- Borussia Dortmund have won 5 games in a row across all competitions, beating Werder Bremen 2-0 away in this fixture 4 months ago.
- SV Werder Bremen have won 3, drawn 1, and lost 1 of their last 5 games across all current competitions.
- Borussia Dortmund have won both of their Bundesliga 2026/2027 home games so far.
Dortmund are in the groove
Borussia Dortmund will take on SV Werder Bremen at Signal Iduna Park, Germany, on Friday, where the Black and Yellows are favourites at 17/50. Bremen are a long shot at 69/10, but after 4 games, there is no denying that Niko Kovač has had Dortmund humming at the top of the Bundesliga 2026/2027 table with 12 points while Daniel Thioune has had Bremen plodding along in 8th with 7 points.
Dortmund have won 5 straight games across all comps, following up a 3-0 home cruise against SC Paderborn 07 with a 1-0 grind away to VfB Stuttgart. Kovač has made Dortmund a compact, pressing team that can hit on the attack quickly in vertical transitions and they are a tough team to play against when they get going. In Fabio Silva, they have the Bundesliga 2026/2027's hottest striker with 2 goals in 3 appearances so far and in Serhou Guirassy, they have another hot hand up front - Guirassy has 4 of Dortmund's 10 goals in their last 5 matches, so they should be in the mood to pile up the goals again on Friday.
Bremen can make a game of it
The Green-Whites have been a mixed bag this season, but they have won 2 of their 4 Bundesliga 2026/2027 games so far, beating RB Leipzig 3-1 at home, drawing 1-1 away at 1. FC Köln and winning 3-2 at home to FC Augsburg. Thioune, who has had the team playing a flexible, intensity-first game based on central overloads and playing off the counter, has done well since taking over on 4 February 2026 to keep Bremen competitive after their summer rebuild.
Bremen can definitely make a good game of this fixture as they have the attacking weapons to do so. In Niclas Füllkrug, they have a 3-goal scorer after 4 Bundesliga 2026/2027 games and Marco Grüll has provided 3 assists in 4 games, so he is also adding bite in transition, but they have taken just 1 point from 2 away games and conceded 5 goals in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 so far.
Dortmund can take it
Dortmund are clear favourites for this clash and are well worth backing in the draw no bet market as the momentum is fully on their side and matchweek 5 is all about building momentum in the first half of the season. Dortmund have won the last 2 Bundesliga head-to-heads, including a 2-0 away win 4 months ago and Bremen have failed to win their last 2 away games at this venue, so the home side should be able to get it done.
Over 2.5 goals at 19/50 fits the tempo that both of these teams play at and Dortmund's attacking form suggests there will be a few goals in this match.
