Dortmund vs Bremen: Preview and betting tips

After the national break, Bremen and Dortmund will play the Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park. The home side will be looking to build on the results and the form they gained just before the national break. The away side had a lot to improve on over the break and should improve their performance if they want to avoid relegation battles.

Dortmund are currently in fourth place in the Bundesliga, only two points behind first-placed Leverkusen. Two draws came right from the start of the competition and it looked like the team was still coming to terms with the departure of Jude Belligham. Since then, however, Dortmund have won all their games and have yet to taste defeat.

Werder Bremen, on the other hand, surround 14th place with just six points. The points came in duels with currently last-placed Cologne and penultimate-placed Mainz. Only in one match did Bremen manage to keep a clean sheet, which is especially unfortunate for Czech goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenko.

Key figures

The key figure of the home team is definitely Julian Brandt. The central offensive midfielder is the offensive brain of Borussia. Most of the action goes through him, he already has 2 goals and 4 assists in the Bundesliga. He should be the one to take over the role already occupied by the aforementioned Jude Belligham.

The mainstays still include the ageless Dortmund icon Marco Reus. In addition to his role as a player, he still plays the role of mentor for new young players. He has 3 goals this Bundesliga season and is tied for first place in the club’s scoring table with Donyell Malen.

On the Bremen side, striker Marvin Ducksch is definitely a key player. He scored 12 goals in the Bundesliga last season and has two goals this season. The crisis of the whole team is reflected in him as well. As soon as the whole team starts to do well, he will also start to score a lot more goals.

Milos Veljkovic is Werder’s defensive stalwart. The Serbian central defender has long been part of Bremen’s starting line-up. Moreover, he has been at the club since 2015 and knows the club’s environment perfectly. We must not forget the fact that he plays for the Serbian national team, he played the entire qualifying match against Montenegro.

Injury to Pavlenka

During the national break, Jiri Pavlenka suffered a groin injury and this means a big complication. Pavlenka is a long-time leader of the club, since his arrival from Slavia in Prague. Michael Zetterer, who played only 2 games last season, will have to play in goal and this season will be his competitive debut.

Betting tips

A lot of goals are regularly conceded in Dortmund’s matches, so a tip on the number of goals above 2.5 would certainly not be out of place. Of course, the home team is a huge favourite and will probably enjoy at least a two-goal victory. Moreover, Dortmund have beaten Bremen in four of their last five games. Bremen enjoyed a great season at Signal Iduna Park last season

Betting tip I Dortmund win and score more than 2.5 goals in the match

Source: Bundesliga