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Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund – Lineups & Match Details

Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-0. Goals: S. Guirassy (59'), Yan Couto (90'). Werder Bremen had 51% possession against Borussia Dortmund's 49%. Shots on target: 3-9.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 34

Saturday, 16 May 2026

Werder BremenWerder Bremen

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund

Referee: B. Dankert

Lineups

Werder BremenWerder Bremen4-1-4-1
Mio Backhaus30Mio BackhausG
Isaac Schmidt23Isaac SchmidtD
Amos Pieper5Amos PieperD
Karim Coulibaly31Karim CoulibalyD
Olivier Deman2Olivier DemanD
Senne Lynen14Senne LynenM
Justin Njinmah11Justin NjinmahM
Jens Stage6Jens StageM
Cameron Puertas18Cameron PuertasM
Romano Schmid20Romano SchmidM
Salim Musah29Salim MusahF

Substitutes

32Marco FriedlD
17Marco GrüllF
7Samuel MbangulaF
24Patrice ČovićM
10Leonardo BittencourtM
25Markus KolkeG
4Niklas StarkD
27Felix AguD
19Jovan MiloševićF
Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund3-4-2-1
Gregor Kobel1Gregor KobelG
Luca Reggiani49Luca ReggianiD
Waldemar Anton3Waldemar AntonD
Nico Schlotterbeck4Nico SchlotterbeckD
Julian Ryerson26Julian RyersonM
Felix Nmecha8Felix NmechaM
Jobe Bellingham7Jobe BellinghamM
Daniel Svensson24Daniel SvenssonM
Maximilian Beier14Maximilian BeierF
Samuele Inacio40Samuele InacioF
Serhou Guirassy9Serhou GuirassyF

Substitutes

17Carney ChukwuemekaM
10Julian BrandtM
21Fábio SilvaF
27Karim AdeyemiF
2Yan CoutoD
33Alexander MeyerG
25Niklas SüleD
6Salih ÖzcanM
20Marcel SabitzerM

Match Events

46'S

A. Pieper

Substitution 1

53'S

I. Schmidt

Substitution 2

59'G

S. Guirassy

Assist: J. Ryerson

70'S

M. Beier

Substitution 1

70'S

S. Inacio

Substitution 2

70'S

Cameron Puertas

Substitution 3

70'S

S. Musah

Substitution 4

83'S

J. Bellingham

Substitution 3

83'S

S. Guirassy

Substitution 4

88'S

J. Ryerson

Substitution 5

90'+3S

R. Schmid

Substitution 5

90'+5G

Yan Couto

Assist: K. Adeyemi

Statistics

Werder Bremen
51%49%
Borussia Dortmund
0.42Expected Goals (xG)2.86
9Total Shots17
3Shots on Target9
4Corners5
8Fouls5
4Offsides0
85Pass Accuracy (%)85
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Werder Bremen host Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, 16 May 2026. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Werder Bremen go into the match 15th in the table; Borussia Dortmund sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Werder Bremen have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Borussia Dortmund have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Jan 2026: Werder Bremen 0-3 Borussia Dortmund; 25 Jan 2025: Werder Bremen 2-2 Borussia Dortmund; 31 Aug 2024: Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-0. Borussia Dortmund replied with S. Guirassy 59', Yan Couto 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Werder Bremen held 51% of the ball against 49% for Borussia Dortmund. Shots on target finished 3-9. Expected goals read 0.42 for Werder Bremen, 2.86 for Borussia Dortmund.

Verdict

Borussia Dortmund take the three points; Werder Bremen look at a thin night for the home crowd. Werder Bremen sat 15th and Borussia Dortmund 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.