Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen: Who will come out on top in intriguing Bundesliga clash? | OneFootball

Bayern Munich host Werder Bremen on Friday, with the former being the favorites to win this sneakily intriguing league clash. FC Hollywood has been flying over the last few matches: winning all of their last five contests and scoring a hefty 18 goals over this span. Die Roten are heavily dominating the other teams in possession and in shooting statistics. Bayern started the year on a very authoritative note, showing why they deserve to win the Bundesliga this season.

Werder Bremen, on the other hand, are going through a rough patch of form right now, only winning one of their first five games of the new year. Although they earned respectable draws against Borussia Dortmund and Heidenheim, they were shut out against Augsburg and were outplayed by RB Leipzig as well. Regardless of their torrid start to their 2025 campaign, Bremen are sitting in eighth place in the Bundesliga table and are vying for a spot in Europe. They are quick, they are strong, and they could potentially pose a threat to Bayern's great run of form.

With Bayern Munich dominant at home, Werder Bremen will not be the team to bet on Friday. However, Holstein Kiel certainly showed last week that Die Roten are vulnerable on the counter-attack and the defense can be breached even at Allianz Arena.

Bremen could play more freely in the attack and try to hurt Die Roten on the break. It wouldn't be surprising to see them commit numbers in the attack including the wing-backs, which can increase their chances of getting the lead and then go into a shell to defend resolutely. Bayern have struggled to break down resolute defenses or deep blocks, which gives Bremen the ideal tactic to hurt the home side.

The problem with playing like that against a team with as much talent and tactical prowess as FC Bayern does is that it can either go very well, or very poorly. In this case, my best guess would be that it will cost them and the men of Munich will put on a show for the rest of us.

In my opinion, it is harder to predict the scoreline in these types of matches, but if you want to use the game between these two sides from earlier in the year as a reference, it could become very lopsided in favor of FC Bayern Munich. The more risks that Werder Bremen take going forward, the more open and exposed they will leave themselves, and FC Bayern Munich should pounce on those mistakes, provided they are ruthless in the final third, which has not always been the case this season.