- Borussia Dortmund have won 5 consecutive games in all competitions, while Werder Bremen have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5.
- Dortmund have won each of the last 2 Bundesliga head-to-heads, including a 2-0 win away 4 months ago, and Werder Bremen have failed to win on their last 2 visits to Dortmund.
- Dortmund are unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga 2026/2027, winning both games and scoring 5 goals, while Bremen have collected just 1 point from 2 away games in the Bundesliga 2026/2027, conceding 5 goals.
Tempo and transition to dominate the action at Signal Iduna Park
With both Borussia Dortmund and SV Werder Bremen in their respective early-season forms, the biggest play for this Friday's Bundesliga 2026/2027 clash is to take the over, with a 3-1 home win looking like a decent selection in the correct score market.
Niko Kovač has done a superb job since taking the reins at Borussia Dortmund on 2 February 2025, but his side have taken the next level under the Croatian coach's watch and are now flying high at the top of the Bundesliga 2026/2027 table with 12 points from 4 games. The Black and Yellows have recorded a pair of convincing home wins in the competition to date, where they have scored 5 goals in total.
After a summer rebuilding job, Daniel Thioune has kept the Green-Whites in the mix, starting with a 3-1 win at home to RB Leipzig, a 1-1 away draw to 1. FC Köln and a 3-2 home victory over FC Augsburg.
Kovač’s boys have a bit more
This game is really about early-season momentum, and the momentum is with Dortmund. The hosts have won 5 straight games across all competitions and their Bundesliga 2026/2027 wins to date have come in a 3-0 romp at home to SC Paderborn 07 and a 1-0 away grind at VfB Stuttgart.
There's a real contrast in style here between Kovač's compact, high-pressing and super quick in transition side and Thioune's more flexible approach that starts with a intensity-first game built around central overloads and counter-attacking.
The visitors have some players who can execute this strategy very well, but Bremen will struggle to create enough to win at Signal Iduna Park against this Dortmund side. But the visitors can certainly make it exciting, which is why we're going with over 2.5 goals here at 1.38.
Dortmund’s deadly duo can strike again
Dortmund are the clear 1.34 favourites and Bremen are a 7.9 long shot, which seems about right given the hosts are unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga 2026/2027, but the Black and Yellows have the momentum and home advantage, so they should take it.
Fabio Silva leads the way in Dortmund's Bundesliga 2026/2027 goals list with 2 in 3 games and gives Dortmund a sharp edge in the box, but Guirassy has chipped in with 4 of their 10 goals across the last 5 fixtures.
Niclas Füllkrug has 3 Bundesliga 2026/2027 goals in 4 games for Bremen and has scored 3 of their 7 in the last 5, so it's possible for one or both to score, although the best play is on Dortmund to score a few.
Marco Grüll has been Bremen's chief creator so far with 3 assists in 4 Bundesliga 2026/2027 matches and he gives Bremen some bite in transition.
