Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen – Bundesliga – Preview

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Sreya

Bayern Munich will open their 2016/17 Bundesliga campaign at home against Werder Bremen on 26th August, Friday. Carlo Ancelotti will make his Bundesliga debut at the infamous Allianz Arena as the Bavarian giants aim to win yet another Bundesliga title.

Their opponents tomorrow, Werder Bremen finished thirteenth on the league table last season and will look to improve their standings so as to finish in the top half of the Bundesliga table.

Xabi Alonso and Thiago have returned to the Bayern Munich squad but Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be without the injured Kingsley Coman and the unfit Renato Sanches, Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Douglas Costa and Arjen Robben.

Werder Bremen have a lot of absentees with Milos Veljkovic, Santiago Garcia, Melvyn Lorenzen, Claudio Pizzarro, Michael Jetterer, Max Kruse, Justin Eilers injured and Philipp Bargfrede yet to regain his match fitness.

Bayern Munich Possible Starting Lineup: Manuel Neuer, Philip Lahm, Javi Martinez, Mats Hummels, David Alaba, Thiago Alcantara, Xabi Alonso, Arturo Vidal, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribery.

Werder Bremen Possible Starting Lineup: Felix Wiedwald, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Lamine Sane, Niklas Moisander, Lca Caldilora, Florian Grillitsch, Sambou yatabare, Clemens Fritz, Zlatko Junuzovic, Janek Sternberg.

“It’s a new experience, a new country, a new league. That’s why it’s very exciting to start tomorrow. I think we’re favourites for the title, but we always have to give it everything. It’s going to be a long campaign with 34 matches. We have to be focused, and now we’re turning that focus to the first match.”

– Carlo Ancelotti, Bayern Munich.

According to Head-2-Head statistics, Bayern Munich have won all of their six previous league meetings with Werder Bremen. In fact, Bayern Munich have won all their last nine matches against Bremen in all competitions.

Bayern have scored at least two goals in thirteen of their last fourteen matches against Werder Bremen in all competitions. Bayern Munich will start as clear favorites and are likely to win by a 3-1 scoreline.