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Borussia Dortmund First Team

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First team matches

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First team news

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After a shaky start, they did not allow their opponents a single shot on goal after the 50th minute and kept a clean sheet for the ninth time this Bundesliga season. Here are the match facts.<\/b><\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund celebrated a deserved albeit laboured 3-0 home win (19-5 shots on goal) against Werder Bremen. After a shaky start, they did not allow their opponents a single shot on goal after the 50th minute and kept a clean sheet for the ninth time this Bundesliga season. 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He then ended his run of seven goalless league games with his sixth goal of the season as a substitute against Werder.<\/p>\nGoal guarantee: <\/b>The Black & Yellows have scored at least one goal in each of their last 25 Bundesliga matches. Borussia last failed to score in March 2025 in Leipzig (2-0).<\/p>\nGoal streak:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have scored at least one goal in each of their last 18 Bundesliga home matches against Werder Bremen.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-fakten/97-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"97-Schlotterbeck-1768344120269\"> \n<\/p>\nAn attacking defender: <\/b>Nico Schlotterbeck scored his second goal of the season. He previously scored on Matchday 13 to make it 2-0 in the home game against Hoffenheim. Against Bremen, he was successful with one of his three efforts on goal to give his side a 1-0 lead. He had the most touches of any BVB player (84) and was also Dortmund's strongest tackler (winning 75% of his challenges).<\/p>\nAssist:<\/b> Julian Ryerson provided his fifth assist of the season, his second this calendar year. No other BVB player has more than three assists so far.<\/p>\nMilestone: <\/b>Marcel Sabitzer made his 250th Bundesliga appearance (65 for Borussia Dortmund, 145 for Leipzig and 40 for Bayern Munich).<\/p>\nHalf-time lead:<\/b> BVB went into the break with a 1-0 lead for the third home game in a row. 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He then ended his run of seven goalless league games with his sixth goal of the season as a substitute against Werder.<\/p>\nGoal guarantee: <\/b>The Black & Yellows have scored at least one goal in each of their last 25 Bundesliga matches. Borussia last failed to score in March 2025 in Leipzig (2-0).<\/p>\nGoal streak:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have scored at least one goal in each of their last 18 Bundesliga home matches against Werder Bremen.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-fakten/97-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"97-Schlotterbeck-1768344120269\"> \n<\/p>\nAn attacking defender: <\/b>Nico Schlotterbeck scored his second goal of the season. He previously scored on Matchday 13 to make it 2-0 in the home game against Hoffenheim. Against Bremen, he was successful with one of his three efforts on goal to give his side a 1-0 lead. He had the most touches of any BVB player (84) and was also Dortmund's strongest tackler (winning 75% of his challenges).<\/p>\nAssist:<\/b> Julian Ryerson provided his fifth assist of the season, his second this calendar year. No other BVB player has more than three assists so far.<\/p>\nMilestone: <\/b>Marcel Sabitzer made his 250th Bundesliga appearance (65 for Borussia Dortmund, 145 for Leipzig and 40 for Bayern Munich).<\/p>\nHalf-time lead:<\/b> BVB went into the break with a 1-0 lead for the third home game in a row. (br)<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-d81110de76","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Facts: 09th clean sheet for Kobel and co. 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Here are the match reactions.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Nico Schlotterbeck, Marcel Sabitzer and Gregor Kobel spoke about the clear 3-0 victory over Werder Bremen. Here are the match reactions.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Julian Ryerson<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe\u2019re not particularly proud of the first-half performance. The only positive was that we went into the break with a lead. The second half was better, and in the end we scored the goals we needed to score to keep the game from getting too exciting. The devil is in the detail (compared to the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt, ed.): we didn\u2019t concede any goals and scored three ourselves. So overall, we got three points, and we\u2019re happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sky): "The corner (for the 1-0, ed.) was pretty much perfect, the goalkeeper was blocked and couldn't get to the ball. Then you're standing three metres in front of the goal, you don't have to do much, just stand in the right place. I already had a huge chance against Frankfurt, and now again today. I hope it works out more often in the coming weeks. We're on the right track, but not on a perfect one. We played well against Frankfurt, but we really struggled in the first half today. We played with more confidence in the second half. We still have a few steps to take, but I think we'll manage that in the coming weeks. And then at some point the crucial games will come, as we head towards March and April \u2013 and then you have to be ready: in the league, in the Champions League. We had a difficult season last year, and the year before that too. Now we're in a pretty good position. If we continue to win games, things are looking pretty good."<\/p>\nMarcel Sabitzer<\/b> (speaking to Sky about his goal): "That was a very good moment for me because I'm not scoring very often at the moment. Felix (Nmecha, ed.) can play those passes, I take it, let it bounce once and then hit it really well." <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/13/Sabitzer-We-played-it-out-well-from-the-back.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More from Marcel Sabitzer on the game can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-reaktionen/98-Kobel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"98-Kobel-1768343291023\"><\/p>\nGregor Kobel<\/b> (in the mixed zone): "We had a difficult start in the first half. But we still defended well in the important moments, scored a goal from a set-piece and went into the break 1-0 up \u2013 which was super important, given how the game had gone up to that point. In the second half, we clearly dominated the game. They hardly had any chances. We played very intelligently, solidly and maturely, and then went on to score three goals again."