Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

25 January 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Christian Dingert

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Serhou Guirassy 28’
  • Marco Friedl 51’ (og)
  • Leonardo Bittencourt 65’
  • Marvin Ducksch 72’

Match summary

The points were shared as Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen drew 2-2. Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Serhou Guirassy put Borussia Dortmund ahead with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Julian Brandt. In the second half, Friedl's own goal made it 2-0 in the 51st minute, Leonardo Bittencourt pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 65th minute, set up by Milos Veljkovic, and Marvin Ducksch equalised in the 72nd minute, set up by Jens Stage.

Borussia Dortmund had the better of the chances, with 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Werder Bremen's 1.13 from 13. Borussia Dortmund had a player sent off.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
8 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.49 xG 1.12
1.49 Non-penalty xG 1.12
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Serhou Guirassy
Assist: Julian Brandt1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
28’
Half-time1-0
Marco Friedl
Own goal2-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
51’
65’
Leonardo Bittencourt
Assist: Milos Veljkovic2-1 (Werder Bremen)
72’
Marvin Ducksch
Assist: Jens Stage2-2 (Werder Bremen)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Borussia Dortmund
  • Nico Schlotterbeck
  • Julian Ryerson
Werder Bremen
  • Marco Friedl
  • Jens Stage
  • Justin Njinmah
  • Leonardo Bittencourt

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.13 28’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 28’ 51’ Marco Friedl (Borussia Dortmund) own goal, 2-0 51’ 65’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), 2-1 65’ 72’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), 2-2 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.13 28’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Guirassy 28’ 51’ Marco Friedl (Borussia Dortmund) own goal, 2-0 Friedl 51’ 65’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), 2-1 Bittencourt 65’ 72’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), 2-2 Ducksch 72’
Borussia Dortmund 1.50 xGWerder Bremen 1.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
28’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 72’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 90+2’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 86’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 39’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 59’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+5’ Issa Kabore (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), own goal 28’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 72’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 90+2’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 86’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 39’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 59’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+5’ Issa Kabore (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gregor Kobel GK900 0.000.000
Julian Ryerson DEF900 0.000.000
Emre Can DEF900 0.000.000
Nico Schlotterbeck DEF201 0.040.000
Ramy Bensebaini DEF900 0.000.000
Pascal Groß MID901 0.050.000
Julian Brandt MID8112 0.230.931
Felix Nmecha MID110 0.000.000
Karim Adeyemi FWD650 0.000.111
Serhou Guirassy FWD9011 0.930.000
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens FWD650 0.000.041
Marcel Sabitzer Sub790 0.000.000
Julien Duranville Sub250 0.000.000
Maximilian Beier Sub252 0.200.000
Waldemar Anton Sub91 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.71
Werder Bremen win 16% Avg odds 5.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund DWLLL
Werder Bremen WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund, 31 Aug 24 Next meeting: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Werder Bremen, 13 Jan 26  All Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.