Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, 12/15/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 12/14/2020

Game: Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Location: Weser Stadium in Bremen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Werder Bremen (+400) Borussia Dortmund (-175)

Weser Stadium is the venue where Leonardo Bittencourt and Werder Bremen (2-5-4, 13th in Bundesliga) will take on Borussia Dortmund (6-1-4, 5th in Bundesliga) on Tuesday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Jiri Pavlenka for Werder Bremen and Roman Burki for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund are at at -175 while the Green-Whites are at +400. The total is set at 3.

Werder Bremen took the field against RB Leipzig in their last game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-0. Werder Bremen tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 5 of the tries for a percentage of 45.5%. In the passing game, they ended up with a 84.2% received passes rate by completing 411 of the 488 targeted passes last match. Regarding shot accuracy, Werder Bremen finished the game at a 20.0% clip by hitting 2 shots on target of 10 total shots. Werder Bremen averages 1.18 goals per 90 min (13 goals in total) and have accounted for 10 assists in all matches for the year.

Leonardo Bittencourt is a guy who can be a difference maker for Werder Bremen. Bittencourt has been given a starting assignment in 172 outings in his career and he tallies 0.17 G/90. The forward hailing from Germany has earned 28 goals in 14,558 mins played. He has 30 assists while earning 42 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Maximilian Eggestein, the midfielder hailing from Germany. He has helped on a goal 10 times during his soccer career and he has scored 14 total goals. Eggestein has earned 12,486 mins during 140 starting assignments and has been handed 20 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.10 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Werder Bremen is Jiri Pavlenka. Pavlenka has defended the goal for a total of 19,111 mins and has earned 692 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.37 (290 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .711. The goalkeeper hailing from Czech Republic has had 972 shots tried against him in 215 starts. Pavlenka (72-66-76 record during his career) has accumulated 52 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 24.2% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Borussia Dortmund walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 5-1 against VfB Stuttgart. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 674 out of their 768 attempted passes earning a percentage of 87.8%. Borussia Dortmund had a 65.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 13 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. Borussia Dortmund converted 4 shots attempted out of 12 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 33.3% clip in their last game. Having tallied 23 goals and 19 assists in all their games, Borussia Dortmund sports an average of 2.09 goals and 1.73 assists per 90 minutes.

Jadon Sancho should be able to be counted on for Borussia Dortmund. He is averaging 0.44 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 67 outings during his soccer career. The forward hailing from England has totaled 6,151 mins and he has scored 30 goals. He has totaled 4 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 37 times. Make sure to watch out for Marco Reus, the forward representing Germany. He has accounted for 133 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 67 different times. Reus has earned himself 36 yellow cards in 24,660 professional minutes (286 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.49.

Roman Burki will reside in front of the goal for Borussia Dortmund. During his pro soccer career, Burki has conceded 397 goals and has accounted for 904 stops in 310 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.28 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 153-73-85. He has a save % of .702 and his clean sheet rate is currently 32.6%. Burki has totaled 101 clean sheets while seeing 1,287 shots against him in 27,903 minutes in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Borussia Dortmund (-175) and under the total goals

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