Werder Br. vs Hannover Match preview

German Bundesliga 1: Werder Br. vs Hannover

Werder have definitely secured their place in the Champions League next season, when they marked a minimum win over their direct rivals hamburger in the last round. After a convincing win over Hansa, Hannover joined the race for a UEFA Cup spot.


Outnumbered green deserved to win in Hamburg

Soon after the leading and winning Hugo Almeida’s goal Werder were left without Baumann who got the second yellow card half an hour before time. After that coach Schaaf brought in Vranjes to reinforce the defense, only for the same player to get an automatic red card in the finish of the game.

Coach Schaaf will again be able to count on captain Frings who has completed his suspension, just like on Diego who has recovered from injury. Werder are second on the place that leads directly to the Champions League and if they plan to keep it they must beat Hannover at home since they are playing in Leverkusen in the last round. Suspended Vranješ and Baumann and injured Bischoff, Artmann and Pellatz will miss the last match at Weser this season.


If they win both games till the end, Reds could get to UEFA Cup

After a negative series, Hannover finally found their form and marked three wins and two draws in the last five games. In the last round Balitsch’s first-half strike and double scorer Rosenthal in the second half earned the triumph over Hansa.

Coach Hecking again won’t be able to count on suspended Pinto, so Schulz will get the chance in the back line. As in the last few rounds when Hannover fielded two forwards, coach decided to give the chance to attacking tandem Hanke-Stajner. Bruggink who has exploded in the second part of the season will be in charge of the midfield, and together with Huszti and Balitsch he will be the main threat for the green net. Brdarić, Tarnat, Yankov, Jurić, Jensen and Hahne are injured and won’t play in the last away game in the season.

Betting Verdict

In the first part of the season Hannover managed to beat Werder in front of their fans in a very dramatic match that ended 4:3. The man of the match was Reds attacker Hanke who scored hat-trick, but Werder were in much weaker form back then. Last time Hannover celebrated on this ground was five years ago and if they intend to keep UEFA Cup hopes next season, they will have to repeat that success. Anyway, both sides will play to win from the start and that is why we recommend betting on goals.

Our tip: Bet 7 on Over 2.5 goals
Odds 1.45 at
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