RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen Prediction & Betting Tips (12 January)

While we expected it to be able to seriously compete with Bayern or Bayer in the title race, this Leipzig team is not quite there this season and it is already 9 units behind the 1st place in the ranking. 4th at the start of this 16th day, RasenBall Sport is far from crushing everything in its path currently with only 2 successes obtained over the last 7 days. It was at the beginning of December against Holstein Kiel 0-2 and Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1. But before the break, the Red Bulls were crushed by Bayern Munich 5-1. At the same time, Leipzig experienced an ordeal on the European scene where it has already taken the door in the Champions League after being defeated 6 times during the first 6 days.

Werder Bremen, for their part, could also have some ambitions in the second half of the season. Maintenance should indeed be quickly obtained by this team which currently occupies 7th place in the Bundesliga and which could therefore dream of playing in Europe next year. Only 5 points ahead of the podium, this team ended the year 2024 perfectly with 3 consecutive successes obtained against Bochum 0-1, Sankt Pauli 0-2 and Union Berlin 4-1.

For RasenBall Sport, we still deplore the absences of the North Macedonian Elmas, the Danish striker Poulsen, the replacement midfielder Ouedraogo and the full-back Heinrichs who are still recovering. In addition to that, the French defender Lukeba is not sure of being able to hold his place either. As for the forces present, we find the attackers Openda and Sesko who share the lead in the scorers ranking with 6 goals each. Also note the return to competition of Xavi Simmons (2 goals, 2 assists) who was injured for a long time in the first part of the season. Still sidelined by his club, midfielder Naby Keïta will obviously not be present.

In addition, the Werderaner are still deprived of senior defender Agu, potentially starting midfielders Bittencourt and Njinmah, replacement Opitz and relatively little-used attackers Hansen and Topp. Up front, we should undoubtedly find the very valuable Ducksch who has 4 goals and 7 assists to his personal tally. But it is the Danish midfielder Stage who is the most decisive with 7 goals to his credit. This winter, the full-back who played for Troyes and Marseille, Issa Kaboré, arrived on loan from Manchester City.