Werder Bremen v Augsburg preview, momentum at stake at the Weserstadion | OneFootball

According to BuLi News, Bremen look to build while Augsburg aim to keep rolling, with a typically tight meeting expected at the Weserstadion.

Bremen’s trip to Köln showed both sides of their game. The hosts missed an admittedly soft penalty in the eighth minute but led on 11 when a defensive error sparked a break finished by Linton Maina. Werder struggled against the press before the interval.

After the break they controlled territory without fashioning many clear chances. A scrappy equaliser arrived from a corner, Niclas Füllkrug pouncing to force the ball in, and the final 20 minutes fizzled out into a draw.

That point left Bremen on four points from three games and a win here could nudge them towards a European push. Team news, Moussa N'Diaye is a fresh concern, with Felix Agu, Jens Stage, Justin Njinmah and Keke Topp still out, and Senne Lynen a doubt.

Augsburg opened by dismantling Schalke at home, Michael Gregoritsch scoring on 18 minutes before a red card to the visitors preceded a second, then a third in stoppage time. They came from behind at Eintracht Frankfurt, striking twice just after half-time, Alexis Claude-Maurice curling in after the hour and Fabian Rieder adding a late free-kick.

Back home against Bayer Leverkusen, they again fell behind, Gregoritsch’s quickfire brace flipped it, but an 89th-minute leveller forced a draw. Several players remain injured, including Faik Sakar, Klaus Sima Suso, Anton Kade and Tim Breithaupt, and they arrive third, one place above Bayern Munich.

Source: BuLi News

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