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16/05 1:30 PM

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SVW Bremen Werder Bremen - BVB Dortmund Borussia Dortmund

SVW

0

BVB

2

90' +5'
Y. Couto
60'
S. Guirassy

Weserstadion(Sold out)

Bastian Dankert

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Serhou Guirassy

0:13

Watch: Kovač on Guirassy's importance

Full-time: Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund end their season on a high as they win away at Bremen. They dominated for large period, and only a string of Mio Backhaus saves kept the home team level. However, Serhou Guirassy's header around the hour mark, followed by Yan Couto's injury-time finish, secured the win for BVB.

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Full-time

Couto rounds things off

A lovely finish from the full-back means Dortmund have all three points in the bag!

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90'

+ 5

Yan Couto

GOAL!

0:2

Assist:Karim Adeyemi

Yan Couto

90'

+ 3

Substitution

Leonardo Bittencourt

88'

Almost there

Dortmund are close to securing their highest points total since 2018/19 - a win here would take them to 73.

88'

Substitution

83'

Level! But...

Once again, Bremen are denied by the offside flag. This one is closer, but it is still enough for Coulibaly's low strike to be chalked off.

83'

Substitution

Serhou Guirassy

83'

Substitution

Jobe Bellingham

81'

SituationNo goal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

77'

Brandt on

The midfielder is on to make his final appearance for BVB here.

73'

Wide

Nmecha's flick towards goal goes narrowly wide of the post. That was close.

70'

Substitution

Samuel Mbangula

70'

Substitution

Patrice Čović

Cameron Puertas

69'

Substitution

Carney Chukwuemeka

Samuele Inácio

69'

Substitution

Maximilian Beier

66'

Strong

Dortmund have kept Bremen very quiet in this half.

Finally

It has been coming, and Guirassy is the scorer. Once again, he combines with Ryerson, nodding the Norway international's cross into the bottom corner.

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60'

Serhou Guirassy

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:Julian Ryerson

Serhou Guirassy

58'

Dominant

The attempts keep racking up for BVB, but they are still being held.

Goal attempts

3off target

1on target

5off target

7on target

53'

Again!

The next Backhaus intervention keeps out Guirassy's header from a corner. He could have had a hat-trick today!

53'

Substitution

48'

Denied!

Again, Backhaus intervenes to keep out Guirassy's attempt. He is having some game so far.

46'

Up and running

There are just 45 minutes of the season left for both of these teams.

Kick-off!

46'

Goalkeeper Efficiency of Mio Backhaus

Goalkeeper Efficiency

Goalkeeper Efficiency compares the number of saves a goalkeeper makes with his expected saves (xSaves). xSaves is calculated with the help of artificial intelligence. When a goalkeeper has a positive efficiency value, it means he has saved more shots than statistically expected.

1.1

Saves3

xSaves1.9

Half-time: Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund

The score remains goalless at the interval. Dortmund started strongly, but Mio Backhaus made three fantastic saves to deny the visitors. Since then, it has been relatively quiet at both ends, meaning it is still all to play in the second period.

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45'

Substitution

Half-time

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36'

Over

A speculative attempt from Schmidt flies well over the crossbar. No chance.

35'

Dortmund ahead on xG

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

The xG values suggest Dortmund should be comfortably in front, but football isn't always that simple.

xGoals

0

0.11

1.91

0

Goals

0:24

Save

Musah is one-on-one with Kobel, albeit from a very tight angle, and the Swiss goalkeeper is able to make a save.

29'

Goal! But...

A free-kick towards the back post is put into the back of the net by former BVB player Pieper, but the goal is ruled out for offside.

28'

Over

A Svensson corner is curled towards the goalline, but Guirassy's header goes over the crossbar. No danger there.

25'

Quiet

There is a currently a little lull in proceedings, with Bremen circulating possession.

19'

Chance!

Again, Bremen threaten, but on this occasion, a poke towards goal from a tight angle is kept out by Schlotterbeck rather comfortably.

19'

In the middle

Neither team is asserting their authority right now, with the ball being played around the middle of the park without too much danger.

15'

Bouncing around the box

Bremen find themselves in another dangerous position, but there are too many bodies and they can't quite get a real shot off.

12'

Plenty of chances

Dortmund have already had clear-cut opportunities, but they haven't managed to convert one.

Goal attempts

0off target

0on target

2off target

3on target

Backhaus on fire

What a start for the shot-stopper.

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8'

Incredible!

The next remarkable Backhaus stop comes as he tips Guirassy's poke over the bar! Still all square.

7'

Great double save!

Backhaus is called into action twice in quick succession, and does brilliantly on both occasions. First, he pushes Guirassy's attempt away from goal, before parrying Inácio's first-time effort on the rebound onto the post.

4'

Strong

The hosts have got themselves into a couple of good positions, but nothing has come of it so far.

1'

We're off

We're underway in Bremen for the final day of the season.

Kick-off!

Close

The final day of the season is almost underway.

0:14

Watch: Goalkeepers out for the warm-ups

Youngest team of the season

The average age of this Dortmund XI is the lowest of the Bundesliga campaign at 24.9 years old.

