Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win and consolidate fourth position

On Saturday 9th March 2023 at 20:30 (GMT+3), Borussia Dortmund will go to Weserstadion to play top-six outsider Werder Bremen in an attempt to solidify their place in the top four of the Bundesliga standings. It should be an entertaining Bundesliga match when Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund play each other at Weserstadion. Werder Bremen seek to salvage something from their 2-1 loss to Hoffenheim, and a victory versus Borussia will keep them in the running for the Europa League. 

After defeating Union Berlin 2-0, the Yellow-Blacks want to continue on this trajectory. Edin Terzic's team are the likely team to win this game as Borussia Dortmund is adamant about retaining their Champions League spot and because they are more motivated to win than the hosts. Thanks to a goal by Julian Brandt, Borussia Dortmund overcame Werder Bremen 1-0 in the first half of the season and we expect another win for the away side.

With thirty points, Werder Bremen is seven points outside the top six. This goal has been impeded by just picking up one point from their past two games, so Werder Bremen will be hoping to get things straightened up immediately. They fell 2-1 to Hoffenheim in their last game, even though they faced a team with 10 men for the last 17 minutes. After trailing 2-0 at the break, Skelly Alvero's goal in stoppage time proved to be little more than a consolation prize in that match. Werder Bremen has now only won one of their past. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in six of Werder Bremen's past ten league games.

Due to the accumulation of yellow cards, Olivier Deman is suspended for one game, and Marco Friedl, Niklas Stark, Amos Pieper, and Milos Veljkovic are still sidelined with injury.

Borussia Dortmund defeated Union Berlin handily to recover from their shocking home loss to Hoffenheim. With Leipzig in fifth place only one point ahead, their hopes of finishing in the top four are realistic but in jeopardy. The visitors will be sufficiently motivated by this to seek three points from this game. Dortmund, who often score a lot, have had some difficulty this season in front of goal. They have the fewest goals scored thus far among the top five, at 48. Head-to-head records, however, provide a cause for them to maintain their optimism going into this match. Dortmund has defeated Werder Bremen five times in the past six meetings. The two victories in their previous two encounters are part of this streak.

In October, they triumphed 1-0 over Werder Bremen in the rematch. The latest game saw Dortmund thrash Union Berlin 2-0 to maintain their fourth-place standings with two goals from Ian Maatsen and Karim Adeyemi. Their objective will be to win two games in a row, and they will be optimistic about earning three points. Dortmund has a perfect record in their past seven away games. Only three of those, though, were victories for them, and they came in the last five. Their past three league away games all had goal returns under 2.5.

For the visiting team, Felix Nmecha, Gregor Kobel, Sebastien Haller, and Samuel Bamba are all injured.

Dortmund scored two goals or more in each of their previous 11 encounters with Bremen before their 1-0 victory in the rematch, so they should feel comfortable breaking through their defence on Saturday. 

Though Bremen has defeated teams like Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig this season, BVB should not underestimate them. In our opinion, the visitors will find a way to win and increase their chances of finishing in the top four.

Dortmund is probably too strong for Bremen, having lost only one of their last ten league encounters. Borussia Dortmund is unbeaten in their past seven away games and their last seven excursions to the Weser-Stadion, where they have won five of them.

Hence, we expect a win for the away side.