Borussia Dortmund vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

Borussia Dortmund

4 – 1

Full Time

SV Werder Bremen

Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 13:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Mahmoud Dahoud 48' Y

Y 59' Marco Friedl

Y 66' Milos Veljkovic

Y 77' Christian Gross

Y 85' Niklas Moisander

Overview

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Borussia Dortmund vs SV Werder Bremen — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund 34 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
SV Werder Bremen 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Referee Markus Hacker
Referee Daniel Siebert
Referee Timo Gerach
Referee Rene Rohde

16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Borussia Dortmund 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals SV Werder Bremen

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-18 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 SV Werder Bremen 2020-12-15 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund 2020-02-22 SV Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2019-09-28 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 SV Werder Bremen 2019-05-04 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	SV Werder Bremen	H	4–1	W
14 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	VfB Stuttgart	A	3–2	W
06 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	1–2	L
03 Apr	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–2	L
20 Mar	1. FC Koln	A	2–2	D

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Borussia Dortmund	A	1–4	L
10 Apr	RB Leipzig	H	1–4	L
07 Apr	SSV Jahn Regensburg	A	1–0	W
04 Apr	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–2	L
13 Mar	FC Bayern München	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund		SV Werder Bremen
#2	Position	#15
73	Points	32
34	Played	34
22 / 7 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 18
70	Scored	37
34	Conceded	60
+36	GD	-23
2.15	PPG	0.94
65%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

18% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 15th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SV Werder Bremen

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Borussia Dortmund have kicked off against SV Werder Bremen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' SV Werder Bremen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Maximilian Eggestein is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SV Werder Bremen.
14' Magnificent from Milot Rashica! That is 31 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
19' Borussia Dortmund currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Marco Friedl needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
29' Gio Reyna adds to his 1 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
33' A change in the SV Werder Bremen ranks — Leonardo Bittencourt exits the field as Romano Schmid enters on 33.
34' What composure from Erling Haaland! The Norway international strokes it home. 2-1.
38' Erling Haaland adds to his 11 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
43' SV Werder Bremen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Borussia Dortmund ring the changes. Mateu Morey has done his job and it is now time for Lukasz Piszczek to step up.
48' Mahmoud Dahoud has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
53' The travelling SV Werder Bremen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Borussia Dortmund side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marco Friedl.
59' A tactical swap from SV Werder Bremen — Davie Selke on, Yuya Osako off on 59 minutes.
61' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emre Can is hanging Mahmoud Dahoud on the field on 61 minute.
66' Milos Veljkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
74' A change in the Borussia Dortmund ranks — Julian Brandt exits the field as Thorgan Hazard enters on 74.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Gross on 77.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Niklas Moisander on 85 minutes.
87' GOAL! Theodor Gebre Selassie fires home to make it 3-2!
88' Steffen Tigges is ready to make an impact after coming on for Erling Haaland at the 88 minute mark.
The points are shared — Borussia Dortmund 4-1 SV Werder Bremen. Honours even.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Thomas Meunier
26
Lukasz Piszczek ↑ 46'
1
Roman Burki
14
Nico Schulz
10
Thorgan Hazard ↑ 74'
23
Emre Can ↑ 61'
27
Steffen Tigges ↑ 88'
20
Reinier ↑ 88'
36
Ansgar Knauff

Coach Edin Terzic

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

8
Yuya Osako ↓ Davie Selke 59'
6
Kevin Mohwald ↓ Josh Sargent 59'
13
Milos Veljkovic
1
Jiri Pavlenka
23
Theodor Gebre Selassie
18
Niklas Moisander C
32
Marco Friedl
35
Maximilian Eggestein
7
Milot Rashica ↓ Jean-Manuel Mbom 88'
10
Leonardo Bittencourt ↓ Romano Schmid 33'
36
Christian Gross

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marco Reus	4
Julian Brandt	3
Milot Rashica	3
Erling Haaland	3
Raphael Guerreiro	2
Christian Pulisic	2
Sehrou Guirassy	2
Claudio Pizarro	2

Head to Head

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-04-18 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2021-04-14 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-10 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-04-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-04-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2021-03-20 1. FC Koln 2–2 Borussia Dortmund D

SV Werder Bremen Form

2021-04-18 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2021-04-10 SV Werder Bremen 1–4 RB Leipzig L 2021-04-07 SSV Jahn Regensburg 0–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2021-04-04 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2021-03-20 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-03-13 SV Werder Bremen 1–3 FC Bayern München L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.44 Borussia Dortmund xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Borussia Dortmund67% Draw19% SV Werder Bremen14%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw

87%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

33%

Borussia Dortmund or SV Werder Bremen

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Borussia Dortmund51% Draw38% SV Werder Bremen11%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap	Borussia Dortmund covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.