Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Werder Bremen: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

Dortmund bring momentum and the advantage of a sold-out Signal Iduna Park into a knockout tie against a Bremen side that arrives with a depleted group. The earlier league draw in Dortmund is an important warning: Bremen have already demonstrated that they can make this matchup uncomfortable. Dortmund’s territorial pressure and Bremen’s limited attacking depth are the defining factors, while Füllkrug-led transitions remain the visitors’ threat. The cup format raises the value of Bremen keeping the game level deep into the second half.

Head-to-head analysis

Dortmund hold the stronger recent overall head-to-head record, but Bremen drew the most recent meeting at Signal Iduna Park. Several of the last meetings have been tight, so the fixture history supports caution against treating home control as automatic progression.

Injuries and absences

Bremen’s reported absences are more damaging because they affect depth in several lines, particularly their ability to refresh midfield running and wide defensive cover. Dortmund’s reported absences remove leadership and creative alternatives, but their recent starting group appears less structurally disrupted.

Form (last 5)

Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen stats

Last meetings

• 2026-10-09Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
• 2026-05-16Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
• 2026-01-13Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Werder Bremen
• 2025-01-25Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
• 2024-08-31Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
• 2024-03-09Werder Bremen 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

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• SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach – FC Augsburg
• Hamburger SV – Eintracht Frankfurt
• Rot-Weiß Essen – RB Leipzig
• Borussia Mönchengladbach – Karlsruher SC
• SV Elversberg – SV Darmstadt 98
• 1. FC Köln – Union Berlin
• SC Freiburg – VfL Wolfsburg