Werder Bremen will hope to avoid any late slipups and finish second in the 2. Bundesliga table on Sunday to ensure a quick return to the top-flight.
Ole Werner’s side have a game against Jahn Regensburg, who have nothing to play for in the division.
Werder Bremen have been in a mixed run of form, which has seen them drop to second in the league table. They put a shock defeat against Holstein Kiel behind them with a comfortable win against Erzgebirge Aue last weekend.
The Green-Whites are currently three points ahead of both Hamburg and Darmstadt, who occupy third and fourth positions respectively.
A win or a draw will ensure they finish second, so it’s hard to see Werner’s side dropping out of the top three.
Werder Bremen vs Jahn Regensburg Head-to-head
The two teams have squared off just three times, with Werder Bremen winning all three games. The reverse fixture between the two teams was quite an entertaining game as Werder won 3-2.
Regensburg have been on a terrible run of form recently, having failed to win any of their last seven games. They will once again be massive underdogs against Werder.
Werder Bremen form guide: D-D-W-L-D
Jahn Regensburg form guide: D-D-L-D-L
Werder Bremen vs Jahn Regensburg Team News
Werder Bremen
Apart from Jean Manuel Mbom, everyone else in the Werder squad is fit, giving Werner a massive boost for the final game of the league.
Injured: Jean Manuel Mbom
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Jahn Regensburg
Regensburg are expected to be without Sarpreet Singh. Alexander Meyer and Leon Guwara are also doubtful and might not feature.
Injured: Sarpreet Singh
Doubtful: Alexander Meyer, Leon Guwara
Suspended: None
Werder Bremen vs Jahn Regensburg Predicted Lineups
Werder Bremen Probable XI (3-1-4-2): Jiri Pavlenka; Marco Friedl, Omer Toprak, Milos Veljkovic; Christian Gross; Mitchell Weiser, Romano Schmid, Leonardo Bittencourt, Anthony Jung; Marvin Ducksch, Niclas Fullkrug
Jahn Regensburg Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Thorsten Kirschbaum; Erik Wekesser, Jan Elvedi, Steve Breitkreuz, Benedikt Saller; Max Besuschkow, Benedikt Gimber; Nicklas Shipnoski, Carlo Boukhalfa, Jan-Niklas Beste; Andreas Albers
Werder Bremen vs Jahn Regensburg Prediction
Werder Bremen still have the chance to not only seal promotion but also finish top of the division as Schalke have just a two-point lead at the summit of the table.
We expect Werder to beat an out-of-form Regensburg side and avoid the promotion playoff spot this Sunday.
Prediction: Werder Bremen 2-0 Jahn Regensburg