BREMEN. Borussia Dortmund defeats Werder Bremen with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bynoe-Gittens (67′) and a goal from J. Brandt (85′). Borussia Dortmund took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych with the collaboration of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Harm Osmers. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Werder Bremen

0 - 2

Borussia Dortmund

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 11 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 9
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 119
  • 31 Dangerous attack 51
  • 82 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 9

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 57% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the contest.​

Werder Bremen shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 19 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Werder Bremen received 1 yellow card (Leonardo Bittencourt). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

29'
Sébastien Haller - sub ->Youssoufa Moukoko
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
35'
47'
66'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Marco Reus
66'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->Giovanni Reyna
67'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens(goal)Nico Schlotterbeck
71'
71'
Romano Schmid- sub ->Mitchell Weiser
80'
85'
Julian Brandt(goal)
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this contest, Werder Bremen will stay with 27 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will have 40 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will play away with FC Augsburg on the 4th of March with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 25th of February with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (11 draws).

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
7.1
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.6
D
Niklas Stark 4.Germany
6.4
D
Amos Pieper 5.Germany
6.2
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.8
47' 35'
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
6.4
M
Christian Groß 36.Germany
6.8
71'
M
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.6
M
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
7.4
80'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
7.0
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
6.7
71'
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Lee Buchanan 26.England
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
6.1
71'
M
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
6.6
47'
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
80'
M
D. Salifou 19.Togo
F
Eren Dinkçi 21.Germany
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
6.4
71'

Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Jiří Pavlenka (7.1), Amos Pieper (6.2), Niklas Stark (6.4), Miloš Veljković (6.6), Mitchell Weiser (7.4), Leonardo Bittencourt (6.8), Christian Groß (6.8), Jens Stage (6.4), Anthony Jung (6.6), Niclas Füllkrug (7.0) and Marvin Ducksch (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ilia Gruev (6.1), Niklas Schmidt (6.6), Eren Dinkçi, Romano Schmid, Lee Buchanan, Fabio Chiarodia, Michael Zetterer, Maximilian Philipp (6.4) and Dikeni Salifou.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 4 changes: Leonardo Bittencourt for Niklas Schmidt (47′), Marvin Ducksch for Ilia Gruev (71′), Christian Groß for Maximilian Philipp (71′) and Mitchell Weiser for Romano Schmid (80′).

Best player: Mitchell Weiser​

The player that probably impressed the most for Werder Bremen was Mitchell Weiser.

His rating is (7.4) with 17 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.6
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.6
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.4
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
7.4
89'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
6.9
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.1
66'
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.1
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.5
88' 85'
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
6.1
66'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.9
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.6
29'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.3
89'
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.6
88'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.5
66'
F
A. Modeste 20.France
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
7.4
66' 67'
F
Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast
6.9
29'

Borussia Dortmund started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel (7.6), Julian Ryerson (7.4), Niklas Süle (7.4), Nico Schlotterbeck (6.9), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.6), Emre Can (7.1), Giovanni Reyna (6.1), Jude Bellingham (7.9), Marco Reus (6.1), Julian Brandt (7.5) and Youssoufa Moukoko (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Alexander Meyer, Anthony Modeste, Donyell Malen, Mahmoud Dahoud (6.6), Salih Özcan (6.5), Thomas Meunier (6.3), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.4), Mats Hummels and Sébastien Haller (6.9).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Youssoufa Moukoko for Sébastien Haller (29′), Giovanni Reyna for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (66′), Marco Reus for Salih Özcan (66′), Julian Brandt for Mahmoud Dahoud (88′) and Julian Ryerson for Thomas Meunier (89′).

Best player: Jude Bellingham​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Jude Bellingham even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​