German DFB-Pokal Final: Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich
A German Cup Final in all it’s glory, as two Bundesliga giants will claim the trophy, with Bayern looking for a possible first-time-in-history treble, while Bremen want to confirm their excellent form, which brought them all the way up to 3rd place, and finish the season with a title won.
Saturday 15-5-2010 / kick-off at 20:00 CET at Olympic Stadium in Berlin
Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich
Judging from the statements made by some of the players, prior to the match, I’d say that Bayern seem to want this Cup more than Werder, however this could be a trick from the Bremen side to transfer all the amount of pressure on the Bayern players.
The champions will likely rush into the game, they’ll look for an early goal to prove their dominance and they already know that Werder’s weakness is defending. Robben Schweinsteiger and Ribery were elected among the top-5 midfielders in the Bundesliga and coach Luis Van Gaal has shown that his decisions can result in massive wins this season.
The possible lineups are:
Werder Bremen: Wiese, Fritz, Mertesacker, Naldo, Pasanen, Frings, Bargfrede, Marin, Ozil, Hunt, Pizarro
Bayern Munich: Butt, Lahm, Demichelis, Badstuber, Contento, Van Bommel, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Muller, Ribery, Olic
Both teams at full strength, no injuries or suspensions, but Bayern will have the upper hand I think, players like Arjen Robben will cause some serious problems in Werder’s defence and Wiese won’t be able to keep everything out. However we have noticed some problems in Bayern’s defence as well, so Werder will be extremely dangerous in counter-attack and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they scored at least one goal here.
Betting suggetsion: Bayern to win (1.95 at Expekt.com), over 2.5 goals (1.75 at bet365.com) and both teams to score (1.67 at bet365.com)