Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund result

Full-time · Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Sat, 31 Aug 2024 14:30 BST

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Dortmund — this Bundesliga match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund drew 0–0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 31 August. Werder Bremen are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions. Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. Nico Schlotterbeck (73’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Werder Bremen 0.41, Borussia Dortmund 0.61, from 5 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Werder Bremen: Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (41’) and Marco Friedl (59’); Borussia Dortmund: Waldemar Anton (29’), N. Süle (34’), Julian Ryerson (48’), Nico Schlotterbeck (53’), Nico Schlotterbeck (73’), R. Bensebaïni (85’) and Pascal Groß (90+1’).

What it changes

It was the only goalless draw of round 2, across nine matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Michael Zetterer (Werder Bremen) 5.1, Niklas Stark (Werder Bremen) 4.4 and Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) 4.0 led the match.

Next up

Werder Bremen next travel to FSV Mainz 05 on 24 October 2026.

Borussia Dortmund next travel to Sabah FA on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Werder Bremen: FSV Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Borussia Dortmund: Sabah FA v Borussia Dortmund, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
Referee: R. Hartmann
Head-to-head (last 6): Werder Bremen 1 · draws 0 · Borussia Dortmund 5 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Werder Bremen 2W 3D 0L · Borussia Dortmund 3W 0D 2L

Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.57 / 5.57

Corners

against 5.43 / 6.57 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.29 / 5.29

Shots on target

against 5.29 / 3.71 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.14 / 1.29

Cards

against 1.57 / 1.57 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Werder Bremen for / against	Line	Borussia Dortmund for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.57 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.57 for · 6.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.86 for · 16.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.86 for · 15.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.29 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.29 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.14 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	7.71 for · 8.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.14 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Hartmann.

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Hansen-Aarøen n 3	8.3	3.6 1/0	0 0/0	—
D. Kownacki n 8	14.3	3.2 2/1	3.9 4/1	—
N. Stark n 8	47.1	2.1 5/2	2.1 6/3	—
K. Topp n 4	34.8	1.9 2/1	0 0/0	—
S. Alvero n 8	24.8	1.8 3/1	1.4 2/1	—

Werder Bremen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Kownacki n 8	14.3	3.2 4/0	1.6 2/0
M. Ducksch n 8	86	2.7 6/6	1.3 5/3
K. Topp n 4	34.8	2.6 2/2	0.6 1/0
M. Grüll n 8	70.3	2.4 5/4	1.6 5/3
O. Deman n 8	23.1	1.9 4/0	1.9 4/0

Werder Bremen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Grüll n 8	70.3	0.8 3/1	0.3 2/0
M. Ducksch n 8	86	0.4 2/1	0.5 3/1
R. Schmid n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Njinmah n 8	57.3	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
K. Topp n 4	34.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Werder Bremen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Alvero n 8	24.8	3.6 6/1
F. Agu n 8	83.9	3.2 8/6
Christian Groß n 8	32.5	3.1 5/2
J. Malatini n 8	68.9	2.8 6/6
N. Woltemade n 8	59.4	2.5 6/3

Werder Bremen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Zetterer n 8	90	3.6 6/6

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Can n 8	79.5	1.8 6/4	1 4/2	—
N. Füllkrug n 8	63.9	1.8 6/4	0.5 3/0	—
Mateu Morey n 8	58	1.6 5/2	1.6 5/2	—
A. Papadopoulos n 8	57	1.4 5/1	0.8 3/1	—
Marco Reus n 8	46.9	1.4 3/2	1 4/0	—

Borussia Dortmund — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Malen n 8	50.3	3.1 5/4	1.8 4/3
Marco Reus n 8	46.9	2.9 6/3	1.7 5/2
N. Füllkrug n 8	63.9	2.8 6/4	1.1 6/0
M. Sabitzer n 8	79.8	2.1 7/4	1.4 6/3
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	44.6	2 5/3	0.8 2/1

Borussia Dortmund — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Marco Reus n 8	46.9	0.7 3/0	1 3/1
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	44.6	0.5 1/1	0.3 1/0
D. Malen n 8	50.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Youssoufa Moukoko n 8	37.5	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
M. Sabitzer n 8	79.8	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

Borussia Dortmund — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Hummels n 8	76.3	4.4 7/7
N. Schlotterbeck n 8	82.1	3.3 7/6
A. Papadopoulos n 8	57	3.2 6/6
Mateu Morey n 8	58	3.1 7/4
I. Maatsen n 8	60	3 7/4

Borussia Dortmund — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Meyer n 8	90	2.8 6/5
G. Kobel n 8	90	2.6 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Werder Bremen		Borussia Dortmund
47%	Possession	53%
0.41	Expected goals (xG)	0.61
5	Shots	9
1	Shots on target	4
0	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	2
3	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	6
8	Offsides	3
11	Fouls	16
2	Yellow cards	7
0	Red cards	1
5	Saves	1
443	Passes	524
83%	Pass accuracy	88%

Werder Bremen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Zetterer	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
N. Stark	90	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
M. Friedl	90	0	0	0	4	Y	7.3
A. Jung	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Weiser	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
S. Lynen	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Stage	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
F. Agu	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
R. Schmid	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Ducksch	89	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
J. Njinmah	82	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Topp sub	8	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Grüll sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Borussia Dortmund player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Kobel	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Ryerson	90	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
W. Anton	90	1	0	1	1	Y	7.7
E. Can	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
P. Groß	90	0	0	3	1	Y	7.9
M. Sabitzer	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Brandt	77	2	0	1	1	0	6.9
N. Schlotterbeck	73	1	1	1	1	RY	6.5
M. Beier	71	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Süle	57	0	0	0	2	Y	7
J. Bynoe-Gittens	57	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
R. Bensebaïni sub	33	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
K. Adeyemi sub	33	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
D. Malen sub	19	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
F. Nmecha sub	13	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Werder BremenDDWWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Borussia DortmundLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Werder Bremen 1 · 0 draws · Borussia Dortmund 5 · 3.17 goals/game

2024-03-09 Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund
2023-10-20 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Werder Bremen
2023-02-11 Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund
2022-08-20 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Werder Bremen
2021-04-18 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Werder Bremen
2020-12-15 Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Werder Bremen#8 pos51 pts34 pl-3 GD

Borussia Dortmund#4 pos57 pts34 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Werder Bremen scored1.59

Borussia Dortmund scored2.09

Werder Bremen conceded1.68

Borussia Dortmund conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund?: In their last 6 meetings, Werder Bremen won 1, Borussia Dortmund won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund?: Recent form — Werder Bremen 2W 3D 0L; Borussia Dortmund 3W 0D 2L.

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