Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

20 October 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Felix Brych

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Julian Brandt 67’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Julian Brandt put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 67th minute, set up by Emre Can.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.73 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.54 from 5.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
22 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.73 xG 0.54
2.73 Non-penalty xG 0.54
16 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Julian Brandt
Assist: Emre Can1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
67’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Borussia Dortmund
  • Felix Nmecha
Werder Bremen
  • Milos Veljkovic
  • Olivier Deman
  • Jens Stage
  • 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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 0.54 67’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 0.54 67’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Brandt 67’
Borussia Dortmund 2.73 xGWerder Bremen 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
32’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 83’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 67’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 7’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 82’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 53’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 39’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 85’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 69’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 89’ Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 59’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 83’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 67’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 7’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 82’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 53’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 39’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 85’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 69’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 89’ Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 59’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gregor Kobel GK900 0.000.000
Marius Wolf DEF641 0.260.021
Mats Hummels DEF900 0.000.000
Nico Schlotterbeck DEF903 0.090.051
Julian Ryerson DEF902 0.050.252
Donyell Malen MID794 0.390.000
Emre Can MID9010 0.000.401
Felix Nmecha MID904 0.620.233
Marco Reus MID641 0.450.171
Julian Brandt MID9012 0.421.226
Niclas Füllkrug FWD791 0.060.051
Ramy Bensebaini Sub261 0.050.000
Giovanni Reyna Sub262 0.170.152
Marcel Sabitzer Sub111 0.040.000
Sébastien Haller Sub111 0.120.000
Karim Adeyemi Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 75% Avg odds 1.28
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.53
Werder Bremen win 10% Avg odds 9.16

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund DWWWW
Werder Bremen WLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund, 11 Feb 23 Next meeting: Werder Bremen 1-2 Borussia Dortmund, 09 Mar 24  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.