Werder Bremen could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Borussia Dortmund this coming Saturday. Their current position in the Bundesliga standings naturally favours Borussia Dortmund, but Werder Bremen won't be short on motivation.
A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that, the current difference between the teams is ten points and five places.
Borussia Dortmund are feeling funky after winning four games on the bounce. They'll, of course, be eager to make it five from five against Werder Bremen at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.
Werder Bremen go into their next Bundesliga match, averaging a humble 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 23 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Borussia Dortmund average 2.5 goals per game, scoring 25 times, while conceding 14. That makes an average of 1.4 per game, with clean sheet in three as well in their previous ten matches.
Werder Bremen beat Borussia Dortmund by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Borussia Dortmund claimed a 4-1 win in the match prior to that.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction
Werder Bremen Form
In the previous three matches, Werder Bremen lost 1-2 against Union Berlin, beat Wolfsburg by 2-1 and won 0-2 against VfB Stuttgart. Werder Bremen won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bayer Leverkusen got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Freiburg got hammered in a 5-1 victory. Bochum was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
With the results that Borussia Dortmund have picked up lately, we favour them to grab another win, when going up against Werder Bremen at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.
Werder Bremen have taken ten points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 22. Borussia Dortmund took three wins from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They collected ten points, scored 16 goals and conceded 19. Werder Bremen are looking at a record of eight wins, three draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund have 12 wins, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Stats
- Werder Bremen have scored in the last 13 matches in a row
- In 5 of the last 6 home matches Werder Bremen played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 8 Werder Bremen home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Werder Bremen have scored in the last 7 home matches in a row
- Werder Bremen have conceded in 10 of the last 12 home matches
- B. Dortmund have won 9 of the last 10 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- B. Dortmund have won 9 of the last 10 matches
- B. Dortmund have won 8 of the last 10 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- B. Dortmund have won the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 B. Dortmund matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Team News
Werder Bremen could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund.
Lee Buchanan, Niclas Fuellkrug, Romano Schmid and Felix Agu nurses various injuries and won't take part for Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.
Borussia Dortmund could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atWohninvest WESERSTADION
Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Anthony Modeste, Marius Wolf, Tom Rothe, Abdoulaye Kamara, Mateu Morey and Sebastien Haller all face a spell on the sidelines for Borussia Dortmund due to various injuries.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund H2H
It was an enormously entertaining 2-3 match, when these two sides last played each other in the Bundesliga. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Saturday. All in all, Borussia Dortmund have a fine reading on Werder Bremen in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Results
Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Werder Bremen welcome Borussia Dortmund as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies on Saturday.
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Nico Schlotterbeck has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Borussia Dortmund bank on him to build on these numbers against Werder Bremen. The latter relies on Niclas Fuellkrug, who found the target three times in six games.
Werder Bremen claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing four. Borussia Dortmund won seven of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost two of these matches. Borussia Dortmund have been generous visitors, conceding in nine of their previous 10 games away from home. Werder Bremen pulled off two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.
Over 2.5 goals came up eight times in the previous ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund, as Werder Bremen scored 1.6 goals on average per game and Borussia Dortmund averaging 2.2 goals. Both teams scored in nine times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Werder Bremen’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.6 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in eight of Borussia Dortmund's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.2 goals in these matches.
