Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich Prediction, 8/18/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/15/2023

Game: Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Werder Bremen (+770) Bayern Munich (-349)

Werder Bremen (10-6-17 last year) will compete against Bayern Munich (20-8-5 last season) at Weserstadion on Friday. The Green-Whites are priced at +770 and Bayern Munich are at -349. The betting total is set at 2.5. The men protecting the net will be Jiri Pavlenka for Werder Bremen and Sven Ulreich for Bayern Munich.

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Werder Bremen finished with 118 SVs and they also held a save% of 66.1 last season. Their goal differential was -12 by 51 goals finished and 63 goals conceded. Last year, the squad were the owners of an average of 1.09 points per match (36 points) and also had a ranking of 7th in soccer with 37 assists. The Green-Whites sat at 13th in goals expected having 40.7, and the team's expected goals against came in at 52.0. Werder Bremen tallied 73 yellow cards over the course of the prior season as well as 1 red card. Werder Bremen conceded 63 goals while relinquishing 1.91 goals per 90 min, and opponents accounted for 180 shots on target against them. They earned 4 clean sheets, which had them at a rate of 12.1 last year.

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The Reds finished with an average of 2.1 points per match while totaling 65 assists and 3 red cards. Bayern Munich had a clean sheet rate of 33.3 over the course of last year in addition to 49 yellow card cautions. Bayern Munich sat at 1st for goals allowed with 37, and the squad's goal difference was at 53. Last year, Bayern Munich had a save percentage of 72.4 (105 SoT against), and also had a rank of 2nd in Bundesliga with 68 points. This clubs's goals against per 90 min was at 1.12 with 67 saves, and they had a total of 11 clean sheets. Bayern Munich finished with 90 goals and the team's xG last season was at 73.6.

The man who will protect the net for Werder Bremen will be Jiri Pavlenka. Pavlenka has been on the pitch for a total of 26,159 minutes and has tallied 940 saves thus far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.43 (415 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 70.3. The keeper from the Czech Republic has faced 1,347 shots attempted against him in 294 starting assignments. Pavlenka (101-82-110 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 66 shutouts, which leaves him with a 22.4% shutout percentage.

Sven Ulreich will reside in front of the net for Bayern Munich. Ulreich has earned 66 clean sheets and has defended 1,217 shots against him in 24,109 career minutes. He has a save % of 68.8 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 24.6%. He has given up 1.44 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 115-56-96. In his career, Ulreich has conceded 386 goals and has totaled 831 stops in 268 starting assignments.

Niclas Fullkrug is a member of the squad who can be a difference maker for Werder Bremen. Fullkrug has been a starter in 189 matches in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.49 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Germany has tallied 96 goals scored in 17,723 minutes. He has 29 assists while tallying 18 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career.

Bayern Munich has an attacker in Thomas Muller, who should keep defenses up at night. The forward who is from Germany has been on the pitch for 32,899 professional minutes while scoring 144 goals. He currently averages 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has started 383 outings during his pro soccer career. He has totaled 23 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 161 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Werder Bremen (+770)

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