Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen prediction, odds & betting tips – 08

Union Berlin and Werder Bremen lock horns on Sunday, 8 March, in a huge Bundesliga clash at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

Steffen Baumgart's side enter this contest with 28 points from 24 league matches, six points clear of their relegation-threatened opponents.

Read our Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen prediction and preview to find out, but don’t forget to also check out our other Bundesliga predictions here.

Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen prediction: Hosts to scrape through

Key stats:

• Werder Bremen won the reverse fixture 1-0 back in October.
• Daniel Thioune's side have the third-worst attacking record in the Bundesliga, having only scored 25 goals in 24 matches.
• The pair have met just 12 times before, Union Berlin have won six, drawn one and lost five of those.

Correct score prediction: Union Berlin 2-0 Werder Bremen

The Iron Ones have won just seven times in the league this season but could end the weekend nine points clear of the relegation zone. As for the visitors, they come into Sunday's game on the back of their fifth win of the campaign and sit just one place and two points above the relegation zone.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Home side backed to take three points

• HOME: 6/5 (2.20) – 45.5% 
• DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
• AWAY: 11/5 (3.20) – 31.3%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

The Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen odds would suggest that the hosts are expected to return to winning ways and move into the top half of the table. A home win is placed at 45.5% while a draw and an away win are much lower at 30.3% and 31.3%.

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Most recent H2Hs: Not much history to go off

These two sides have met just 12 times ever, so there is little to take from their H2H records. The most recent encounter came earlier this season when Werder Bremen were 1-0 winners.

Germany Bundesliga I 24/10/25

Werder Bremen

1

Union Berlin

0

Germany Bundesliga I 03/05/25

Union Berlin

2

Werder Bremen

2

Germany Bundesliga I 21/12/24

Werder Bremen

4

Union Berlin

1

Germany Bundesliga I 16/03/24

Union Berlin

2

Werder Bremen

1

Germany Bundesliga I 28/10/23

Werder Bremen

2

Union Berlin

0

Union Berlin preview: Luxury of naming same XI once again

Baumgart's side have come away from their weekend defeat with no further injuries and can name the same lineup once again. However, they will be without Diogo Leite, Josip Juranovic, Tom Rothe and Robert Skov through injury. Andrej Ilic has served his suspension and will be available on Sunday.

Predicted lineup: Ronnow (GK), Doekhi, Querfeld, Nsoki; Trimmel, Khedira, Kemlein, Kohn; Jeong, Ilic, Burke

Last five matches:

• 28/02/2026: Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 Union Berlin (Bundesliga)
• 21/02/2026: Union Berlin 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga)
• 14/02/2026: Hamburg SV 3-2 Union Berlin (Bundesliga)
• 06/02/2026: Union Berlin 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga)
• 31/01/2026: Hoffenheim 3-1 Union Berlin (Bundesliga)

Werder Bremen preview: Looking for successive wins

Thioune's side will be hoping for a rare second win in a row with the hope of ending the weekend five points clear of the bottom two. Samuel Mbangula, Wesley Adeh, Felix Agu, Victor Boniface, Abdoul Coulibaly, Amos Pieper, Mitchell Weiser and Maximilian Wober make up a lengthy injury list and will all be out on Sunday.

Predicted lineup: Backhaus (GK); Sugawara, Stark, Friedl, Deman; Stage, Lynen, Puertas; Grull, Milosevic, Schmid

Last five matches:

• 28/02/2026: Werder Bremen 2-0 Heidenheim (Bundesliga)
• 22/02/2026: St. Pauli 2-1 Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)
• 14/02/2026: Werder Bremen 0-3 Bayern Munich
• 07/02/2026: Freiburg 1-0 Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)
• 31/01/2026: Werder Bremen 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach (Bundesliga)

Player to watch: Rani Khedira

Union Berlin midfielder Rani Khedira is the club top scorer in the league with five goals, he is certainly someone to keep an eye on ahead of this one.