How BVB will cope with the first tough test away from home

Borussia Dortmund got off to the best possible start in the previous week with their tenth Bundesliga win in a row. Although BVB were far from brilliant in their first league game under the management of Nuri Sahin, the result was a 2:0 victory in front of their home crowd. The aim now is to build on this on Saturday afternoon as part of matchday 2 in the Bundesliga. The Black & Yellows will visit the Weser. After the northern Germans failed to win any of their last eight home games against BVB in the top flight, the odds on the visitors’ three-pointer between Werder Bremen and Dortmund are also lower this time around

The Champions League finalists should not take the task at the Osterdeich lightly, however. Coach Ole Werner’s team were too strong in the first round of the cup in Cottbus and in the 2-2 draw in Augsburg a week ago. In fact, Werder have not lost any of their last six Bundesliga games this season. However, given the quality of the squad and the different goals for the season, many are predicting the Black & Yellows ahead of the Werder Bremen v Dortmund game

It will also be interesting to see whether Jamie Gittens moves into the starting eleven after his brace against Frankfurt or is once again forced to start on the bench. If you want to jump on the hype surrounding the 20-year-old Englishman and believe in another goal from Gittens, you can get odds of over 4.00 between Werder Bremen and Dortmund at NEObet. As a new customer, you can also choose between two bonus offers at NEObet. You are entitled to a maximum of 100 euros in addition to your first deposit.

Werder Bremen vs. Dortmund prediction KI

Artificial intelligence has calculated that Borussia Dortmund will win the match in Bremen with a probability of 66.87%. Accordingly, the fair odds for a BVB win should be 1.49. However, with Winamax offering a top price of 1.84 for the away triumph, value is undoubtedly required.

Werder Bremen – Statistics & current form

While Borussia Dortmund, as mentioned, were able to land a three-pointer on matchday one for the tenth time in a row last weekend, SV Werder Bremen went without a win for the tenth time in a row in their BL opener. Nevertheless, the Whites did not disappoint in their 2-2 draw in Augsburg. As in the cup win in Cottbus, the SVW offense made a positive and above all playful impression. Considering the higher share of possession, the more shots on goal and the higher xG value, a three-pointer in the Fugger city would have been anything but undeserved

Will Werder finally win their first home game of a BL season again?

For the first three-pointer of the still young league season to come on Saturday, Werner’s side will have to build on their performances and end a curse that has now lasted several years. In fact, Bremen have never won their first home game in their last nine Bundesliga seasons.

However, Werder can generally be classified as a good home team. In the previous season, seven of their eleven wins came in front of their own fans. The former German champions also remained unbeaten in their final three home games in 2023/24. There have not been four unbeaten home games in a row – even if they are season-spanning – since the return to the Bundesliga in 2022. In view of the positive aspects on balance and the recognizable further development under coach Ole Werner, which is far from over, we would therefore be cautious about playing the odds on an away win between Werder Bremen and Dortmund.

Finally, it should be pleasing that Marvin Ducksch announced shortly before the end of the transfer window that he wanted to stay in Bremen. A move for the top scorer had been under discussion for many weeks, but Ducksch ultimately decided to stay at Osterdeich. His 100th Bundesliga match on Saturday will be a very special one, however, as his professional career began at BVB.

Predicted Werder Bremen line-up:

Dortmund – Statistics & current form

It was exciting to see how BVB’s first Bundesliga game under Nuri Sahin would go last Saturday. Even in the run-up to the game, the question arose as to what changes last year’s Terzic assistant would make compared to his dismissed predecessor. After 90 minutes, this question could not yet be answered definitively. On the contrary, the Black & Yellows were far too harmless and lacking in penetration for long stretches of the game.

The attempt to start with Adeyemi up top went badly wrong. At one point, Frankfurt could even have taken the lead at Signal-Iduna-Park. The fact that Nuri Sahin ultimately made the winning substitution with Jamie Gittens and that many other statistics ultimately pointed to a deserved BVB treble should in no way obscure the fact that the German-Turk still has a lot of work to do on the Black & Yellows’ bench.

What face will BVB show at the Weser?

In any case, it was noticeable that Dortmund placed more emphasis on game control and a compact defense under Sahin. A functioning back three of Schlotterbeck, Süle and Anton with two close sixes (Can, Groß) will probably also ensure that fewer goals than expected will be scored at the Weserstadion this weekend. The Werder Bremen v Dortmund odds are interesting in this respect, as they are aiming for a maximum of one goal in the first 45 minutes.

However, BVB, who have not lost eight times in a row in the Bundesliga on the Weser, have enough quality not to leave the pitch as losers on Saturday afternoon. It is therefore also conceivable to combine the double chance X2 with under goals. Combined betting tips are possible at NEObet, for example.

Predicted line-up of Dortmund:

Werder Bremen – Dortmund head-to-head comparison / H2H result

This is the 111th time the clubs have faced each other in Germany’s top flight. To date, Werder Bremen have not been able to celebrate more home wins against any other opponent than against BVB. However, the last such victory was a long time ago, as Dortmund have won six of the last eight head-to-head meetings at the Weserstadion and drawn two. In the previous season, Borussia won 2:1 in Bremen and 1:0 at home. A similar result is within the realms of possibility again on Saturday.

Werder Bremen – Dortmund betting tip

Matches between Bremen and BVB have usually brought a lot of excitement in the recent past. It is hard to imagine that this will change on the second matchday of the new Bundesliga season. Although the visitors from the Ruhr have more individual quality, the Black & Yellows still seem a long way from their best form. SV Werder, on the other hand, have been in good form in their two competitive matches so far, which is why we definitely don’t see any value in betting on an away win between Werder Bremen and Dortmund. Of course, we don’t want to rule out a Borussia triumph in the north of the republic predicted by the AI either

Ahead of the Bremen v Dortmund match, we have therefore decided to back the odds that the Sahin team will not lose and that a maximum of four goals will be scored during the match. For this combined bet on the X2 & Under 4.5 a 1.70 is offered at the top.