Borussia Dortmund vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Borussia Dortmund

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SV Werder Bremen

Fri 20 Oct 2023 · 18:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park 80,000 HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Brandt 67' 1–0

Felix Kalu Nmecha 44' Y

Y 61' Leonardo Bittencourt

Y 75' Jens Stage

Y 83' Milos Veljkovic

Y 90' Olivier Deman

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 Felix Brych
Assistant 1 Mark Borsch
Assistant 2 Stefan Lupp

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

2023-10-20 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 SV Werder Bremen 2023-02-11 SV Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2022-08-20 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 SV Werder Bremen 2021-04-18 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 SV Werder Bremen 2020-12-15 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–0	W
07 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	H	4–2	W
04 Oct	AC Milan	H	0–0	D
29 Sep	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–1	W
23 Sep	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	0–2	L

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–1	L
07 Oct	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–3	L
01 Oct	SV Darmstadt 98	A	2–4	L
23 Sep	1. FC Koln	H	2–1	W
17 Sep	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	2–4	L
02 Sep	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	4–0	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Signal Iduna Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Borussia Dortmund and SV Werder Bremen.
5' It’s high time Ole Werner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Rafael Borre is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Edin Terzic will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Mats Hummels is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Borussia Dortmund tonight.
25' Niclas Fullkrug has been relatively quiet despite scoring 61 goals in his last 291 appearances.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Werder Bremen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SV Werder Bremen that had 414 games and scored 370 goals.
44' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Felix Kalu Nmecha gets a Yellow card.
49' Marius Wolf has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' Borussia Dortmund currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' Controversy at the stadium! Leonardo Bittencourt argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
62' Gio Reyna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marco Reus at the 62 minute mark.
67' Borussia Dortmund is taking the lead after the goal scored by Julian Brandt on 67.
68' A tactical swap from SV Werder Bremen — Justin Njinmah on, Dawid Kownacki off on 68 minutes.
73' SV Werder Bremen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
75' It’s a booking for SV Werder Bremen player. Jens Stage gets a Yellow card.
76' Marcel Sabitzer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Donyell Malen on 76 minute.
77' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Niclas Fullkrug is replaced by Sebastien Haller on 77 minute.
81' The whistle greets Romano Schmid as he departs to be replaced by Nick Woltemade.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Milos Veljkovic.
87' Rafael Borre is replacing Anthony Jung for the SV Werder Bremen side.
90' The Borussia Dortmund bench stirs into life. Julian Brandt is withdrawn and Karim Adeyemi gets his opportunity.
90' The referee calls foul for Olivier Deman. He receives a Yellow card.
1-0 the final result. SV Werder Bremen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

21
Donyell Malen ↓ Marcel Sabitzer 76'
15
Mats Hummels
19
Julian Brandt ↓ Karim Adeyemi 90'
11
Marco Reus ↓ Gio Reyna 62'
17
Marius Wolf ↓ Ramy Bensebaini 62'
14
Niclas Fullkrug ↓ Sebastien Haller 77'
1
Gregor Kobel
26
Julian Ryerson
23
Emre Can
8
Felix Kalu Nmecha
4
Nico Schlotterbeck

Bench

Coach Edin Terzic

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

13
Milos Veljkovic
30
Michael Zetterer
32
Marco Friedl
8
Mitchell Weiser
10
Leonardo Bittencourt ↓ Senne Lynen 68'
7
Marvin Ducksch
9
Dawid Kownacki ↓ Justin Njinmah 68'
20
Romano Schmid ↓ Nick Woltemade 81'
2
Olivier Deman
3
Anthony Jung ↓ Rafael Borre 87'
6
Jens Stage

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

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

2023-10-20 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-10-07 Borussia Dortmund 4–2 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-10-04 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 AC Milan D 2023-09-29 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2023-09-23 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-09-19 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L

SV Werder Bremen Form

2023-10-20 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-10-07 SV Werder Bremen 2–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2023-10-01 SV Darmstadt 98 4–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Koln W 2023-09-17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-09-02 SV Werder Bremen 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.42 Borussia Dortmund xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Borussia Dortmund70% Draw19% SV Werder Bremen11%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw

88%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

30%

Borussia Dortmund or SV Werder Bremen

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Borussia Dortmund52% Draw38% SV Werder Bremen10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap	Borussia Dortmund covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	21%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	22%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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