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BVB

2

SVW

2

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Christian Dingert

FINAL

42 %Karl Hein

Karl Hein

Man of the Match Trophy

0:14

Watch: Füllkrug shares his thoughts on his equaliser

Full-time: Dortmund 2-2 Bremen

Bremen fight back from the brink to end leaders Dortmund's perfect start to the Bundesliga season. Quick-fire Daniel Svensson and Nico Schlotterbeck goals looked to have sealed a fifth straight win for BVB, but Werder found a way thanks to even later efforts from Ludovit Reis and ex-Dortmund man Niclas Füllkrug.

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Full-time

90'

+ 8

Yellow card

2:03

Repeat?

Bremen famously came from 2-0 down after 89 minutes to win 3-2 here back in August 2022. Surely lightning won't strike twice...?

90'

+ 4

Yellow card

0:15

Watch: Füllkrug celebrates equaliser!

Equaliser!

Incredible! After Veerman is penalised for a foul around 25 yards from goal, Grüll floats a free-kick towards the penalty spot for BVB old boy Niclas Füllkrug to rise unmarked and head past Kobel.

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90'

+ 2

Niclas Füllkrug

GOAL!

2:2

Assist:M. Grüll

Niclas Füllkrug

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

47 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

9.53 m

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

90'

+ 2

SIX added minutes

Ample time for Werder to snatch a draw...

90'

Yellow card

Dariusz Stalmach

Game on again!

Just when it seemed like the points were in the bag for the home side, Bremen get one back! Reis is allowed to advance towards the edge of the area, and he slams in via the base of the far post.

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88'

Ludovit Reis

GOAL!

2:1

Assist:O. Wójcik

Ludovit Reis

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

3 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

113.85 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

23.29 m

Done and dusted

Bremen have defended bravely most of the game but Dortmund have been relentless going forward, especially in this second half. With the visitors' legs now tiring and spirits dampened after Svensson's goal, BVB take advantage to get another as Schlotterbeck heads in Veerman's devilish corner.

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85'

Nico Schlotterbeck

GOAL!

2:0

Assist:J. Veerman

Nico Schlotterbeck

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

25 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.49 m

81'

Substitution

Mick Schmetgens

81'

Substitution

Paul Erevbenagie

The breakthrough!

Dortmund's pressure finally takes its toll. Beier robs Weiser of the ball on the edge of the Dortmund penalty area, and it falls to Karetsas, who pings a brilliant pass forward into space for Guirassy. The forward sprints past Friedl and cuts it back for Silva, whose attempted shot goes awry but falls kindly into the path of Svensson to bundle in from close range.

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80'

Daniel Svensson

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:F. Silva

Daniel Svensson

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

19 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.44 m

Werder's hero

Dortmund's attacker must be sick of the sight of Hein (c.), who has thwarted them on several occasions already.

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77'

Wide from Füllkrug

A delivery from Deman finds Füllkrug alone in the middle, but he can't direct his header on target. If he had scored it wouldn't have counted as he was offside anyway.

75'

Brief scare

Chuki's looping free-kick from the left to the back post causes some worry in the Dortmund rearguard, but they're eventually able to clear.

73'

Double change

Bremen are digging their heels in, so Kovač mixes things up again, bringing on exciting youngster Karetsas and the midfield guile of Veerman.

72'

Substitution

Jobe Bellingham

72'

Substitution

Konstantinos Karetsas

Marcel Sabitzer

70'

Svensson in behind

Some quick feet from the Sweden international take him into space down the right, but he's soon crowded out by another defender, with the ball cleared for a corner.

68'

A goal is coming

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 sense you get from watching the game is backed up by the stats...

xGoals

0

1.55

0.25

0

Goals

66'

Change of approach

Dortmund bring on Silva for Nwaneri as they bid to find a way through, while Bremen make two midfield changes.

65'

Substitution

Dariusz Stalmach

65'

Substitution

Mitchell Weiser

63'

Substitution

61'

What a save!

That could and perhaps should have been the opener as Nwaneri has a clear sight of goal. Striking the ball low and hard with his left foot, the Bremen goalkeeper reacts brilliantly to deny Dortmund once again.

Pure determination

Dortmund have been pinning Bremen back deep inside their own half since the restart.

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56'

Dortmund pushing

That Füllkrug attempt was Bremen's first effort on target for the visitors. Dortmund, meanwhile, have had four of their shots on goal in the last few minutes.

Goal attempts

6off target

5on target

2off target

1on target

55'

Füllkrug!

