Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen Prediction: More misery in Munich for the Werderaner

With four wins from their first four Bundesliga games, reigning champions Bayern Munich have laid an early marker down to the rest of the league, including Werder Bremen, who are their opponents at the Allianz Arena on Friday (19:30 BST, BBC iPlayer).

Below are my Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen predictions, alongside all the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Bayern quintet Jonas Urbug (adductor), Alphonso Davies (knee), Hiroki Ito (foot), Josip Stanisic (knee) and Jamal Musiala (leg) all look set to miss Friday’s fixture.

Vincent Kompany made several changes to his starting XI for last Saturday’s 4-1 win at Hoffenheim, following his side’s 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the league phase of the Uefa Champions League three days earlier.

Dayot Upamecano, Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry, who all dropped down to the bench last weekend, could reclaim their starting spots against Werder.

Football Odds

Olivier Deman, Julian Malatini (both ankle), Samuel Mbangula, Max Wober (both thigh), Niklas Stark (hip) and former Bayern man Mitchell Weiser (knee) are all injured for the visitors, who could make changes to their starting XI following last Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to Freiburg.

Bayer Leverkusen loanee Victor Boniface, who has appeared as a second-half substitute in Werder’s last two games, could make his full debut for the club in Munich, and he could be joined in the lineup by Isaac Schmidt, Leonardo Bittencourt and Patrice Covic.

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Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen Odds

Bayern did the double over Werder last season, thrashing the Werderaner 5-0 in Bremen before winning 3-0 in Munich. Kompany's side are 1/12 to record their third successive victory in this head-to-head, while the visitors, who won 1-0 at the Allianz in January 2024 thanks to a 59th-minute strike from Weiser, are 22/1, or a 4.3% chance, to claim all three points on Friday.

The draw is priced at 10/1, both teams to score at 4/5, and BTTS-No, which has landed in the last four meetings, is backable at 1/1.

Betfred are offering several Price Boosts, including Bayern Munich to Win, Both Teams to Score & Harry Kane 3+ Goals at 15/2 (was 13/2). Kane has scored eight Bundesliga goals in four games this season, netting a hat-trick in last Saturday's win at Hoffenheim, and was on target in both matches last term, notching once in Bremen and twice in Munich.

Price Boosts - Bayern Munich to Win to Nil @ 19/20 11/10

Bayern have claimed big wins in their first two Bundesliga home games this season, battering RB Leipzig 6-0 on August 22 before thrashing HSV 5-0 on September 13.

Kompany's side have now kept four consecutive clean sheets at the Allianz, going back to last season, last conceding a home goal in the league in a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund on April 12.

Werder enjoyed success in Bavaria in the 2023/24 campaign, but suffered in both games against Bayern last season. They were thumped 5-0 in Bremen last September, failing to take a single shot, and only recorded a couple of efforts - none on target - in their February 3-0 defeat in Munich.

Friday's visitors beat Monchengladbach 4-0 in their last trip away from Bremen, but Bayern away is a totally different ball game, and a 3-0 home defeat to Freiburg hasn't warmed them up well.

Away Team Total Corners Over/Under +1.5 - Under 1.5 @ 11/8

Werder (2.5) are averaging the fewest corners taken per game in the Bundesliga this season, having recorded one, three, four and two against Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Monchengladbach and Freiburg, respectively.

Bayern only conceded one corner in Bremen last season, and just two in the reverse fixture.

Kompany's side should dominate once again on Friday, making under 1.5 away team total corners an attractive option at 11/8.

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