Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

15 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Guido Winkmann

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Paco Alcácer 19’
  • Marco Reus 27’
  • Max Kruse 35’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund saw off Werder Bremen 2-1. Borussia Dortmund led 2-1 at half-time.

Paco Alcácer put Borussia Dortmund ahead with a header in the 19th minute, set up by Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, set up by Jadon Sancho, and Max Kruse pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 35th minute, set up by Ludwig Augustinsson.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.46 from 11.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
16 Shots 9
9 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.89 xG 0.46
2.89 Non-penalty xG 0.46
13 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Paco Alcácer
Assist: Raphael Guerreiro
1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
19’
Marco Reus
Assist: Jadon Sancho
2-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
27’
35’
Max Kruse
Assist: Ludwig Augustinsson
2-1 (Werder Bremen)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Borussia Dortmund
  • Thomas Delaney
Werder Bremen
  • Sebastian Langkamp
  • Martin Harnik
  • Kevin Möhwald
  • Joshua Sargent

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 2.93 0.46 19’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 19’ 27’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), 2-0 27’ 35’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), 2-1 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 0.46 19’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Alcácer 19’ 27’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), 2-0 Reus 27’ 35’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), 2-1 Kruse 35’
Borussia Dortmund 2.93 xGWerder Bremen 0.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
7’ Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 17’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 27’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 68’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 48’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 19’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 57’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 48’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+1’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 28’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Sebastian Langkamp (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 40’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Sebastian Langkamp (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Nuri Sahin (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 17’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 27’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 68’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 48’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 19’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 57’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 48’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+1’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 7’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Sebastian Langkamp (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 41’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Sebastian Langkamp (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Nuri Sahin (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Roman Bürki GK900 0.000.000
Lukasz Piszczek DEF900 0.000.000
Abdou Diallo DEF900 0.000.000
Manuel Akanji DEF900 0.000.000
Achraf Hakimi DEF902 0.660.000
Axel Witsel MID901 0.030.000
Thomas Delaney MID901 0.020.000
Jadon Sancho MID9013 0.781.022
Marco Reus MID9016 0.740.000
Raphael Guerreiro MID9010 0.000.405
Paco Alcácer FWD8313 0.700.724
Mario Götze Sub70 0.000.000
Maximilian Philipp Sub10 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 70% Bet365 odds 1.36
Draw 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Werder Bremen win 12% Bet365 odds 8.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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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.