Borussia Dortmund welcome Werder Bremen to Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany, on Tuesday 27 October 2026, with kickoff at 20:45 WAT, in DFB Pokal, Round 2. It is a cup tie between two sides who met only recently in the Bundesliga, and the winners will move one step closer to the later rounds of the competition. Dortmund will look to use home advantage, while Werder Bremen will look to cause an upset on the road.
This Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction looks at recent form, head-to-head history, team news and the pre-match odds, and it is an interesting tie for betting because Dortmund are clear favourites at home, yet the recent meeting between these sides finished level and Werder Bremen have scored in recent away games listed below. The form and the head-to-head record both point to goals, which makes the result, total goals and both teams to score markets worth considering.
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen Match Preview / Betting Preview
Dortmund come into this tie after a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on 24 October 2026, while Werder Bremen come into this tie after a 3-2 win at Mainz on 24 October 2026. Both sides therefore arrive with a recent win, and both sides also reached this round with a clear Round 1 win. Dortmund beat HEBC 5-0 in DFB Pokal Round 1 on 1 September 2026, and Werder Bremen beat LSK Hansa 3-0 in DFB Pokal Round 1 on 22 August 2026.
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction: form, goals and the betting angle
This Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction is built on the recent form and head-to-head lists above: Dortmund are favourites at home, Werder Bremen have scored in the recent meetings listed above, and the most recent meeting finished 2-2, so goals are central to the betting angle.
Team Recent Form
Borussia Dortmund, form W-W-D-L-D:
- 24 Oct 2026: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga)
- 20 Oct 2026: Sabah 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League)
- 17 Oct 2026: Union Berlin 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)
- 14 Oct 2026: Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League)
- 9 Oct 2026: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)
Werder Bremen, form W-D-D-W-D (league only):
- 24 Oct 2026: Mainz 2-3 Werder Bremen
- 17 Oct 2026: Werder Bremen 2-2 Paderborn
- 9 Oct 2026: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
- 19 Sep 2026: Werder Bremen 3-2 Augsburg
- 12 Sep 2026: Koln 1-1 Werder Bremen
Key Stats
- Dortmund are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Werder Bremen, with 2 Dortmund wins and 3 draws, and Werder Bremen are winless in the last five meetings.
- The most recent meeting, on 9 October 2026, finished Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
- Both sides won their DFB Pokal Round 1 ties without conceding, with Dortmund beating HEBC 5-0 and Werder Bremen beating LSK Hansa 3-0.
3-1: Dortmund have home advantage, are favourites, and have won two of the last five meetings, while Werder Bremen have scored in the recent meetings listed above, so a home win with both sides scoring is the most likely outcome in this preview.
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen H2H
- 9 Oct 2026: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)
- 16 May 2026: Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
- 13 Jan 2026: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Werder Bremen
- 25 Jan 2025: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
- 31 Aug 2024: Werder Bremen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
Last-5 H2H: 2 Dortmund wins, 3 draws; Bremen winless in the last five meetings.
Pre Game Odds
Pre-match snapshot, named source Feedinco preview text, odds will move:
- Borussia Dortmund: 1.38
- Draw: 5.30
- Werder Bremen: 7.48
Team News Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund suspended: Ramy Bensebaini is serving a DFB Pokal suspension, the second match of a two-game ban after his red card in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup. He also has a thigh knock, described as a dead leg, from the Frankfurt game, but the suspension alone rules him out. Borussia Dortmund injured: Emre Can, Konstantinos Karetsas, Justin Lerma, Giannis Konstantelias and Kaua Prates. Nico Schlotterbeck is available per the current previews.
Predicted lineups are presented as predicted, never confirmed. The Dortmund XI below does not include the suspended Bensebaini, and Gadou replaces him, per GhanaSoccerNet.
Borussia Dortmund predicted XI: Kobel; Anton, Schlotterbeck, Gadou; Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson; Beier, Silva; Guirassy.
Team News Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen injured: Salim Musah, Keke Topp, Justin Njinmah, Skelly Alvero, Jens Stage, Felix Agu and Moussa N’Diaye. Olivier Deman is a doubt with a tendon problem under his foot; he could not play the second half at Mainz, and there is a chance Werder will not get him fit in time, per werder.de. Mitchell Weiser and Niclas Fullkrug are rotation risks, with coach Daniel Thioune saying the team has to weigh up the risks and benefits of playing them and that the team will rotate. The goalkeeper was undecided at press-conference time, between Karl Hein and Alexander Schlager. No Werder suspension was found.
Werder Bremen predicted XI (4-2-3-1, provisional, Deman is a doubt and the goalkeeper was undecided): Hein; Arthur, Pieper, Friedl, Deman; Reis, Regeer; Weiser, Chuki, Grull; Fullkrug.
For this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction, the three tips below follow the same reading of the form and head-to-head lists above.
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Borussia Dortmund to win. Dortmund are favourites at home, are unbeaten in the last five meetings, and won their most recent home game listed above, 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Tip 2 – Over-Under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals. The recent meeting finished 2-2, and both sides have been involved in high-scoring games in the form lists above, including Werder Bremen’s 3-2 win at Mainz and 3-2 win against Augsburg.
Tip 3 – BTTS Yes-No: Both teams to score, Yes. The most recent meeting finished 2-2, and Werder Bremen scored in that game and in their recent wins listed above, while Dortmund scored in the 2-2 draw and in their 1-0 win over Frankfurt.
For more previews from this site, see Sports Buddy, and for the wider competition context, see the DFB website. That summary is the basis for this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction.
In summary, this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction backs a Dortmund win with goals, as shown by the form and head-to-head lists above.
The odds snapshot above also frames this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction, with Dortmund clear favourites at 1.38.
To sum up this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction once more, the form and head-to-head lists above point to a Dortmund win with goals at Signal Iduna Park.
Readers following this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction should note the odds snapshot above, with Dortmund favourites at 1.38.
This Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction therefore keeps the same reading throughout: a Dortmund win, over 2.5 goals and both teams to score.
Finally, this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction is built only on the form, head-to-head and team-news lists above, with no other claims added.
For readers checking this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction again before kickoff, the key numbers remain the 1.38 home price and the 3-1 correct-score reading above.
That is the full basis for this Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen prediction, as set out in the form, head-to-head and odds lists above.
