Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

When Borussia Dortmund come to Wohninvest WESERSTADION for the Bundesliga match on Saturday, Werder Bremen will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is two points and five places.

Werder Bremen failed to win their Bundesliga opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.

When it comes to goal-scoring Werder Bremen could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 17 times. This is an average of 1.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one games.

Borussia Dortmund show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target two times on average per game. They scored 20 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Werder Bremen, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 4-1 and 1-3 against Bochum and Energie Cottbus respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Augsburg as the game finished level. The exact score was 2-2. Werder Bremen only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

While a title battle is perhaps a long shot, a top three finish does not look beyond Borussia Dortmund, should they catch some strong momentum in this early phase of the campaign.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Their past three matches saw Borussia Dortmund beating Darmstadt 4-0, losing 0-2 against Real Madrid, and beating Eintracht Frankfurt by 2-0. Borussia Dortmund recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding nine. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Borussia Dortmund go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Borussia Dortmund picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Wohninvest WESERSTADION to challenge Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Werder Bremen Squad

The 36-year-old coach of the home team, Ole Werner, will select the lineup against Borussia Dortmund from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Markus Kolke (0/0), Michael Zetterer (0/1), Mio Backhaus (0/0), Amos Pieper (0/0), Anthony Jung (0/1), Felix Agu (1/1), Julian Malatini (0/0), Marco Friedl (0/1), Milos Veljkovic (0/1), Mitchell Weiser (0/1), Niklas Stark (0/1), Dikeni Salifou (0/0), Jens Stage (0/1), Justin Njinmah (1/1), Leon Opitz (0/0), Leonardo Bittencourt (0/1), Naby Keita (0/0), Oliver Burke (0/0), Olivier Deman (0/0), Romano Schmid (0/1), Senne Lynen (0/1), Abdenego Nankishi (0/0), Isak Hansen-Aaroeen (0/0), Joel Imasuen (0/0), Kein Sato (0/0), Keke Topp (0/1), Marco Gruell (0/1), Marvin Ducksch (0/1).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Below is the full team squad of Borussia Dortmund. The manager Sahin will pick his starting XI against Werder Bremen from these players:

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/1), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Julian Ryerson (0/1), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/1), Niklas Suele (0/1), Ramy Bensebaini (0/1), Soumaila Coulibaly (0/0), Waldemar Anton (0/1), Yan Couto (0/0), Emre Can (0/1), Felix Nmecha (0/1), Giovanni Reyna (0/1), Jamie Gittens (2/1), Julian Brandt (0/1), Kjell Waetjen (0/0), Marcel Sabitzer (0/1), Pascal Gross (0/1), Salih Oezcan (0/0), Donyell Malen (0/1), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/1), Maximilian Beier (0/1), Sebastien Haller (0/0), Serhou Guirassy (0/0), Youssoufa Moukoko (0/0).

Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Werder Bremen just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Borussia Dortmund at Wohninvest WESERSTADION. Jens Stage gets a day off from the Werder Bremen squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Borussia Dortmund got the better of Werder Bremen in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively. Borussia Dortmund will be excited about a meeting with Werder Bremen, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Borussia Dortmund go into the match with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 19/20.

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 seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

With another Bundesliga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

In their last 10 matches at Wohninvest WESERSTADION across all tournaments Werder Bremen won three times, drew three and lost four times. Borussia Dortmund claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Werder Bremen on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Borussia Dortmund in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Werder Bremen scored 1.1 goals on average, while Borussia Dortmund pulled 2.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Werder Bremen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.