Werder Bremen vs FC Schalke 04 Prediction, 11/5/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/31/2022

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Game: Werder Bremen vs FC Schalke 04

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Werder Bremen (-150) FC Schalke 04 (+395)

Weserstadion is the site where FC Schalke 04 (1-3-8) will try to defeat Werder Bremen (5-3-4) on Saturday. The Green-Whites are priced at -150 while FC Schalke 04 are at +395. The betting total is set at 2.75. The starting goalkeepers will be Jiri Pavlenka for Werder Bremen and Alexander Schwolow for FC Schalke 04.

The Green-Whites are 11th concerning goals expected having 15.8, and their xGA are at 16.6. Bremen has surrendered 18 goals while conceding 1.50 goals per 90, and opponents have earned 65 SoT on them. The team's difference in goals is 3 because of 21 goals tallied and 18 goals relinquished. They have 2 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 16.7 over the course of the season. Werder has accumulated 47 saves and also have a save rate of 73.8 for the year. Werder Bremen has earned 25 yellow card warnings this year as well as 1 red card. So far this year, the squad comes in with an average of 1.50 pts/match (18 points) and they also have a rank of 9th in soccer with 13 assists.

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This season, S04 has a save rate of 65.8 (73 SoT against), and rank 18th in Bundesliga with 6 points. The Royal Blue average 0.5 pts/match while accounting for 7 assists and 1 red card. Schalke has compiled 11 goals and the team's expected goals on the season sits at 12.4. Schalke 04 has earned a clean sheet percentage of 8.3 on the season and also 24 yellow card warnings. The club's goals against per 90 min is 2.33 with 45 saves, and they have recorded 1 clean sheet. FC Schalke 04 is ranked 17th in goals against having 28, and the team's goal differential is at -17.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Werder Bremen will be Jiri Pavlenka. Pavlenka has been on the pitch for 24,269 minutes and has earned 870 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.38 (371 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of .710. The goalie born in the Czech Republic has had 1,225 shots sent in his direction in 273 career starting assignments. Pavlenka (96-80-95 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 64 shutouts, which gives him a 23.4% shutout rate.

Alexander Schwolow will be residing in front of the net for FC Schalke 04. He has given up 1.58 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 94-67-96. Schwolow has recorded 63 clean sheets and has defended 1,186 shots tried against him in 23,012 mins throughout his career. During his professional soccer career, Schwolow has conceded 403 goals and has 808 stops in 258 starts. He sports a save percentage of .681 and his clean sheet rate is currently 24.4%.

Niclas Fullkrug is one footballer who can make an impact for Werder Bremen. The forward from Germany has earned 89 goals in 16,315 minutes played. Fullkrug has started 173 matches so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.49 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 26 assists while earning 18 yellow cards during his soccer career.

FC Schalke 04 has playmaker in Sebastian Polter, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He scores 0.42 goals per 90 minutes and has started 187 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Germany has been on the pitch for 17,550 minutes and has scored 81 goals. He has collected 33 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Werder Bremen (-150)

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