Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen lock horns at Signal Iduna Park this Tuesday in the Bundesliga.
The Black and Yellows, currently sitting in second place on 33 points, will look to maintain their impressive form at home, while the visitors struggle at the bottom half of the table with just 17 points from their opening 15 matches.
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen – Match preview and team news
- Date: Tuesday, 13th January.
- Kick-off: 7:30pm BST.
- Venue: Signal Iduna Park.
Borussia Dortmund team news
Dortmund’s injury list is minimal, with only centre-back Aarón Anselmino sidelined with a muscle injury. Waldemar Anton, Emre Can, and Nico Schlotterbeck are all available for selection.
Serhou Guirassy, the club’s prolific Guinean striker, continues to lead the Black and Yellows’ attacking arsenal. The 29-year-old has scored five goals in 15 Bundesliga appearances this season.
Karim Adeyemi and Julian Brandt could flank Guirassy in attack, with Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha expected to marshal the midfield. Niko Kovač remains unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga, recording five triumphs and two draws in his tenure.
Werder Bremen team news
Werder Bremen face significant personnel challenges heading into this fixture. Victor Boniface, the prolific striker on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, is set for a prolonged absence after undergoing knee surgery on January 10. The 24-year-old would have been a crucial attacking threat for the visiting side. However, the club have strengthened their attacking options with the signing of Jovan Milošević on loan from VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season. The 20-year-old Serbian forward, who impressed with 19 goals in 30 appearances for Partizan Belgrade on loan last season, could make his debut on Tuesday and provide cover for the injured Boniface.
Furthermore, Werder players Felix Agu (syndesmosis ligament injury), Maximilian Wöber (muscle injury), Mitchell Weiser (long-term injury), Salim Musa (thigh), Niklas Stark (muscle), and Samuel Mbangula (ankle injury), are either out or are a doubt for this match. These widespread absences have left Horst Steffen’s squad stretched thin defensively and offensively.
Form
Borussia Dortmund
Niko Kovač’s side has demonstrated impressive defensive solidity this season, with only Bayern Munich conceding fewer goals than Dortmund’s 15 in 15 Bundesliga matches. The club have kept eight clean sheets—a joint record for the club through 15 matchdays, matching their output from the 1994-95 and 2001-02 title-winning campaigns. Most recently, they drew the match against Frankfurt (3-3).
Werder Bremen
Horst Steffen’s team have found themselves in a precarious position. They were held to a goalless draw by St. Pauli in their latest friendly match, failing to produce a single shot on target. They have now gone three matches without scoring a single goal.
Predicted lineups
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Adeyemi, Brandt; Guirassy
Werder Bremen: Backhaus; Sugawara, Pieper, Stark, Schmidt; Stage, Lynen; Puertas, Schmid, Njinmah; Milosevic
How to watch Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen?
Sky Sports holds the broadcasting rights for this Bundesliga fixture in the UK and Germany.
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