Borussia Dortmund – Werder Bremen match report
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Borussia Dortmund snatched a late 3-2 win over Werder Bremen, Marcel Sabitzer scoring the winner in the 90th minute. Niclas Füllkrug scored twice for Werder Bremen. The half-time score was 2-0. Waldemar Anton was our player of the match, rated 8.3 by the ScoreMondo model for Borussia Dortmund. Tuesday 27 October, Signal Iduna Park (Aue): Borussia Dortmund against Werder Bremen on matchday 32, kick-off 19:45. 81,365 spectators were at Signal Iduna Park.
How the match unfolded
Borussia Dortmund took the lead on 6 minutes thanks to Serhou Guirassy. Borussia Dortmund extended their lead to 2-0 on 13 minutes. Borussia Dortmund had a goal ruled out in the 14th minute after a VAR review. Borussia Dortmund led 2-0 at the break.
Niclas Füllkrug reduced the deficit for Werder Bremen to 2-1 after 65 minutes. Just 3 minutes later (68') Werder Bremen drew level at 2-2, Niclas Füllkrug on target. Marcel Sabitzer put Borussia Dortmund 3-2 ahead after 90 minutes.
Match statistics
On target it was 4-7, from 5 and 7 attempts respectively. By our xG model, Borussia Dortmund's chances were worth 0.61 goals and Werder Bremen's 0.80. Borussia Dortmund won 4 corners, Werder Bremen 3. The referee showed 4 yellow cards, 2 to Borussia Dortmund and 2 to Werder Bremen. Borussia Dortmund produced 76 dangerous attacks to Werder Bremen's 32. Fouls: 14 by Borussia Dortmund, 11 by Werder Bremen; offsides 1-2.
Booked for Borussia Dortmund: Joey Veerman (49') and Julian Ryerson (64'). Werder Bremen's yellow cards went to Amos Pieper in the 24th minute and Arthur in the 57th minute.
Ratings and substitutions
Behind him, Serhou Guirassy at 8.1, Nico Schlotterbeck at 7.8 and Niclas Füllkrug at 7.6 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: Ethan Nwaneri for Joey Veerman (71'), Marcel Sabitzer for Julian Ryerson (71'), Daniel Svensson for Carney Chukwuemeka (71') and Fábio Silva for Serhou Guirassy (84'). From the Werder Bremen bench came Mitchell Weiser on 59 minutes, Niclas Füllkrug on 59 minutes, Senne Lynen on 59 minutes and Ludovit Reis on 59 minutes.
How they came into it
Before kick-off, Borussia Dortmund's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Last time out, Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 at home. Werder Bremen came into the match with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 3. Their most recent game was a 3-2 win over 1. FSV Mainz 05 for Werder Bremen. Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen have met 10 times in our records: 6 wins for Borussia Dortmund, 1 for Werder Bremen and 3 draws. When they last met, on 9 October 2026, it ended 2-2. There have been 29 goals in the 10 meetings, 2.9 a game. Referee Robert Schroder showed 4 yellow cards; the average in our records is 4.3 yellows per game over 34 matches.
The bigger picture
Borussia Dortmund extend their unbeaten run to 4 matches. Borussia Dortmund ended Werder Bremen's unbeaten run of 3 matches.
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