Dortmund vs Werder Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Bundesliga, January 25, 2025

Dortmund vs Werder Preview

• Tournament: Bundesliga
• Date: Saturay, Jan 25
• Kick-off Time: 02:30 pm GMT
• Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Germany

German giants Borussia Dortmund will lock horns with Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga clash at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund are returning to the domestic campaign following Nuri Sahin’s sack earlier this week.

Hosts Dortmund will lock horns with Werder in a highly-anticipated fixture and find themselves sitting 10th in the table with 25 points after 18 games. The Black and Yellows are one of the struggling sides in the division and have now gone four games without a win. Serhou Guirassy and Jamie Gittens are the leading goalscorers with seven goals in the league whereas Ramy Bensebaini and Julian Brandt lead the assists board with four to their name.

Meanwhile, Werder are coming off an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Augsburg in their latest domestic tie and are sitting ninth in the Bundesliga table with 26 points after 18 games. Die Werderaner has been stellar in front of goal since the start of 2025. Jens Stage is the top scorer with seven goals followed by Marvin Ducksch with five. But Ducksch leads the assist chart with seven to his name.

Dortmund Team News

Borussia Dortmund have a relatively healthy squad and will only be without the services of defender Niklas Sule in this crucial matchup. Julian Ryerson and Ramy Bensebaini are expected to take their full-back position.

Werder Team News

As for Werder, they will be boosted with the return of Senne Lynen in this crucial domestic tie. Defender Felix Agu remains sidelined with his knee injury until late February.

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Dortmund vs Werder Predicted Lineups

Dortmund Predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Kobel

Defenders: Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini

Midfielders: Can, Gross, Nmecha

Forwards: Brandt, Bynoe-Gittens, Guirassy

Werder Predicted lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Zetterer

Defenders: Veljkovic, Stark, Jung

Midfielders: Weiser, Schmid, Stage, Bittencourt, Kabore

Forwards: Grull, Ducksch

Dortmund vs Werder Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off 54 times in the past, with Dortmund winning 29 of those games. Werder has only won 15 matches between both sides, whereas the remaining 10 games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Key Players to Watch in Dortmund vs Werder

Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)

The Guinean striker is one of the best players on the Black and Yellow roster and has made a huge impact since his arrival from VfB Stuttgart this summer. Guirassy has found the back of the net 14 times in 23 appearances for Borussia Dortmund.

Jens Stage (Werder)

Werder attacker Jens Stage has been setting a bar in the Bundesliga after finding the back of the net seven times in 14 league games so far this season. The 28-year-old is regarded as one of the best players on the Werder Bremen roster this season.

Dortmund vs Werder Prediction

The hosts underwent a rollercoaster season so far and are coming off a 2-1 defeat in their last European tie. Following the defeat, Dortmund parted ways with Nuri Sahin after four defeats in a row. Dortmund will look to improve on their miserable home record this season. The Black and Yellow are currently sitting tenth in the standings and have struggled to find consistency in the first half of the campaign.

As for Werder, they are sitting just a spot above Dortmund in the ninth place and have one of the worst defensive records in the division. They lost 2-0 to Augsburg at home last weekend but have lost only once in their last six Bundesliga games. The visitors have a good squad at their disposal this season.

Predicted Score: Dortmund 2-2 Werder

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