Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
7 of 12 right
- Result Borussia Dortmund win70% 2-2
- Double chance Borussia Dortmund or draw (1X)89% 2-2
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.567% 4 goals
- More corners Borussia Dortmund76% Borussia Dortmund (9-3)
- Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 3.6
- Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 2.5 Over67% 3.5 Under55% 4.5 Under74%
- Corners Around average 12 corners · league 10.9
- Corners 12 corners 9.5 Over57% 10.5 Under54% 11.5 Under63%
Match stats
Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen
- 2 Goals 2
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 9 Corners 3
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen opens Matchday 5 of the Bundesliga at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Friday 9 October 2026; our model backs a home win, and the double chance we give is Borussia Dortmund win or draw.
Why this pick?
Dortmund come into this top of the table with four wins from four, and our model's strength rating puts them ahead of Werder Bremen — comfortably above the Bundesliga average, while the visitors fall short of it. Bremen are not harmless: two victories in their last five and eight goals in four league games mean they can punish a defence that leaves gaps. Dortmund, though, have let in only two, and in their recent matches they have conceded big chances far less often than the league norm. Playing at home, and a head-to-head record they have long controlled, keep the pick standing. The call is clear.
Form guide
Borussia Dortmund
- W 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart (A) Bundesliga · 19 Sep
- W 3-0 vs Paderborn (H) Bundesliga · 12 Sep
- W 3-2 vs Villarreal (H) Champions League · 8 Sep
- W 3-2 at Hoffenheim (A) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
- W 5-0 at HEBC Hamburg (A) DFB Pokal · 1 Sep
Werder Bremen
- W 3-2 vs Augsburg (H) Bundesliga · 19 Sep
- D 1-1 at 1. FC Köln (A) Bundesliga · 12 Sep
- W 3-1 vs RB Leipzig (H) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
- L 1-4 at Freiburg (A) Bundesliga · 30 Aug
- W 3-0 at FC Hansa Lüneburg (A) DFB Pokal · 22 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
32 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 16 May 2026 · Bundesliga Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
- 13 Jan 2026 · Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Werder Bremen
- 25 Jan 2025 · Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
- 31 Aug 2024 · Bundesliga Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
- 9 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga Werder Bremen 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | +7 | 12 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:8 | 0 | 7 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga, Matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund
Questions and answers
What was the score of Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen?
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga (Matchday 5) on Friday 9 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen right?
No: our result pick was Borussia Dortmund win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-2. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen?
3 yellow cards (Borussia Dortmund 2, Werder Bremen 1), no red cards and 12 corners (Borussia Dortmund 9, Werder Bremen 3).
Times are UTC.