Just seconds after another chance for Nwaneri, Füllkrug is clean through on goal! Anton misjudges a long ball over the top, allowing his former team-mate to run in on goal. he gets a shot away but Kobel sticks out a leg and keeps it out. That's Bremen's best opportunity of the game so far!

54'

Friedl to the rescue!

Beier, wide on the left, plays a swift one-two with Sabitzer before curling an effort towards the far post. It looks like its going in, but Friedl sticks out a leg and blocks it just in time.

52'

Treatment for Füllkrug

The former BVB forward comes off worse from an aerial tussle with Schlotterbeck. There's a clash of heads and Füllkrug goes over for the magic sponge, but he looks like he'll be able to continue.

50'

Hein again!

Nwaneri smashes an effort at goal, again its deflected from the edge of the box, but Hein flies to his left and keeps it out at full stretch.

48'

Schlotterbeck has a go

Dortmund do really well to maintain possession as they work the ball from the right to the left. It comes to Schlotterbeck, whose drilled shot from just outside the box is deflected on its way goalwards, but goalkeeper Hein is able to gather at the second attempt - just before Guirassy arrived to poke in the rebound.

46'

Under way again

No changes by either coach as Dortmund kick off the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Dortmund 0-0 Bremen

Goalless at the break, despite one very good chance at each end. Bremen will be the happier of the sides after frustrating the BVB attack for much of the half - how long before Kovač turns to his bench?

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Added time

Into the first of two added minutes as Hein collides with Guirassy when coming off his line to clear a corner. The physios are on, but he'll be OK to continue.

0:19

Watch: Dortmund's pass masters

43'

Superb save

Nwaneri's clever flick sends Beier in behind the Bremen defence. He hits it well, but Hein makes himself big to stop the shot nestling into the bottom corner.

39'

So close!

Sabitzer pings a vicious free-kick over the Bremen wall and just the wrong side of the upright. It might even have clipped the woodwork on its way.

37'

Wide!

Bremen come again as Füllkrug releases Reis. He has options to his left, but opts for a shot that whistles wide of the far post.

36'

Gadou in the way

Beier tries to prevent a throw, but concedes a corner instead. Chuki's delivery is half-cleared to Deman, whose goal-bound strike from 18 yards is blocked.

35'

Superb defending

Hein goes long after a Dortmund corner comes to nothing. Chuki gives chase, but Gadou uses all his pace and power to beat him to it and prevent the one-v-one.

0:26

Watch: Chance for Guirassy

32'

No way through

The Bremen defence deal well with a couple of crosses into the penalty area following a sustained spell of BVB possession.

30'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

BVB

SVW

11 s

34.6 s

Not in the game

Guirassy's finding life difficult up against a very well-organised Bremen defence.

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23'

Win Probability

Win Probability

0'

71.7 %

22'

67.5 %

19'

Enforced change

Pieper tried to run off that earlier injury problem, but can't continue. Summer signing Oskar Wójcik comes on for his second Bundesliga appearance.

19'

Substitution

18'

Füllkrug!

Deman sends in a brilliant ball from deep. Füllkrug gets in front of his marker, but can't direct his powerful header on target.

Nothing between the sides

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13'

Dortmund in charge

But Bremen are defending in numbers and keeping the league leaders at arm's length so far.

Possession (%)

7426

9'

Pieper back on

Relief for Daniel Thioune. Pieper has had his fair share of injury problems over the years.

8'

Injury concern

Amos Pieper goes down after stretching to beat Guirassy to a loose ball. For now, Bremen are down to 10 men...

6'

Awkward!

A poor cross kicks up awkwardly in front of Kobel, who just manages to clear with Füllkrug bearing down on the bouncing ball.

4'

Black-yellow wall of noise

As ever, the Dortmund fans are in fine voice. A fifth win in a row would equal the club's best-ever start to a Bundesliga campaign, remember.

1'

Peeeeep!

Here we go! The Bundesliga is back, baby!

Kick-off!

1:56

Watch: Dortmund head to to warm up

Schlotter-back!

One surprise name on the Dortmund teamsheet is that of central defender Nico Schlotterbeck. The defender was forced to withdraw from the Germany squad a couple of weeks ago after going over on his ankle in training. He was expected to be out for a few weeks, but has evidently recovered quicker than expected.

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More on that Dortmund team

Kovač has made two changes to the side that started the 1-0 win against VfB Stuttgart before the international break. Joey Veerman drops to the bench, with Jobe Bellingham starting instead, while Marcel Sabitzer begins for Julian Ryerson, who suffered an injury on international duty with Norway.

