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VfB Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen Prediction, 4/4/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/30/2021

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Game: VfB Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen

Date: Sunday, April 4, 2021

Location: Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfB Stuttgart (-103) Werder Bremen (+210)

Maximilian Eggestein and Werder Bremen (7-9-10, 12th in Bundesliga) travel to Mercedes-Benz Arena on Sunday where they'll meet VfB Stuttgart (9-9-8, 9th in Bundesliga). The starting goaltenders will be Gregor Kobel for VfB Stuttgart and Jiri Pavlenka for Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen are at at +210 while the Swambians are at -103. The over/under is set at 2.5.

VfB Stuttgart faced Bayern Munich in their most recent match and ended up losing by a score of 4-0. VfB Stuttgart tried 18 dribbles in this matchup and completed 13 of the attempts for a rate of 72.2%. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 89.4% passes received rate by connecting on 548 of the 613 passing targets last match. Regarding shot accuracy, VfB Stuttgart finished at a 38.5% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 13 total shots. VfB Stuttgart is averaging 1.77 goals per 90 (46 goals in total) and have accumulated 35 assists In all contests this year.

Nicolas Gonzalez is a player who should impact this matchup for VfB Stuttgart. He has totaled 9 assists while tallying 19 yellow cards in his career. Gonzalez has started 76 outings during his career and he has earned 0.38 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Argentina has earned 29 goals in 6,882 mins played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Sasa Kalajdzic, the midfielder who is from Austria. Kalajdzic has totaled 3,413 minutes during 37 starts and has been given a total of 5 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 9 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 25 goals. He is averaging 0.66 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man defending the goal for VfB Stuttgart is Gregor Kobel. Kobel (30-16-28 mark in his career) has earned 18 shutouts, which gives him a 24.3% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Switzerland has had 311 shots sent in his direction in 74 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.66 (121 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 64.3. Kobel has seen the pitch for 6,541 minutes and has tallied 199 stops so far in his career.

In their last outing, Werder Bremen took a defeat with a final score of 2-1 against VfL Wolfsburg. Werder Bremen finished with a 58.3% successful dribble rate by connecting on 7 out of the 12 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by connecting on 377 out of their 477 passing attempts for a rate of 79.0%. Werder Bremen connected on 4 shots on target out of 10 shots attempted which gave them a 40.0% clip in their last match. With 30 goals and 21 assists in all their matches, Werder Bremen averages 1.15 goals and 0.81 assists per 90 minutes.

Maximilian Eggestein will need to provide a spark for Werder Bremen. He has an average of 0.09 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 155 matches during his soccer career. The midfielder from Germany has been on the field for 13,809 minutes while scoring 14 goals. He has accumulated 22 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 14 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Leonardo Bittencourt, the forward representing Germany. He has 29 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 31 different times. Bittencourt has been given 44 yellow card warnings in 15,047 professional minutes played (177 career starts). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.17.

Jiri Pavlenka will reside in front of the goal for Werder Bremen. During his pro soccer career, Pavlenka has conceded 309 goals and has earned 735 stops in 230 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.36 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 77-70-82. He has earned a save percentage of 71.0 and his shutout rate sits at 24.3%. Pavlenka has racked up 56 shutouts and defended 1,033 shots against him in 20,461 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Werder Bremen (+210)

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