Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen Competition – German Bundesliga Stadium – SIGNAL IDUNA PARK Date: 20th October 2023 Kick-off time – 19:30 GMT
After a two-week hiatus, European club football returns this Friday with Borussia Dortmund and Bremen opening Round 8 of the Bundesliga season at Signal Iduna Park. The hosts welcome Bremen to Dortmund with a sense of regret and vengeance after their 3-2 loss to the visitors last season contributed to their title collapse. That loss came despite them holding a 2-0 advantage till the 88th minute of the game. They have beaten Bremen 2-0 since that loss though and will fancy their chances of recording another win here given their form. Die Schwarzgelben are one of only three unbeaten Bundesliga clubs this term and are currently on a four-game winning run. They’ve now made their best start to a campaign after seven games (W5, D2) since 2018/2019 and haven’t tasted defeat in 15 German top-flight matches overall, the longest run of any team in the league. Edin Terzic’s side are also formidable at home having not tasted defeat at Signal Iduna Park in any competition since August last year. By contrast, things are looking gloomy for Werder Bremen, as they have started the season with two wins and five losses from their first seven games. Their new season form stretches back with Ole Werner picking up just 21 points in 26 outings in 2023. That return means the Northerners have the lowest tally of any current Bundesliga outfit during that period (of the sides that started the calendar year in the division). Things aren’t looking well for them on the injury front either as goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka and Justin Njinmah, the matchwinner in their last victory, are all set to miss out due to injury. To add to the bad omens, Werder have conceded first in six of their seven Bundesliga encounters this season (W1, L5) – losing all three matches on the road in the process – and have won only one of their last nine Bundesliga H2Hs (W1, D3, L5). Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:
November 22, 2024
Bayern Munich
20:30
Augsburg 1907
November 23, 2024
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
15:30
RB Leipzig
Wolfsburg
15:30
Union Berlin
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
15:30
Heidenheim
Borussia Dortmund
15:30
SC Freiburg
Stuttgart
15:30
VFL Bochum
Eintracht Frankfurt
18:30
Werder Bremen
November 24, 2024
Holstein Kiel
15:30
Mainz
Borussia Mönchengladbach
17:30
FC St. Pauli
November 29, 2024
FC St. Pauli
20:30
Holstein Kiel
November 30, 2024
RB Leipzig
15:30
Wolfsburg
Werder Bremen
15:30
Stuttgart
SC Freiburg
15:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Augsburg 1907
15:30
VFL Bochum
Union Berlin
15:30
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
18:30
Bayern Munich
December 1, 2024
Mainz
15:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Heidenheim
17:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
December 6, 2024
Stuttgart
20:30
Union Berlin
German Bundesliga Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Bayern Munich
10
8
2
0
33
7
+26
26
2
RB Leipzig
10
6
3
1
15
5
+10
21
3
Eintracht Frankfurt
10
6
2
2
26
16
+10
20
4
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
10
4
5
1
21
16
+5
17
5
SC Freiburg
10
5
2
3
13
11
+2
17
6
Union Berlin
10
4
4
2
9
8
+1
16
7
Borussia Dortmund
10
5
1
4
18
18
+0
16
8
Werder Bremen
10
4
3
3
17
21
-4
15
9
Borussia Mönchengladbach
10
4
2
4
15
14
+1
14
10
Mainz
10
3
4
3
15
14
+1
13
11
Stuttgart
10
3
4
3
19
19
+0
13
12
Wolfsburg
10
3
3
4
19
18
+1
12
13
Augsburg 1907
10
3
3
4
13
20
-7
12
14
Heidenheim
10
3
1
6
13
15
-2
10
15
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
10
2
3
5
13
19
-6
9
16
FC St. Pauli
10
2
2
6
7
12
-5
8
17
Holstein Kiel
10
1
2
7
12
25
-13
5
18
VFL Bochum
10
0
2
8
10
30
-20
2
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