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Werder Bremen

Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction

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Who wins?

Borussia Dortmund to win: 71%, about 3 in 4

Borussia Dortmund71%Bookies 71
Draw17%Bookies 17
Werder Bremen12%Bookies 12

Goals call3+ goals 65% · bookies 65%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

All three cards land close to the published 71/17/12, with the sceptic nudging the draw up slightly given Bremen's habit of drawing with Dortmund. The over 2.5 line sits near the published 65%, supported by Dortmund's home output and Bremen's consistent scoring, though Dortmund's heavy fixture load gives some pause.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Both sides score freely; goals on both sides look live

Bremen have scored in every one of their last six, while Dortmund's home run of W D W W W brought 11 scored and 4 conceded. The earlier meeting this season ended 2-2, and the numbers price both teams score at 54% with Dortmund's expected goals at 2.4 against Bremen's 0.9.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Dortmund's heavier schedule may temper the rout

Dortmund arrive with four games in 14 days, including a demanding Champions League trip to Bodo/Glimt that ended in defeat. Bremen have played only twice in the same fortnight, all league games, and arrive unbeaten in four (W D D W).

Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund: slightly overrated Low

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Home price looks fair; draw slightly understated

Bremen are winless in six against Dortmund (3 draws) yet drew 2-2 there this season, and drew twice more in their last four. Dortmund have lost once in six. A 71/17/12 split looks about right, maybe a shade generous to Dortmund; I'd nudge the draw up a touch.

✓ In line with bookmakers

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Borussia Dortmund are clear favourites at 71%, with Werder Bremen on 12% and the draw on 17%. In their last five matches across all competitions, Borussia Dortmund won two and Werder Bremen two. The prices point to about 3.3 goals.

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Win or draw (double chance)

Borussia Dortmund win or draw
88%
Either team wins (no draw)
83%
Werder Bremen win or draw
29%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
84%
3+ goals
65%
4+ goals
43%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
54%
No
46%

We expect about 2.4 goals from Borussia Dortmund and 0.9 from Werder Bremen. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 2–0 (10%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 2–1 (10%), 1–0 (9%), 3–0 (8%), 1–1 (8%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 71%17%12%Stats preview#1618

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Borussia Dortmund: last 6

WWDLDW · 6 scored, 4 conceded

24 Octvs Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga1–0W
20 Octat Sabah FA UEFA Champions League2–1W
17 Octat Union Berlin Bundesliga0–0D
14 Octat Bodo/Glimt UEFA Champions League0–1L
9 Octvs Werder Bremen Bundesliga2–2D
19 Sepat VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga1–0W

Last 5 at home: WDWWW

Werder Bremen: last 6

WDDWDW · 14 scored, 10 conceded

24 Octat FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga3–2W
17 Octvs SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga2–2D
9 Octat Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga2–2D
19 Sepvs FC Augsburg Bundesliga3–2W
12 Sepat 1. FC Köln Bundesliga1–1D
5 Sepvs RB Leipzig Bundesliga3–1W

Last 5 away: WDDLW

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Borussia Dortmund won 3, Werder Bremen 0, 3 draws; 2.7 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
9 Oct 2026Borussia Dortmund2–2Werder BremenBundesliga
16 May 2026Werder Bremen0–2Borussia DortmundBundesliga
13 Jan 2026Borussia Dortmund3–0Werder BremenBundesliga
25 Jan 2025Borussia Dortmund2–2Werder BremenBundesliga
31 Aug 2024Werder Bremen0–0Borussia DortmundBundesliga
9 Mar 2024Werder Bremen1–2Borussia DortmundBundesliga

Match context

Travel for Werder Bremen
196 km
Rest days
Borussia Dortmund 3Werder Bremen 3
Matches in the last 14 days: Borussia Dortmund 4 · Werder Bremen 2
Weather at kick-off
15°C · wind 22 km/h
Dry
Coaches
N. Kovač
Borussia Dortmund, since Oct 2026
D. Thioune
Werder Bremen, since Oct 2026
Goals in this league
DFB-Pokal average: 4.62 per match

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