Bundesliga Matchday 7 Saturday September 17 2023 Weser Stadion

Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Dortmund: Match Preview

Bundesliga - Matchday 7 - Saturday, September 17, 2023 - Weser-Stadion

Team News

Werder Bremen will be without injured duo Amos Pieper and Dikeni Salifou for the visit of Borussia Dortmund. Leonardo Bittencourt is also a doubt with a knock. Dortmund, meanwhile, have a number of players out injured, including Sebastien Haller, Marco Reus, and Mahmoud Dahoud. Youssoufa Moukoko is suspended for the match.

Predicted Lineups

Werder Bremen: Pavlenka - Stark, Veljkovic, Friedl - Weiser, Gross, Schmidt, Jung - Ducksch, Fullkrug, Stage Borussia Dortmund: Kobel - Meunier, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro - Bellingham, Can - Adeyemi, Brandt, Malen - Modeste

Preview

Werder Bremen will be looking to make it three wins from three at home when they host Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Markus Anfang's side have made an impressive start to the season, winning four of their six league games so far. They will be confident of causing Dortmund problems at the Weser-Stadion, especially given Dortmund's injury problems. Dortmund, meanwhile, have had a mixed start to the season. They have won three of their six league games, but they have also lost two and drawn one. Edin Terzic's side will be looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday, but they will need to be at their best to beat a well-organized Werder Bremen side. The match is likely to be decided by the battle in midfield. Werder Bremen have a strong midfield trio of Jens Stage, Leonardo Gross, and Niklas Schmidt. Dortmund, meanwhile, have Jude Bellingham and Julian Brandt in their midfield, but they will be missing Mahmoud Dahoud, who is suspended for the match. Dortmund will also be without Sebastien Haller, who is out with a long-term injury. Erling Haaland's replacement has scored three goals in six games for Dortmund, but he has yet to really find his feet at the club. Werder Bremen will be looking to take advantage of Dortmund's injury problems and get all three points. They will be confident of causing Dortmund problems at the Weser-Stadion, especially given their impressive start to the season. Dortmund, meanwhile, will need to be at their best to beat a well-organized Werder Bremen side. They will need to be particularly strong in midfield, where they will be without Dahoud.

Prediction: Werder Bremen 2-1 Borussia Dortmund