BREMEN. Borussia Dortmund conquered Werder Bremen to win 2-1. It was Borussia Dortmund to strike first with a goal of Donyell Malen at the 21′. Then Jadon Sancho scored again for Borussia Dortmund in the 38′ minute. Eventually, Justin Njinmah reduced the distance for Werder Bremen (70′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Borussia Dortmund remained in 10 after Marcel Sabitzer received a red card in the 45′. Anyhow, Borussia Dortmund still managed to win this contest competing only in players.
The match was played at the Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 42,100 spectators. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Tom Bauer. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.14 degrees Celsius or 46.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 5 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 124 Attack 115
- 55 Dangerous attack 33
- 79 Ball safe 120
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund had a superior ball possession 55% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Werder Bremen was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Borussia Dortmund was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Werder Bremen shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Werder Bremen received 1 yellow card (Romano Schmid). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (Nico Schlotterbeck and Karim Adeyemi).
Also, Borussia Dortmund didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Werder Bremen stays with 30 points like SC Freiburg to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will has 47 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will play away against FC Union Berlin on the 16th of March with a 5-3 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (0 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 16th of March with a 21-7 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (11 draws).
Werder Bremen – Formation
Werder Bremen
84'
77'
70'
Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Michael Zetterer , Julián Malatini , Niklas Stark , Anthony Jung , Mitchell Weiser , Romano Schmid , Senne Lynen , Jens Stage , Felix Agu , Marvin Ducksch and Justin Njinmah .
The home team had on the bench: Nick Woltemade , Jiri Pavlenka, Dawid Kownacki , Leonardo Bittencourt , Milos Veljkovic , Naby Keïta , I. Hansen-Aaröen, Skelly Alvero and Christian Groß.
Werder Bremen could not rely on the presence of Skelly Alvero (injured).
Substitutions
Werder Bremen made 5 changes: Jens Stage for Dawid Kownacki (65′), Julián Malatini for Milos Veljkovic (65′), Niklas Stark for Skelly Alvero (84′), Romano Schmid for Nick Woltemade (84′) and Felix Agu for Leonardo Bittencourt (79′).
Player of the match: Justin Njinmah
The most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Justin Njinmah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund
45'
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel , Julian Ryerson , Niklas Süle , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ian Maatsen , Marcel Sabitzer , Emre Can , Jadon Sancho , Julian Brandt , Donyell Malen and Niclas Füllkrug .
These were the players on the bench: Ramy Bensebaini , Karim Adeyemi , Alexander Meyer, Salih Özcan , Felix Nmecha , Marco Reus, Mats Hummels , Youssoufa Moukoko and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Julian Brandt for Karim Adeyemi (65′), Donyell Malen for Mats Hummels (46′), Niclas Füllkrug for Salih Özcan (65′), Jadon Sancho for Felix Nmecha (74′) and Ian Maatsen for Ramy Bensebaini (84′).
Player of the match: Emre Can
The most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Emre Can even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Augsburg – Heidenheim – 1-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Köln – 3-3
- RB Leipzig – Darmstadt 98 – 2-0
- FC Bayern München – FSV Mainz 05 – 8-1
- Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund – 1-2
