Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Werder Bremen will look to recover from a heavy 6-1 loss to Bayern Munich when they face Leipzig on Matchday 15. Die Werderaner continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and they are surely capable of matching the Red Bulls on home soil. All Nicklas Fullkrug, Felix Agu, and Jean-Manuel Mbom miss out with injuries, while both Milos Veljkovic and Dudu are major doubts.
The visitors, on the other hand, look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their third consecutive league win. Leipzig are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, and given Werder Bremen’s attacking potential, punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Josko Gvardiol has joined the likes of Peter Gulasci, Konrad Laimer, Timo Werner, and Abdou Diallo in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Oliver Burke):
A product of the Nottingham Forest football academy, Oliver Burke made his domestic debut in 2014, when he was only 17 years of age. Born in Kirkcaldy, Oliver Burke is the captain of Scotland Under-21 side who’s faced plenty of criticism ever since leaving the Championship side.
Having left Forest for Red Bull Leipzig in 2016 in a £13 million deal Oliver Burke became the most expensive Scottish player in history, whereas his hit the record book all over again the very next year when West Bromwich Albion saved him from a German misery in a £15 million deal. Burke was regularly praised for his physical ability during his time in the Bundesliga, but Leipzig coaching staff had plenty of tactical questions hanging over his head.
A precocious talent who had only scraped the surface of his own potential, Burke is looking to get his career back on track. Despite being only 21 years of age, Burke already has 5 senior appearances for Scotland under his belt.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.