Werder Bremen vs 1899 Hoffenheim Prediction, 10/25/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/23/2020

Game: Werder Bremen vs 1899 Hoffenheim

Date: Sunday, October 25, 2020

Location: Weser Stadium in Bremen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Werder Bremen (+155) 1899 Hoffenheim (+133)

Weser Stadium is the venue where Niclas Fullkrug and Werder Bremen (2-1-1, 7th in Bundesliga) will play 1899 Hoffenheim (2-0-2, 8th in Bundesliga) on Sunday. The starting goaltenders will be Jiri Pavlenka for Werder Bremen and Oliver Baumann for 1899 Hoffenheim. The line on this matchup has Werder Bremen coming in at +155 and the Kraichgauer are at +133. The total opens at 2.5.

Werder Bremen have collected 6 goals for the season, which ranks 9th in Bundesliga. They have tried 53 shots at their opponents with 16 of them being on target, which is a 30.2% SOT percentage. Werder Bremen has been able to control possession for 38.5% of matches while they have success at dribbling 52.5% of the time (15th in the league). Their players have caught 975 passes from teammates on 1,214 targets so far this season, which gives them a receiving percentage of 80.3%.

Niclas Fullkrug is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Werder Bremen. He has accounted for 18 assists while earning 11 yellow card warnings during his career. Fullkrug has had a starting assignment in 127 matches during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.44 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Germany has 59 goals in 12,111 professional minutes played. Someone else who should impact this match is Davie Selke, the forward hailing from Germany. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 38 total goals. Selke has accumulated 9,571 mins during 96 starts and has been handed 27 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.36 goals per 90 mins in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Werder Bremen will be Jiri Pavlenka. Pavlenka has seen the field for a total of 18,481 minutes and is sitting with 673 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.35 (277 goals allowed) and he has a save % of .714. The goalie from Czech Republic has seen 943 shots attempted at him in 208 career starts. Pavlenka (72-62-73 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 52 shutouts, which gives him a 25.0% shutout percentage.

The Kraichgauer have had success dribbling 60.5% of the time on the year while accumulating 8 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 80.8% while they maintain possession of the ball 43.3% of the time. 1899 Hoffenheim has tallied 1,706 targets this season (11th in Bundesliga) with 1,379 completed passes. They have connected on 39.6% of their shots out of 48 total shots.

Andrej Kramaric should provide a spark for 1899 Hoffenheim. He averages 0.64 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 207 outings in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Croatia has 19,117 mins and he has scored 137 goals. He has collected 16 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted on a goal 42 times. Make sure to watch out for Moanes Dabour, the forward from Israel. Dabour has been given 37 yellow cards in 14,861 minutes played (169 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.59. He has accumulated 97 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 36 times.

Oliver Baumann will look after the net for the Kraichgauer. So far in his career, Baumann has surrendered 494 goals while totaling 1,210 saves in 333 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.48 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 124-94-115. He has earned a save % of .716 and his clean sheet rate is 24.9%. Baumann has accumulated 83 shutouts while he has seen 1,687 shots against him in 29,970 mins in his career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take 1899 Hoffenheim (+133)

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