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

Borussia Dortmund's quest for the DFB-Pokal continues connected Tuesday, erstwhile Werder Bremen question to Signal Iduna Park successful the competition's 2nd round.

Tuesday's clash volition beryllium conscionable 1 of 4 all-Bundesliga ties, and with some teams successful the apical six of the league, their gathering successful the DFB-Pokal is definite to beryllium fiercely contested.

Match preview

Borussia Dortmund person not won the DFB-Pokal since 2020–21, and it would beryllium understandable if fans wanted the nine to absorption connected the contention this season.

Though BVB are level with first-placed Bayern Munich successful the Bundesliga with 17 points, they person drawn 2 of their past 3 league outings, and the nonaccomplishment to found a pb implicit the Bavarians could beryllium damaging by the extremity of the campaign.

Niko Kovac oversaw a 1-0 occurrence against Eintracht Frankfurt connected Saturday successful the league, and that was their 2nd consecutive triumph successful each competitions.

Signal Iduna Park remains a fortress, with the hosts having won 4 and drawn 1 of their 5 astir caller games astatine the stadium.

Dortmund scored 11 goals successful those 5 clashes astatine home, portion they conceded conscionable 4 times and kept 3 cleanable sheets.

Bremen enjoyed a 3-2 triumph against Mainz 05 connected Saturday, and portion they volition beryllium pleased to person scored 3 times, 2 of those strikes came from the punishment spot.

The visitors person already reached further this play successful the DFB-Pokal than they did successful 2025-26, though they person failed to beforehand beyond the 2nd circular successful 4 of their past 5 entries into the competition.

Manager Daniel Thioune was successful the dugout erstwhile his broadside held Dortmund to a 2-2 stalemate astatine Signal Iduna Park connected October 9, but his squad are without triumph against BVB successful 8 attempts, a agelong successful which they mislaid connected 4 occasions.

The Green Whites are unbeaten successful their past six contests, winning fractional of those fixtures, and they presently inhabit the Bundesliga's Conference League spot successful sixth with 12 points.

Bremen's grounds connected their travels has been poor, arsenic portion they defeated Mainz connected the road, they were winless successful their anterior 3 distant clashes, suffering 1 nonaccomplishment successful that time.

Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal form:

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Team News

Though Borussia Dortmund volition apt marque alterations to their accustomed lineup, they cannot spend to marque wholesale changes, truthful possibly Waldemar Anton volition clasp his spot successful defence, and his acquisition volition beryllium needed alongside Romeo Ritter.

Attackers Konstantinos Karetsas and Giannis Konstantelias stay sidelined, and their absences whitethorn permission an accidental unfastened for Ethan Nwaneri to impress.

Carney Chukwuemeka and Jobe Bellingham came connected from the seat against Frankfurt, meaning they are acceptable to travel backmost into the lineup.

Considering Werder Bremen's violative options are constricted owed to injuries to Keke Topp and Justin Njinmah, expect to see Niclas Fullkrug supported by Marco Grull and Mitchell Weiser.

Midfielder Senne Lynen could travel backmost into the starting XI, while Mick Schmetgens whitethorn beryllium rewarded with an quality successful defence.

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Ostrzinski; Gadou, Anton, Ritter; Ryerson, Bellingham, Chukwuemeka, Svensson; Nwaneri, Beier; Albert

Werder Bremen imaginable starting lineup:

Hein; Arthur, Schmetgens, Pieper, Deman; Regeer, Lynen; Weiser, Chuki, Grull; Fullkrug

We say: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Werder Bremen

Borussia Dortmund person returned to winning ways, and they volition beryllium hard to halt astatine Signal Iduna Park.

Bremen should not beryllium underestimated, particularly fixed they person proven to beryllium resilient, but hosts should beryllium beardown capable defensively to get implicit the line.

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