 2-0. The problem: Bayer managed thanks to Julian Brandt equalizer, who was the man of the evening with two hits (33./55.). In the round of the last four teams Leverkusen could meet Bayern Munich. The record cup winner is also in the semifinals after a 6-0 success in Paderborn.

The better start caught Werder. In the third minute Kruse came after a contact with Jonathan Tah in the penalty area to fall – referee Marco Fritz decided on penalty and Kruse turned himself to 1-0 (3rd). Four minutes later, the attacker was again in the spotlight. Kruse had served Aron Jóhannsson with a fantastic diagonal pass and the teammate finished with a 2-0 victory.

 

Then Brandt turned on

 

Werder got more opportunities and Florian Kainz scored the best chance with a spectacular long-range shot in the 39th minute. Shortly before, Bayer had already shortened: After a worth-seeing move and a tempo run by Dominik Kohr Julian Brandt was free-standing goals to 1: 2 succeeded (31). In the second half of the born Bremer put a second goal from the penalty area to 2: 2 (55.). It was the reward for the now more active game of Leverkusen.
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After that, Bayer had bad luck. Charles Aránguiz was stopped in the penalty area by Maximilian Eggestein, but the referee continued to play – a controversial decision. Four minutes before the final whistle, it was hectic again when Ludwig Augustinsson fell in the penalty area with his hand on the ball – again, there was no penalty. In extra time, Joker Bellarabi and Kai Havertz made sure to progress.

For Bremen the dream of the first cup victory since 2009 is over. On Wednesday, the duels of Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz (18.30 clock) and Schalke and VfL Wolfsburg (20.45 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) ensure the completion of the Cup quarter-finals.

 

Bayer Leverkusen – Werder Bremen 4: 2 after extra time (2: 2, 1: 2)


0: 1 Kruse (3rd / penalty)
0: 2 Jóhannsson (7th)
1: 2 Brandt (31st)
2: 2 Brandt (55.)
3: 2 Bellarabi (111.)
4: 2 Havertz (118)
Bayer Leverkusen: Leno – Lars Bender (79th Henrichs), Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell (114th Retsos) – Kohr (108th Bellarabi), Aránguiz – Bailey, Havertz, Brandt (102nd Alario) – Volland
Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Moisander, Veljkovic, Augustinsson – Maximilian Eggestein (114th Langkamp) – Junuzovic, Delaney – Johannsson (46th Rashica), Kruse, Kainz (91st Belfodil)
Referee: Marco Fritz (basket)
Yellow cards: Bailey, Kohr, Wendell / Augustinsson, Eggestein, Gebre Selassie, Moisander
Spectators: 27,000