Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoping to proceed their cleanable commencement successful the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund volition invited Werder Bremen to Signal Iduna Park connected Friday.

BVB could marque it 7 wins connected the bounce this week, portion Die Werderaner are looking for their 3rd triumph successful 4 league games.

Match preview

Niko Kovac's Dortmund whitethorn person been beaten 2-1 by Bayern Munich successful August's German Super Cup final, but their play since has been an immense success.

BVB are presently sat astatine the apical of the Bundesliga array with 12 points from 4 games, 2 wide of their Klassiker rivals.

The Black and Yellow signed disconnected for the planetary interruption with a 1-0 triumph implicit Stuttgart connected September 19, courtesy of a second-half onslaught from Maximilian Beier.

That triumph was a sixth successful a enactment for Kovac's side, a feat made each the much awesome by the information they lone conceded successful 2 of those games - and successful conscionable 1 of their 4 league matches to date.

Knowing that they volition request to support their perfection to stave disconnected Bayern, Friday's hosts volition gully assurance from their flawless commencement astatine Signal Iduna Park, wherever goalkeeper Gregor Kobel is yet to beryllium beaten successful the Bundesliga this term.

Meanwhile, Daniel Thioune guided Werder to information nether aggravated unit past season, but his squad look overmuch much comfy this clip astir aft making a beardown commencement to the 2026-27 campaign.

Die Werderaner are eighth successful the German apical formation arsenic things stand, level connected 7 points with Elversberg, Mainz 05, Bayer Leverkusen and fourth-placed Augsburg. 

It is casual to hide that this is Thioune's first-ever occupation arsenic a manager successful the Bundesliga, considering the mode successful which the erstwhile Fortuna Dusseldorf brag has acceptable successful astatine the Weserstadion, losing conscionable 1 of his archetypal 5 competitory outings this word and winning three.

Prior to the planetary break, Bremen stunned Augsburg by coming from 2-0 down to triumph 3-2 connected September 19, a triumph inspired by a extremity and 2 assists from Marco Grull.

However, Thioune's men volition beryllium hoping to beryllium that their 7-0 demolition by Eredivisie broadside FC Twente successful a affable past week was a one-off substance of circumstance, and not a reflection of their existent quality.

That being said, fans of the visitors volition beryllium wary of the information their squad person failed to travel retired connected apical successful immoderate of their past 5 Bundesliga distant clashes, losing 3 and drafting two.

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Team News

Dortmund person an extended wounded database to contend with, particularly successful defence, wherever they are missing Emre Can (ACL) and Filippo Mane (thigh), portion close wing-back Julian Ryerson and centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck are doubts owed to respective musculus and ankle injuries.

Manager Kovac has suggested that Schlotterbeck could play, and if helium starts, helium should articulation Waldemar Anton and Joane Gadou successful BVB's backmost three, flanked by Maximilian Beier and Daniel Svensson - if the second has recovered from illness.

Elsewhere, Justin Lerma is dealing with a musculus issue, while fellow attacking midfielder Giannis Konstantelias continues his agelong travel aft undergoing country connected an ACL wounded past month.

In their absence, expect to spot Ethan Nwaneri and Fabio Silva supporting striker Serhou Guirassy up top.

As for Werder, they are missing players crossed each areas of the pitch, including left-backs Moussa N'Diaye (groin) and Felix Agu (calf), though the versatile Olivier Deman should beryllium connected manus arsenic cover.

In midfield, Skelly Alvero (calf), Jens Stage (thigh) and Senne Lynen (groin) are each unavailable, truthful Youri Regeer and Ludovit Reis look acceptable to commencement successful Thioune's treble pivot, portion Chuki operates successful a fig 10 role.

Bremen are besides missing strikers Justin Njinmah (thigh), Keke Topp (ACL) and Salim Musah (thigh), but Niclas Fullkrug volition beryllium hoping to proceed his beardown commencement to beingness backmost with Die Werderaner.

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Anton, Schlotterbeck, Gadou; Svensson, Nmecha, Veerman, Beier; Nwaneri, Silva; Guirassy

Werder Bremen imaginable starting lineup:

Hein; Arthur, Friedl, Pieper, Deman; Regeer, Reis; Dinkci, Chuki, Grull; Fullkrug

We say: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Werder Bremen

Dortmund person been exceptional this season, and thing different than a seventh triumph successful a enactment volition beryllium seen arsenic a disappointment.

However, Werder person enjoyed a commendable run truthful far, and could go the archetypal Bundesliga squad to breach BVB's defence astatine Signal Iduna Park this term.

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