Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund

9 March 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Justin Njinmah 70’
  • Donyell Malen 21’
  • Jadon Sancho 38’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund took a 2-1 win at Werder Bremen. Borussia Dortmund led 2-0 at half-time.

Donyell Malen put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 21st minute, Jadon Sancho made it 0-2 in the 38th minute, set up by Julian Brandt, and Justin Njinmah pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 70th minute, set up by Romano Schmid.

There was little between the sides on chances: Werder Bremen created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Borussia Dortmund 1.24 from 13. Borussia Dortmund had a player sent off.

Match stats

Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund
15 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 6
10 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.35 xG 1.24
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.24
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
21’
Donyell Malen0-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
38’
Jadon Sancho
Assist: Julian Brandt0-2 (Borussia Dortmund)
Half-time0-2
Justin Njinmah
Assist: Romano Schmid1-2 (Werder Bremen)
70’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Werder Bremen
  • Romano Schmid
Borussia Dortmund
  • Marcel Sabitzer
  • Nico Schlotterbeck
  • Karim Adeyemi

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 1.35 1.24 21’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 21’ 38’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), 0-2 38’ 70’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), 1-2 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.24 21’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 Malen 21’ 38’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), 0-2 Sancho 38’ 70’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), 1-2 Njinmah 70’
Werder Bremen 1.35 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
70’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 72’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 8’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 38’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 54’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 72’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 38’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 8’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 21’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 54’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Marvin Ducksch (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Dawid Kownacki (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Michael Zetterer GK900 0.000.000
Anthony Jung DEF900 0.000.011
Niklas Stark DEF860 0.000.000
Julián Malatini DEF670 0.000.000
Mitchell Weiser MID905 0.270.101
Felix Agu MID810 0.000.000
Senne Lynen MID900 0.000.000
Romano Schmid MID8611 0.020.693
Jens Stage MID670 0.000.000
Justin Njinmah FWD9013 0.430.000
Marvin Ducksch FWD904 0.530.224
Dawid Kownacki Sub232 0.090.000
Milos Veljkovic Sub230 0.000.092
Leonardo Bittencourt Sub91 0.010.000
Skelly Alvero Sub40 0.000.000
Nick Woltemade Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 25% Avg odds 3.82
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.27
Borussia Dortmund win 52% Avg odds 1.83

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

Form going into the game

Werder Bremen WLWDL
Borussia Dortmund DWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Werder Bremen, 20 Oct 23 Next meeting: Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund, 31 Aug 24  All Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund 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.