PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 16/05)

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·14 maggio 2026

PREVIEW | Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 16/05)

Werder Bremen host Borussia Dortmund this Saturday at the Wohninvest-Weserstadion for round 34 of the 1. Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen have 32 points to their name this season and occupy 15th position in the table. In their last game, Daniel Thioune's team lost 1-0 against TSG Hoffenheim (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Borussia Dortmund currently have 70 points and lie in 2nd position. In their last game, Niko Kovac's team won 3-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia Dortmund winning 3-0.

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Werder Bremen

Julian Malatini - Syndesmotic Ligament Tear
Keke Topp - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Leo Bittencourt - Hamstring Injury
Karl Hein - Thumb Injury
Yukinari Sugawara - Red Card Suspension

Borussia Dortmund

Ramy Bensebaini - Ankle Injury
Emre Can - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Mussa Kaba - Muscular problems

Last starting XIs

Werder Bremen ( vs TSG Hoffenheim 2026-05-09): Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Marco Friedl, Amos Pieper, Olivier Deman, Senne Lynen, Justin Njinmah, Cameron Puertas, Jens Stage, Romano Schmid, Salim Musah

Borussia Dortmund ( vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2026-05-08): Gregor Kobel, Luca Reggiani, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt, Serhou Guirassy, Samuele Inácio

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MANAGERS

Niko Kovac has faced Werder Bremen on 12 occasions, recording six wins, three draws and three defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Borussia Dortmund are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
Away from home, Borussia Dortmund are coming off two consecutive defeats.
Borussia Dortmund currently have one draw in their last 21 matches.
At home, Werder Bremen currently have two wins in their last 11 matches.
At home, Werder Bremen are coming off three consecutive matches scoring goals.
At home, Werder Bremen are coming off four consecutive matches conceding goals.
Werder Bremen currently have one draw in their last 13 matches.
Werder Bremen currently have one win in their last six matches.
Werder Bremen are coming off six consecutive matches conceding goals.
Werder Bremen are coming off three consecutive matches without a win.
Werder Bremen are coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund have already faced each other 123 times, with Borussia Dortmund holding the advantage: 55 wins, against 46 victories for Werder Bremen.
At the Wohninvest-Weserstadion, Werder Bremen hold the advantage in their duels against Borussia Dortmund: 34 wins in 60 matches. Borussia Dortmund have 16 victories.
In the German Bundesliga, the two teams have met 113 times, with 42 wins for Werder Bremen, 21 draws and 50 victories for Borussia Dortmund.