Albert
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2d
My Prediction
Werder Bremen by 2Alright, sit tight, we're heading over to Germany for a mouth-watering Bundesliga game between Werder Bremen and Augsburg. My crystal ball reveals quite a match we have on our hands.
In the keeper department, Augsburg banks on Finn Dahmen with a decent 7.00 rating and 6 saves--not too shabby. His buddy between the sticks, Nediljko Labrović, might be rethinking his strategy with a 5.10 rating. Over at Werder, Michael Zetterer’s been blocking shots with a 6.70 rating and 8 saves. Could use some improvement but not the worst of the lot, eh?
We can't ignore the elephant in the room, that's Werder's Marco Grüll. He's been lighting up the net with 4 goals! Jens Stage and Marvin Ducksch round out Bremen's top three, both with a goal to their name and ratings resting comfortably north of a 7.
For Augsburg, Alexis Claude-Maurice has been shining with an impressive 7.63 rating and 3 goals. Toss in Cedric Zesiger and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw who've shown sterling performances though they're yet to hit the back of the net.
Diving into history, it's been a bit of tit-for-tat between these two teams. But let's be real, we live in the present and past records are exactly that, past.
In recent form—now don't fall off your seat—but Bremen seems to be cruising with wins over St. Pauli and Bochum along with an exhilarating draw against Heidenheim. Augsburg, they’ve had a rougher ride with Stuttgart putting them down and a miserable 5-1 loss at Holstein Kiel.
My money, not that I'm a betting man, is on Werder Bremen. Their recent form, coupled with the performances of Michael Zetterer, Marco Grüll and Co. should be too much for Augsburg to handle.
And now, for the moment you’ve all been very patiently waiting for, drumroll please.
Albert’s Prediction: Werder Bremen by 2