German Bundesliga

FT Friday, October 20, 2023
Werder Bremen WLWLL 0
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Borussia Dortmund LWWDW 1
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Match Report

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Borussia Dortmund stay unbeaten with win over Werder Bremen

Julian Brandt's second-half goal earned Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over a disciplined Werder Bremen at home on Friday that sent them provisionally top of the Bundesliga.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
5
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
42.6
Possession
57.4
5
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
336
Accurate Passes
497
420
Passes
572
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
57
29
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
10
9
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
7
27
Effective Clearances
9
27
Clearances
9

Head to Head

DOR leads series 4-1

Lineups

DOR · 4-5-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 4Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 15Mats HummelsCD-R
  4. 26Julian RyersonLB
  5. 17Marius WolfRB
  6. 8Felix NmechaCM-L
  7. 11Marco ReusCM-R
  8. 23Emre CanAM
  9. 19Julian BrandtLM
  10. 21Donyell MalenRM
  11. 14Niclas FüllkrugF

Substitutes

  1. 43Jamie GittensSUB
  2. 27Karim AdeyemiSUB
  3. 9Sébastien HallerSUB
  4. 33Alexander MeyerSUB
  5. 20Marcel SabitzerSUB
  6. 25Niklas SüleSUB
  7. 7Giovanni ReynaSUB
  8. 6Salih ÖzcanSUB
  9. 5Ramy BensebainiSUB

SVW · 3-5-2

  1. 30Michael ZettererG
  2. 32Marco FriedlCD
  3. 3Anthony JungCD-L
  4. 13Milos VeljkovicCD-R
  5. 10Leonardo BittencourtCM-L
  6. 20Romano SchmidCM-R
  7. 6Jens StageAM
  8. 2Olivier DemanLM
  9. 8Mitchell WeiserRM
  10. 7Marvin DuckschCF-L
  11. 9Dawid KownackiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Leon OpitzSUB
  2. 14Senne LynenSUB
  3. 37Spyros AngelidisSUB
  4. 17Justin NjinmahSUB
  5. 27Felix AguSUB
  6. 23Nicolai RappSUB
  7. 19Rafael BorréSUB
  8. 36Christian GroßSUB
  9. 29Nick WoltemadeSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 61' Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Marco Reus.
  4. 62' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ramy Bensebaïni replaces Marius Wolf.
  5. 67' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Can with a through ball.
  6. 68' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Senne Lynen replaces Dawid Kownacki.
  7. 68' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
  8. 75' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Donyell Malen.
  10. 77' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  11. 81' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade replaces Romano Schmid.
  12. 83' Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Rafael Borré replaces Anthony Jung.
  14. 90' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Julian Brandt.
  15. 90'+4' Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+5' Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.

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