Only a win will satisfy the Borussia Dortmund supporters in this Signal-Iduna-Park clash with Werder Bremen, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Bundesliga table.
- Borussia Dortmund have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Bundesliga
The hosts Borussia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. This match was also played here at Signal-Iduna-Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Werder Bremen have had more rest.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund have played 13 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Borussia Dortmund fans got no joy from their last match, a Champions League game also here at Signal-Iduna-Park: A 1-2 defeat against Manchester City. In the game before, an away victory in the Bundesliga match versus Stuttgart with a 3-2 scoreline.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Borussia home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Union Berlin are coming to town in three days.
The Borussia manager E. Terzic has got the team scoring with 28 from 13 home games in the league. Borussia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Werder Bremen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. It's looking increasingly bleak for Werder who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Arminia Bielefeld was the last time a defeat was avoided.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus RB Leipzig with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Werder won their away game at Jahn Regensburg in the DFB Pokal. The scoreline was 1-0.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Werder played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected one time.
A quick return to home after this game, as Werder are hosting Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga only three days away.
The visiting Werder have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 14 games. 20 goals have been conceded by Werder Bremen in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Werder Bremen - Borussia 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Borussia won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Werder Bremen has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  E. Håland 21 goals |  J. Sancho 6 goals |   K. Möhwald 5 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 58 | 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 41 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 82% |
| 75% | 77% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 29% | 39% |
| 43% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 25% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 64% | 54% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 57% | 64% |
| 32% | 46% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 13.9 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 37% | 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 35% |
- All of Borussia Dortmund's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Werder Bremen have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 44 | 65 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 60 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Freiburg | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -18 | 28 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 26 |
| 17 | Köln | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 42 | -53 | 13 |
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