Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

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Werder Bremen will welcome rampant Bayern Munich to the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Tuesday for the second round of matches in the Bundesliga.

Match Preview and analysis

Niko Kovac's Bayern are the only side to have won their opening game, easing past Hertha Berlin 3-1 away from home, and will now have the chance to record back-to-back victories when they travel to Bremen.

Werder Bremen head into Tuesday’s game off the back of a 1-1 draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf. Milot Rashica gave the home side the lead in the 19th minute when he bundled the ball home after some good work from Josh Sargent.

However, the visitors leveled the scoring just after the hour mark when Dodi Lukebakio was brought down in the box by Werder keeper Jiri Pavlenka, allowing Rouwen Hennings to slot home the resulting penalty.

The draw leaves Werder Bremen 11th in the table after the first round of matches, while Bayern Munich are top on goal difference.

Team News

Claudio Pizarro is not expected to be fit for Werder Bremen, while Niklas Moisander and Leonardo Bittencourt are major doubts.

Bayern Munich, meanwhile, will be without the services of Manuel Neuer (calf), Corentin Tolisso (knee) and Lucas Hernandez (ankle).

Possible lineups

**Werder Bremen:** Pavlenka; Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Langkamp, Augustinsson; Harnik, Sahin, Klaassen, M. Eggestein; Rashica, Sargent

**Bayern Munich:** Ulreich; Kimmich, Sule, Pavard, Davies; Thiago, Goretzka; Gnabry, Muller, Perisic; Lewandowski

Prediction

Bayern Munich will be confident of recording a second straight victory when they travel to Werder Bremen on Tuesday, as they look to maintain their strong start to the new campaign.

The visitors have enjoyed an excellent record against Werder Bremen in recent years, winning each of their last five meetings. They have also won their last seven away matches in the Bundesliga, so they will be confident of picking up three points.

Werder Bremen will be hoping to cause an upset, but they will need to be at their best to get anything from the game. They have a good record at home, but they have not beaten Bayern Munich at the wohninvest WESERSTADION since 2008.

Overall, Bayern Munich should be too strong for Werder Bremen on Tuesday. The visitors have a better squad and are in better form, so they should be able to pick up all three points.