Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Following a thrilling 10-0 win over Banik Most-Sous in a friendly, Leipzig will look to return to winning ways in Bundesliga when they face Werder Bremen on Matchday 16. The Red Bulls suffered a heavy 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich before the winter break, but they are seen as favourites to beat die Werderaner in front of home fans. The good news for the hosts is that Xavi Simons has overcome his injury.
The visitors, on the other hand, outplayed Union Berlin 4-1 in their last league match, but they will have a big fish to fry at Red Bull Arena. As Leipzig are undefeated in the previous nine meetings with Werder in all competitions, home win should definitely be considered. The likes of Isak Hansen-Aaroeen, Leonardo Bittencourt, Justin Njinmah, Felix Agu, Keke Topp, and Leon Opitz miss out with injuries, while former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Willi Orban):
Willi Orban was born on 3 November, 1992 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Orban plays as a centre back, but he can operate as a defensive midfielder as well. The 185-cm-tall footballer is a product of Kaiserslautern’s youth academy and he played 35 league games for the reserve team between 2011 and 2013.
Orban made his debut for the first team in 2011, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The Kaiserslautern footballer made 68 league appearances for Kaiserslautern, scoring 7 goals for the German outfit between 2011 and 2015, but in May 2015 he signed a contract with Leipzig. Kaislerslautern fans were very angry with the defender when he decided to join die Bullen.
Willi Orban has two caps for Germany U21, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior team. He has a contract with Leipzig, which expires on 30 June, 2019. Willi Orban has a dual citizenship (Germany, Hungary).
Highlighted Team (Werder Bremen):
Werder Bremen is a German football club from the German city Bremen which holds different divisions next to football. Werder Bremen is playing in the Bundesliga since the start of it. The club was founded in 1899 and is playing its games in the Weserstadion which has a capacity of 43 000 spectators. The club colors of Werder Bremen are green and white. Known nicknames for the club from Bremen are Die Werder and Die Grün-Weißen.
Werder Bremen is a very successful club with 4 Bundesliga titles, 6 DFB Pokals, 4 Super Cups and one UEFA cup. Currently Werder Bremen is not competing for the title or Champions League positions anymore.
Important players in the history of Werder Bremen are: Pizarro, Voller, Klose, Ozil, Ailton and De Bruyne.