Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

Borussia Dortmund have lost just one of their last 12 Bundesliga matches against Werder Bremen (W7 D4) and are currently unbeaten in four matches (W3 D1) - Bremen's only points in these four matches came in the most recent meeting in August 2024, when Werder ended a run of 24 Bundesliga matches without a clean sheet with a 0-0 draw against BVB (the last time this happened twice in a row was in 2004).

Borussia Dortmund lost its first three Bundesliga games after the winter break for the first time - the last time BVB lost three in a row in the top flight was in October/November 2017 (also 3). Now, for the first time since 2014 under Jürgen Klopp, they face the threat of four BL defeats in a row (5 at the time).

Borussia Dortmund have picked up 25 points this Bundesliga season, the lowest tally from the first 18 games of a BL season since 2014-15 (16). Their opponents Werder Bremen, on the other hand, are playing their best Bundesliga season since 2011-12 (30) with 26 points after 18 games, despite their last three games without a win.

In the 2025 Bundesliga standings, Borussia Dortmund is in 17th place with zero points and -5 goal difference, ahead of Borussia Mönchengladbach (0 points, -7 gd). Their opponents Werder Bremen are in 16th place in the 2025 table, directly ahead of BVB with one point and -4 gd. For the first time in the current Bundesliga season, Werder have gone three games in a row without a win.

Borussia Dortmund conceded their first home defeat in the Bundesliga since April 2024 (0-1 vs. Stuttgart) in their last home game against Leverkusen. BVB are currently without a win in three consecutive Bundesliga home games for the first time in over four years (D2 L1) - the last time this happened in the last three home games under Lucien Favre was at the end of 2020 (L3).