Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Werder Bremen & Borussia Dortmund face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Werder Bremen nor Borussia Dortmund as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Werder Bremen form and stats
Werder Bremen have not come this way in the DFB Pokal without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Heidenheim and Atlas Delmenhorst. Werder Bremen participated in DFB Pokal the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Werder Bremen have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Weserstadion. Werder Bremen are slowly digging their own grave here at Weserstadion with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Augsburg match.
Werder Bremen lost their last game at Augsburg after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim that was lost 0-3.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Union Berlin are coming to town in four days.
Werder Bremen have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Werder Bremen have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Borussia M'gladbach and Uerdingen in order to reach 3rd Round of DFB Pokal. Borussia Dortmund was sent out of DFB Pokal in the 3rd round last season.Playing away, Borussia Dortmund have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Bundesliga this season.
Borussia Dortmund had fun at their own home (Weserstadion) last time out, beating Union Berlin 5-0. Erling Braut Håland (2), Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus and Axel Witsel scored. A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Köln.
As you can tell from the results above, Borussia Dortmund was very dominant against Union Berlin, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Erling Braut Håland (2), Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus and Axel Witsel providing the goals.
Borussia Dortmund has another fixture away, a Bundesliga game, against Bayer Leverkusen in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Borussia Dortmund are regular goalscorers on their travels. In the opposite end, Borussia Dortmund have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Werder Bremen-Borussia Dortmund H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Werder Bremen one win, Borussia Dortmund five wins, four draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
J. Sancho
12 goals
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M. Reus
11 goals
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M. Rashica
7 goals
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Werder Bremen missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Werder Bremen | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 45 | 15 | Scored | S | 23 | 57 | ||
| 50 | 24 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 350 | 172 | Total Shots | T S | 136 | 329 | ||
| 126 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 139 | ||
| 36% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 42 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 39 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -21 | 17 |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 16 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |