Werder Bremen vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (15 January)

With 25 points won during the first 16 days, Werder Bremen can boast of having achieved a completely satisfactory first part of the season which allows it to occupy 9th position in the ranking and to remain in ambush in the race to Europe. This team is in fact only 2 points behind the European top 6, despite its rather logical defeat suffered last weekend at Leipzig 4-2. This setback came to halt the superb momentum of the Werderaner who remained on 4 victories in a row in all competitions before Christmas, including victories against Bochum 0-1, Sankt Pauli 0-2 and Union Berlin 4-1. For its part, Heidenheim was able to snatch 8th place from Werder Bremen last year for a small goal. This made all the difference since it allowed him to play in the Conference League this season where he was able to secure his ticket for the play-offs without too much trouble.

However, the situation is much less obvious in the championship for this team which has been struggling for months now. Adrift before the holidays, the FCH had only taken one point in 10 days and ended the year with losses against Wolfsburg 1-3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0-4 and Stuttgart 1-3. But last Saturday, Heidenheim cheered themselves up by defeating Union Berlin 2-0, a direct competitor in the race to remain.

Unsurprisingly, midfielder Naby Keïta will remain out of the group. At the same time, Werder must cope without senior defender Agu, replacement Opitz and relatively little-used attackers Hansen and Topp who are injured. The defense captain, Marco Friedl, is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. The very valuable Ducksch, who has 4 goals and 7 assists to his personal tally, should retain his coach's favor for this team in the same way as the excellent Danish midfielder Stage who has already crashed 7 times this season. The transfer window was an opportunity for the club to attract full-back Issa Kaboré (Man City, loan). He came to compensate numerically for the departure of the left side Deman (Royal Antwerp, loan).

For the FCH, the attacker enough prolific Pieringer (4 goals, 2 assists) will return after being suspended. Good news for this team which therefore records the return of its top scorer. On the other hand, the replacement midfielder Niehues, the most important Honsak and rotation forward Thomalla are still in the infirmary. The Scienza executive suffered a relapse on Saturday and is expected to stay out this week. We can point out the presence of the nugget Wanner (19 years old, 3 goals), Honsak (2 goals), Dorsch (2 goals), Beck (2 goals) and Breunig (2 goals) as well as that of rookie Budu Zivzivadze who had scored 12 goals in 17 games with Karlsruhe during the first part of the season.

• Summary: SV Werder Bremen is going head to head with 1. FC Heidenheim starting on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:30 UTC at Weserstadion stadium, Bremen city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Werder Bremen Feedinco Rating: 6.92
• Heidenheim Feedinco Rating: 6.80