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

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

SV Werder Bremen

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Borussia Dortmund

Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 19:30 UTC Weserstadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 35' Marco Reus

Christian Gross 54' Y

Y 59' Axel Witsel

Nick Woltemade 87' Y

Romano Schmid 90' Y

Overview

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SV Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Weserstadion.

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

Match Details

Referee Stefan Lupp
Referee Robert Schroder
Referee Jan Neitzel
Referee Lasse Koslowski

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

SV Werder Bremen 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-02-05 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 SV Werder Bremen

Recent Form

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
12 Dec	RB Leipzig	A	0–2	L
06 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–2	L
27 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–5	L
21 Nov	FC Bayern München	A	1–1	D
06 Nov	1. FC Koln	H	1–1	D

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–5	L
08 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–1	D
02 Dec	SS Lazio	H	1–1	D
28 Nov	1. FC Koln	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund is underway.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' SV Werder Bremen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Borussia Dortmund backline.
12' Raphael Guerreiro doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
22' SV Werder Bremen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's shape.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
28' GOAL! Kevin Mohwald fires home to make it 1-1!
33' Borussia Dortmund has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Reus on 35 minutes.
40' Borussia Dortmund are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. SV Werder Bremen in their trying to find a way past Borussia Dortmund's compact .
50' Germany international Marco Reus has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
54' SV Werder Bremen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
59' The referee calls foul for Axel Witsel. He receives a Yellow card.
64' It’s high time Edin Terzic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
66' Leonardo Bittencourt gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Josh Sargent and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. SV Werder Bremen must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Jude Bellingham trudges off to be replaced by Julian Brandt on 73 minutes.
78' Magnificent from Marco Reus! That is 96 goals in 521 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
80' Time for substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko is replaced by Emre Can.
85' A change in the Borussia Dortmund ranks — Mats Hummels exits the field as Dan-Axel Zagadou enters on 85.
86' The crowd applauds Omer Toprak as he leaves the pitch. Felix Agu steps in for SV Werder Bremen.
87' Another change for SV Werder Bremen made on 87 minute. Jean-Manuel Mbom leaves to be changed by Romano Schmid.
87' Nick Woltemade is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
90' Romano Schmid has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

8
Yuya Osako ↓ Patrick Erras 73'
6
Kevin Mohwald ↓ Leonardo Bittencourt 66'
1
Jiri Pavlenka
23
Theodor Gebre Selassie C
5
Ludwig Augustinsson
32
Marco Friedl
35
Maximilian Eggestein
34
Jean-Manuel Mbom ↓ Romano Schmid 87'
21
Omer Toprak ↓ Felix Agu 86'
19
Josh Sargent ↓ Nick Woltemade 66'
36
Christian Gross

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Felix Passlack
19
Julian Brandt ↑ 73'
26
Lukasz Piszczek ↑ 85'
8
Mahmoud Dahoud
35
Marwin Hitz
5
Dan-Axel Zagadou ↑ 85'
14
Nico Schulz
23
Emre Can ↑ 80'
20
Reinier

Coach Edin Terzic

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

SV Werder Bremen Form

2020-12-15 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-12-12 RB Leipzig 2–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2020-12-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 SV Werder Bremen L 2020-11-21 FC Bayern München 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2020-11-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Koln D

Borussia Dortmund Form

2020-12-15 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2020-12-02 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 SS Lazio D 2020-11-28 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 1. FC Koln L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.03 SV Werder Bremen xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SV Werder Bremen21% Draw24% Borussia Dortmund55%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

SV Werder Bremen or Draw

45%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

79%

SV Werder Bremen or Borussia Dortmund

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SV Werder Bremen15% Draw41% Borussia Dortmund44%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

0 – 2

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 3

6.5%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

2 – 1

4.7%

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.5%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — SV Werder Bremen

Handicap	SV Werder Bremen covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	23%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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