Borussia Dortmund

Win probability

Markets

Key factors

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  Starter out · Werder Bremen

  Skelly Alvero has a calf injury and is unavailable for the foreseeable future, adding to a Bremen midfield already without Jens Stage and Senne Lynen.

  WER
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  Backup goalkeeper · Werder Bremen

  First-choice keeper Karl Hein has a thigh bruise from Estonia duty and his availability is uncertain, with Alexander Schlager on standby (half weight while unconfirmed).

  WER
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  Key player out · Borussia Dortmund

  Nico Schlotterbeck hurt his ankle with Germany; Kovac says playing on Friday is possible but will be decided after Thursday training (doubtful, half weight).

  DOR
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  Starter out · Borussia Dortmund

  Right-back Julian Ryerson took a knock on Norway duty and left camp early; Dortmund have no real alternative at right-back since Yan Couto left (half weight while doubtful).

  DOR
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  Key defender out · Borussia Dortmund

  A Dortmund back line possibly without Schlotterbeck makes a Bremen goal more likely (half weight while doubtful).

  DOR
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  N. Stark doubtful

  N. Stark: Hip Injury

  WER
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  S. Lynen doubtful

  S. Lynen: Hip Injury

  WER
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  K. Topp out

  K. Topp: Knee Injury

  WER

Preview

Dortmund come out of the international break top of the Bundesliga with four wins from four, without conceding a goal at Signal Iduna Park and averaging two and a half goals per home game. Bremen are eighth and short of bodies: Skelly Alvero has a calf injury and joins Jens Stage, Senne Lynen, Felix Agu and Moussa Ndiaye on the sidelines, while first-choice goalkeeper Karl Hein is a doubt with a thigh bruise from Estonia duty, with Alexander Schlager on standby. Dortmund carry doubts too. Nico Schlotterbeck hurt his ankle with Germany and Niko Kovac will decide after Thursday's training, and right-back Julian Ryerson took a knock with Norway, a position where Dortmund have no real alternative since Yan Couto's departure. Those doubts trim Dortmund's win chance slightly but lift the goals markets: a reshuffled home defence and a possible backup keeper at the other end point to an open game. The last five meetings produced 12 goals.

Head to head

• 2026-05-16Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
• 2026-01-13Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Werder BremenBundesliga
• 2025-01-25Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Werder BremenBundesliga
• 2024-08-31Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia DortmundBundesliga
• 2024-03-09Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia DortmundBundesliga