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More on that Bremen team

Head coach Daniel Thioune has selected the same starting XI for the fourth consecutive time. The last time Werder had a streak like this was in the spring of 2025 under Ole Werner, when they won four in a row between Matchdays 27 and 30.

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0:46

Watch: Bremen head out to inspect the pitch

Starting line-up: Borussia Dortmund

Formation:3-4-2-1

Dortmund subs

Meyer, Reggiani, Prates, Bensebaini, Veerman, Karetsas, Albert, Inácio, Silva

0:30

Watch: View from the tunnel

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Formation:4-3-3

Bremen subs

Schlager, Stark, Weiser, Schmetgens, Stalmach, Soylu, Itten, Erevbenagie, Wójcik

0:42

Watch: Weiser on comeback goal against Augsburg

1:00

Watch: Mitchell Weiser on his long road to recovery

Daniel Thioune on facing Dortmund

"Right now they're the best team in the division with the best defence. Dortmund are very good on the counter and at set pieces. These are things that all pose a threat. It's important that we're resilient and can also make our own mark. We won't get many chances, but we need to be clinical with what we get."

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Bensebaini stars for Algeria

The full-back was initially a substitute in his side's game against Niger, but he came on from the bench with around a half-hour left to play and ultimately scored the winning goal from the penalty spot to secure a 2-1 victory for his side.

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0:44

Niko Kovač on facing Bremen

"For us, it's about how we manage to get back into our rhythm after the international break. And that's why I'm pleased that a good opponent is coming up. We're enjoying our position right now. But we also know that we have a responsibility to maintain it. We won't make the mistake of thinking it will all happen by itself."

Kovač lists Dortmund fitness issues

BVB, it seems, could be without several players for the visit of Bremen, as Kovač explained. "Two players, Konstantinos Karetsas and Daniel Svensson, have a slight cold. Mathis Albert won't return from America until Thursday, and Ramy Bensebaini played yesterday and has to travel back from Africa". In regards to Nico Schlotterbeck, he said, "We'll see if he's ready to play on Friday". Julian Ryerson and Carney Chukwuemeka are the other concerns.

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Heading in the right direction

Under Daniel Thioune, Werder have enjoyed an impressive start to the campaign, picking up seven points from a possible 12 which marks their best return after four matchdays since their promotion back to the Bundesliga in 2022. Last season, they had only four points at this stage.

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Albert becomes youngest ever USMNT goalscorer

Dortmund's superstar youngster came off the bench during the USA's 4-2 win against Chile and scored to become his nation's youngest ever goalscorer at 17 years, four months, and eight days old, breaking the record held by ex-Dortmund man Christian Pulisic. While Albert's record was broken days later by Cavan Sullivan, he came on again in the 3-0 win against Mexico for his third cap.

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0:41

Watch: Klopp on Schlotterbeck's injury

Schlotterbeck suffers another ankle injury

Having missed the beginning of the season with an injury to the ligaments in his left ankle, Schlotterbeck has now withdrawn from the current Germany squad due to an injury to the ligaments in his right ankle. The injury was sustained during training, and although nothing is confirmed, he is now a doubt for at least the game against Bremen.

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3:01

Watch: Dortmund in the right direction

A tactical view of how Felix Nmecha and Joey Veerman have propelled Borussia Dortmund to the league summit this season.

0:56

Watch: Bremen's incredible comeback analysed

A closer look at Werder's dramatic late fightback to defeat Augsburg on Matchday 4.

3:35

Watch: Niclas Füllkrug loving life back at Bremen

The veteran forward discusses his goal-scoring return to boyhood club Werder after three years away - including a spell at Dortmund.

2:03

Watch: Bremen 0-2 Dortmund - previous meeting

These teams last met on the final day of last season, with Serhou Guirassy on target in a comfortable victory for Dortmund. BVB have only recorded more wins against Eintracht Frankfurt (52), than they have Werder Bremen (51).

Best Dortmund for 11 years

Niko Kovač's side are the only Bundesliga team with maximum points in 2026/27. The last time Dortmund won their first four league games of a new campaign was under Thomas Tuchel in 2015/16, when they went on to win their first five. BVB have never won six on the spin at the start of a season.

© Oliver Hardt

2:03

Watch: Stuttgart 0-1 Dortmund - last time out

A second-half Maximilian Beier strike was enough for BVB to edge Stuttgart on Matchday 4, maintaining their perfect start to the season and moving them top of the standings over the international break.

2:03

Watch: Bremen 3-2 Augsburg - last time out

Prior to the international break, Werder recovered from 2-0 down to grab a 3-2 win against a previously unbeaten Augsburg side, including scoring twice inside the final five minutes.

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