German Bundesliga
2026-01-31 - Werder Bremen vs Borussia Monchengladbach
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Weserstadion – Bremen
Saturday, 31st January 2026 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Werder Bremen
Things are getting ugly in Werder Bremen. Nine Bundesliga games without a win (six defeats) is not just a slump, but a full-blown crisis.
Horst Steffen’s side is now sitting dangerously close to the relegation playoff zone, with them being just three points above Mainz. Their goal difference of -16 tells you everything you need to know about how leaky they have been.
Scoring goals has been a real problem for Werder Bremen, which have failed to score in five of the last six Bundesliga matches.
Last round, Werder Bremen lost 0-2 at home to TSG Hoffenheim, even though they had a man advantage for almost 40 minutes – a performance that was beyond frustrating.
Confidence is low, panic is creeping in, but now is the time for them to step up and show they want to stay in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach have shown a bit of life under Eugen Polanski, but don’t get too excited about them just yet.
One win in six Bundesliga games tells you about their current consistency problem. Last round’s 0-3 home thrashing against VfB Stuttgart was a harsh reality check: moments of promise, but far too often undone by errors at the back.
Sitting 11th, five points clear of the relegation playoff spot, Borussia Mönchengladbach are safer than Werder Bremen, but they are not exactly cruising.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are capable of scoring goals, yet one poor spell can see them capitulate. Expect a side still finding its rhythm rather than one in full flow.
The Betting Verdict
This looks like a messy, unpredictable game at the bottom of the Bundesliga table, where goals in both nets are likely.
Werder Bremen have struggled to score lately, but Borussia Mönchengladbach ’s instability at the back makes it too tempting to call a clean sheet.
Back both teams to score here, and expect a scrappy, end-to-end affair where mistakes will be punished at either end.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Werder Bremen 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
BEST BETTING TIP :
Back both teams to score: YES at odds of 1.57 with Bet365
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
This one is a battle of two slumping teams, and to my eye Werder Bremen look to be the side with bigger problems (nine games without a win) and I'm not sure that home advantage will mean anything if they go behind.
If the odds had stayed where the bookies had started them (Bremen 2.40 vs Monchengladbach 2.70) then we might have left this game alone but the public has weighed in quite heavily on the home side.
I make this game pretty even - roughly a 40%-20%-40% chance of a result - and to be able to get 3.10 to 3.25 on Monchengladbach turns a bet on an AWAY WIN into a +130% EV shot.
I can't turn that down - I think that the public are wrong in thinking Bremen will win suddenly now that they're relegation threatened - nine previous games say "no they won't".
Take Monchengladbach at 3.24 at CLoudbet or +230 at Bookmaker.EU
If the odds had stayed where the bookies had started them (Bremen 2.40 vs Monchengladbach 2.70) then we might have left this game alone but the public has weighed in quite heavily on the home side.
I make this game pretty even - roughly a 40%-20%-40% chance of a result - and to be able to get 3.10 to 3.25 on Monchengladbach turns a bet on an AWAY WIN into a +130% EV shot.
I can't turn that down - I think that the public are wrong in thinking Bremen will win suddenly now that they're relegation threatened - nine previous games say "no they won't".
Take Monchengladbach at 3.24 at CLoudbet or +230 at Bookmaker.EU