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Bremen team news

Daniel Thioune also makes two changes to his team from the loss against Hoffenheim. Marco Friedl is on the bench, with Karim Coulibaly taking his place, while Isaac Schmidt comes in for the suspended Yukinari Sugawara.

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0:14

Watch: Inside the Dortmund dressing room

Dortmund team news

Kovač makes two changes to the team that beat Eintracht Frankfurt last time out. Daniel Svensson and Felix Nmecha come in, with Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Brandt dropping to the bench. Samuele Inácio makes his third straight start after scoring last time out.

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Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Bremen subs

Kolke, Stark, Agu, Friedl, Bittencourt, Čović, Mbangula, Grüll, Milošević

Starting line-up: Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund subs

Meyer, Couto, Süle, Özcan, Brandt, Chukwuemeka, Sabitzer, Silva, Adeyemi

0:18

Watch: Bremen fans make their way to the stadium

Milestone of 1,000 to be reached?

While Bayern have netted a record 117 goals alone this season, the 18 Bundesliga sides have plundered 957 between them. As such, the 1,000-goal milestone, which hasn't been reached since 1984/85, could be obtained this term. That would require a hefty 43 strikes across today's nine matches - considerably more than the 3.22 goals averaged per game this season - but crazier things have happened.

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Guirassy: "We still have work to do"

The striker also contemplated how Dortmund can close the gap to Bayern at the top of the table. "We still have work to do, because this season was also complicated. Even though we finished second, it was a difficult season, especially in terms of goals scored. If you compare us to Bayern, they have scored 49 more goals than us, so there’s still a lot to improve in our attacking play. We definitely have to work on that."

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Guirassy: "I want more goals"

Ahead of Dortmund's final game of the season, Serhou Guirassy sat down to discuss the season on a personal and club level. "I always aim higher," he said. "They are very good statistics [16 goals in 32 games], but for me it’s still not enough. If you ask someone else and they hear 16 goals, they would probably be very happy. But for me, I want more. It’s not enough."

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Daniel Thioune on facing Dortmund

“This isn’t a friendly. We want to give another good account of ourselves on Saturday. We haven’t been celebrating, but it’s been a positive end to the season. At one point, we thought we might end up in a different division next term, but we’ve managed to preserve our top-flight status.”

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Niko Kovač on facing Bremen

“We’re taking this game very seriously. If someone had told us that we’d comfortably finish the season in second place with 70 points - or potentially 73 - I’d have settled for that right away. We can be pleased with what we’ve accomplished in the Bundesliga.”

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Samuele Inácio extends Dortmund deal

Teenage Italian attacker Samuele Inácio has signed a new contract with Dortmund until June 2029. The 18-year-old has made his first six Bundesliga appearances this season, the first of which was in a Klassiker defeat at home to Bayern Munich in February. He got his first goal for Borussia in the recent 3-2 win over Frankfurt.

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Pro terms

Mussa Kaba, 17, has signed his first professional contract with Dortmund. "Mussa has great abilities and an impressive physique. It makes him one of the most talented players in German football. We back him to make the step up to our senior team but will give him the time he needs," said sporting director Ole Book of the defensive midfielder, who first joined the BVB academy in 2018.

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Auf Wiedersehen

Ahead of kick-off, Bremen will say goodbye to Leonardo Bittencourt (pictured), Maximilian Wöber, Isaac Schmidt and Victor Boniface as the quartet play their final home game for the club before moving on in the summer.

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Attacking threat

Serhou Guirassy has struck 16 Bundesliga goals in 32 matches this term, but Dortmund have a secret weapon in their ranks. No defensive duo has scored more than Nico Schlotterbeck and Ramy Bensebaini's 10 Bundesliga goals in 2025/26, with Schlotterbeck's five strikes this term marking a personal best.

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Key asset

With 14 assists in the Bundesliga this term, Julian Ryerson is second only to Bayern Munich's Michael Olise. The Norwegian's tally is the best return from a Dortmund player since Jadon Sancho's 16 assists in 2019/20.

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Positive impact

When Daniel Thioune took over from Horst Steffen in February, Bremen held a one-point advantage over the promotion/relegation play-off spot. Werder have managed to increase that gap to six, having averaged a point per game since Thioune's arrival.

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Improvement needed

Despite slipping to a second successive defeat on Matchday 33, Werder Bremen secured their Bundesliga status with help from RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich. However, another loss against Dortmund on the final day would see Bremen endure their third-worst campaign in Bundesliga history in terms of points.

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Consistency key

Niko Kovač has steadied the Borussia Dortmund ship, securing 36 points in the first half of the season and 34 so far in the second. A win against Werder Bremen would see Borussia end the campaign on 73 points, their best tally since finishing with 76 points in 2018/19.

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2:03

Watch: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Werder Bremen - previous meeting

Dortmund took a comfortable win on Matchday 17, with Nico Schlotterbeck, Marcel Sabitzer and Serhou Guirassy on the scoresheet.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-0 Werder Bremen - last time out

Bremen battled with 10 men for 85 minutes at Hoffenheim after Yukinari Sugawara's early dismissal, but suffered a narrow defeat.

2:03

Watch: Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt - last time out

Samuele Inácio scored his first-ever Dortmund goal as they secured second place in an emotional Friday night encounter on Matchday 33.

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