Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich – Match preview and team news | OneFootball

Bayern Munich travels away from home as they face Werder Bremen in their next Bundesliga encounter on Saturday evening.

Bremen are winless in 11 league games and sit 16th with 19 points from 21 matches, while Bayern arrive in Bremen top of the table.

Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich – Match preview and team news

Werder Bremen team news

Thioune’s first home game as Werder Bremen head coach comes with a lengthy injury list, even if there are some welcome returns.

Centre-back Niklas Stark has recovered from hip problems and is “back in contention” after rejoining full team training this week, while forward Justin Njinmah has also returned after illness.

However, Leonardo Bittencourt has been ruled out with a muscle tear picked up in training, further limiting Thioune’s options in midfield.

Werder remain without several long‑term absentees: Mitchell Weiser is still sidelined following an ACL tear, and striker Victor Boniface faces “several months” out after knee surgery on his loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

Central defender Amos Pieper is unavailable after a minor procedure, while Maximilian Wöber is out with a structural calf injury, leaving Julian Malatini and Karim Coulibaly to shoulder much of the defensive load.

Bayern Munich team news

Bayern Munich travel north close to full strength, with Vincent Kompany’s only confirmed absentee in Bremen being winger Michael Olise, who serves a one‑match suspension after collecting five yellow cards in the Bundesliga.

Olise’s ban opens the door for young Lennart Karl and Serge Gnabry to see more minutes in the attacking midfield line behind Harry Kane.

There is better news regarding two of Bayern’s long‑term injury cases, with Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies both having returned to competitive action in recent weeks after serious leg and knee injuries respectively.

Musiala marked his comeback with an assist in the 5-1 win away to RB Leipzig in January, giving Kompany another elite creative option between the lines.

Kompany confirmed ahead of the trip that, aside from Olise’s suspension, he effectively has a “full squad” to choose from, underlining Bayern’s depth as they juggle Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal commitments.

Form

Weirder Bremen

Werder’s 1-0 defeat away to Freiburg in Thioune’s debut extended their winless Bundesliga run to 11 matches, a sequence that has yielded just four points and dragged them into the relegation play-off position.

Their last five league games read: 0-1 vs Freiburg, 1-1 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 0-2 vs Hoffenheim, 0-1 at Bayer Leverkusen and 3-3 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, underlining a recurring theme of narrow defeats and missed opportunities.

Bayern Munich

Bayern arrive in Bremen in positive note, having thrashed Hoffenheim 5-1 in the league before beating RB Leipzig 2-0 to reach their first DFB-Pokal semi-final since 2019/20.

Kompany’s side top the Bundesliga with 54 points from 21 games (17 wins, three draws, one defeat) and an extraordinary +60 goal difference, and they have not lost a league match away from home in over a year, winning on each of their last 15 visits to the Weserstadion.

Predicted lineups

Werder Bremen: Backhaus; Malatini, Friedl, Coulibaly; Sugawara, Stage, Lynen, Schmid, Agu; Grull, Topp

Bayern Munich: Neuer; Stanisic, Tah, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Karl, Musiala, Diaz; Kane

How to watch Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich?

UK viewers can watch Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich live on Sky Sports.

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