Watch Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart Preview And Prediction Bundesliga 2017

Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart predictions for this Saturday’s Bundesliga action. Can Werder Bremen make it back-to-back wins at the Weserstadion when hosting the travel sick Stuttgart this weekend? Werder Bremen have played one, won one at the Weserstadion under new coach Florian Kohfeldt. The North German’s have been given plenty of praise in the turnaround of their performances under the 35-year-old’s guidance, despite defeats on the road to Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig. Werder will be boosted by the return of attacking midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic for the visit of Stuttgart, with the Austrian’s return meaning a switch back to 4-3-3 is likely – the same formation used in the 4-0 thrashing of North German neighbours Hannover 96.

Stuttgart have taken some time to adjust back to life in the top flight, but the Swabians are building momentum and the 1-1 draw on the road to fellow promotees Hannover is the first time that they’ve taken points in consecutive matches all season. Stuttgart’s performance at Hannover was not as impressive as in their 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the match prior, and improving form away from home must be up there on coach Hannes Wolf’s list of things to improve on.

From a betting perspective, some markets on offer seem a bit short when actually looking at the teams on display, but there looks to be value in another strong Bremen home win here. Bremen’s 4-0 thrashing of Hannover showed the signs of rejuvenation that coach Kohlfeldt has brought out of the team, reminiscent of the quality the same players showed they were capable of over Bremen’s 11 match unbeaten run last season (W9 D2 and 28 goals scored). Hannes Wolf’s Stuttgart, meanwhile, are not only without several first-choice forwards (see team news), but last season’s star striker Simon Terodde has only managed to score twice in 12 Bundesliga games so far.

Bremen’s own top scorer last season, Max Kruse, only returned from injury a few weeks back and already looks settled in. He was involved in all four goals (3 goals, 1 assist) against Hannover last time out at the Weserstadion – a feat only Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has also achieved in 2017/18 – and we like the price on him to score anytime this weekend too.

With Stuttgart taking just one point on the road so far this season (D1 L6), conceding 2 goals or more in five of these, including against the struggling Hamburger SV (a 3-1 defeat), Werder have a decent opportunity to make some ground on the gap between themselves and safety. Bremen put in a decent shift in their defeat to Leipzig last weekend, and a return to 4-3-3 against a hindered Stuttgart offense should see them take 3 points more often than not. Our prediction: a 2-0 Werder Bremen win.

Head To Head
Werder Bremen won 6-2 at home to Stuttgart when the two sides last met in May 2016. Bremen have not lost at home to Stuttgart since 2006 (W5 D4) - all of these wins were by 2 goals or more.

Werder Bremen vs Stuttgart Stats
Werder beat promoted Hannover 4-0 in their first home game under new-coach Kohfeldt. Stuttgart have lost all but one of their seven Bundesliga away matches this term (D1 L6). Both teams have scored in just 17% of Bremen's home matches.

Werder Bremen Team News
Interim head coach Florian Kohfeld will welcome back Zlatko Junuzovic after the attacking midfielder missed last weekend's 2-0 defeat due to muscular problems. His return should mean a revert back to the 4-3-3 that saw them beat Hannover 4-0 last time out at the Weserstadion.

Stuttgart Team News
Hannes Wolf's Stuttgart are short of several first-choice attackers, with Chadrac Akolo, Daniel Ginczek, Anastasios Donis and Carlos Mane all long-term absentees.