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Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen: result 2-1 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 24, 2012 at 06:30 PM (UTC)SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund
2-1
Werder Bremen

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What was the result of Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen?

Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 on August 24, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 11′M. ReusBorussia Dortmund
  • 75′T. Gebre SelassieWerder Bremen
  • 81′M. GötzeBorussia Dortmund

Official lineup for Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Borussia Dortmund

  1. 9R. Lewandowski
  1. 5Sebastian Kehl
  2. 8İ. Gündoğan
  3. 11M. Reus
  4. 16J. Błaszczykowski
  5. 21O. Kirch
  1. 4N. Subotić
  2. 15M. Hummels
  3. 19K. Großkreutz
  4. 29Marcel Schmelzer
  1. 1R. Weidenfeller

Werder Bremen

  1. 7M. Arnautović
  2. 11Eljero George Rinaldo Elia
  1. 6K. De Bruyne
  2. 14A. Hunt
  3. 16Z. Junuzović
  4. 23T. Gebre Selassie
  1. 8C. Fritz
  2. 15S. Prödl
  3. 17A. Ignjovski
  4. 22S. Papastathopoulos
  1. 1S. Mielitz
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Borussia Dortmund have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Werder Bremen have 2, 4 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2012Oberneuland(away)3-0DFB Pokal
Aug 12, 2012Bayern München(away)1-2Super Cup
May 12, 2012Bayern München(home)5-2DFB Pokal
May 5, 2012SC Freiburg(home)4-0Bundesliga
Apr 28, 20121. FC Kaiserslautern(away)5-2Bundesliga
Werder Bremen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2012Preußen Münster(away)2-4DFB Pokal
May 5, 2012FC Schalke 04(home)2-3Bundesliga
Apr 28, 2012VfL Wolfsburg(away)1-3Bundesliga
Apr 21, 2012Bayern München(home)1-2Bundesliga
Apr 13, 2012VfB Stuttgart(away)1-4Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Borussia Dortmund wins, 0 draws, 1 Werder Bremen win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 17, 2012Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Werder BremenBundesliga
Oct 14, 2011Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
May 7, 2011Werder Bremen 2-0 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
Dec 11, 2010Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Werder BremenBundesliga

Last archived meeting: Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen on Mar 17, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Borussia Dortmund score 2.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Werder Bremen score 1.2 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Borussia Dortmund2.70.978/1510/15
Werder Bremen1.21.9110/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Borussia Dortmund sit 2nd in Bundesliga (18 points from 8 matches) and Werder Bremen sit 5th (15 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
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2Borussia Dortmund853014618
5Werder Bremen8431171415

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