<\/p>\nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Julian Ryerson<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe\u2019re not particularly proud of the first-half performance. The only positive was that we went into the break with a lead. The second half was better, and in the end we scored the goals we needed to score to keep the game from getting too exciting. The devil is in the detail (compared to the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt, ed.): we didn\u2019t concede any goals and scored three ourselves. So overall, we got three points, and we\u2019re happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sky): "The corner (for the 1-0, ed.) was pretty much perfect, the goalkeeper was blocked and couldn't get to the ball. Then you're standing three metres in front of the goal, you don't have to do much, just stand in the right place. I already had a huge chance against Frankfurt, and now again today. I hope it works out more often in the coming weeks. We're on the right track, but not on a perfect one. We played well against Frankfurt, but we really struggled in the first half today. We played with more confidence in the second half. We still have a few steps to take, but I think we'll manage that in the coming weeks. And then at some point the crucial games will come, as we head towards March and April \u2013 and then you have to be ready: in the league, in the Champions League. We had a difficult season last year, and the year before that too. Now we're in a pretty good position. If we continue to win games, things are looking pretty good."<\/p>\nMarcel Sabitzer<\/b> (speaking to Sky about his goal): "That was a very good moment for me because I'm not scoring very often at the moment. Felix (Nmecha, ed.) can play those passes, I take it, let it bounce once and then hit it really well." <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/13/Sabitzer-We-played-it-out-well-from-the-back.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More from Marcel Sabitzer on the game can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-reaktionen/98-Kobel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"98-Kobel-1768343291023\"><\/p>\nGregor Kobel<\/b> (in the mixed zone): "We had a difficult start in the first half. But we still defended well in the important moments, scored a goal from a set-piece and went into the break 1-0 up \u2013 which was super important, given how the game had gone up to that point. In the second half, we clearly dominated the game. They hardly had any chances. 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On the last matchday of the first half of the season, BVB celebrated an ultimately convincing 3-0 (1-0) victory over Werder Bremen after goals from Nico Schlotterbeck, Marcel Sabitzer and Serhou Guirassy in what was a hard-fought game for long stretches.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Personnel matters \n<\/b>The BVB starting line-up featured three changes from the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt: Carney Chukwuemeka, Yan Couto and Fabio Silva replaced Julian Brandt, Daniel Svensson and Guirassy (all on the bench). Julian Ryerson moved from the right to the left side of Dortmund's 3-4-2-1 formation to replace Svensson in the back four. Jobe Bellingham was back in the squad after serving his suspension, while Ramy Bensebaini was absent after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations. \n<\/b><\/p>\nThe match \n<\/b>In a balanced first half, Borussia, who didn't always take good care of the ball, took advantage of their first (and only) chance to take the lead: Schlotterbeck headed Ryerson's delivery from a corner into the net from close range in the 11th minute to open up a 1-0 lead. The first two shots of the game were taken by the visitors, who were confident on the ball and lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. Njinmah, who returned to Bremen two-and-a-half years ago after a loan spell with Dortmund's U23s, found himself one-on-one with Kobel in the 18th minute after racing clear from the halfway line, but the keeper made his second brilliant save of the game to prevent the visitors from equalising. \n<\/b><\/p>\nThe Black & Yellows lacked dynamism and pace in the first half against a well-organised opponent who pushed forward courageously every time they won the ball. Although the statistics at half-time showed Dortmund had had five shots compared to three for Bremen, albeit the visitors were 2-1 ahead in terms of clear chances.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-spielbericht/99-Bremen2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"99-Bremen2-1768335565201\"><\/p>\nCan came on after the break to replace Süle, who had been booked, and provided more defensive stability for BVB. However, with the exception of one scene in the 55th minute, there was little improvement in terms of mobility, agility or determination going forward: goalkeeper Backhaus and defender Pieper foiled attempts from Beier one after the other. And so, after an hour, further changes were made from the bench \u2013 Guirassy, Bellingham and Svensson replaced Beier, Chukwuemeka and Ryerson (67) \u2013 and with them a new formation: Sabitzer moved significantly further forward in a 3-5-2 and operated on the right behind the strike duo of Fabio Silva and Guirassy.<\/p>\nAnd he soon found the back of the net! With a quarter of an hour to go, the Black & Yellows finally had a sustained spell of possession in the opposition's half. The ball found its way to Sabitzer via Schlotterbeck, Svensson and Nmecha, and he took a touch on the edge of the box before sending a low shot into the bottom-left corner of the net to make it 2-0 (76). Shortly afterwards, Bellingham put Pieper under pressure in build-up, the ball fell to Guirassy, who kept his cool from 12 metres out and slotted home to make it 3-0 (83).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-spielbericht/99-Bremen1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"99-Bremen1-1768335583466\"><\/p>\nOutlook \n<\/b>The next home match is coming up on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CET, live on Sky), when FC St. Pauli will be the visitors at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Borussia Dortmund 3\u20130 (1-0) Werder Bremen<\/b><\/h2>\nBundesliga, Matchday 17  \n <\/b>Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 20:30 CET<\/p>\nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Süle (46, Can), Anton, Schlotterbeck \u2013 Couto, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Ryerson (67, Svensson) \u2013 Beier (67, Guirassy), Chukwuemeka (67, Bellingham) \u2013 Fabio Silva (84, Adeyemi) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Meyer, Mane, Brandt, Özcan \nWerder Bremen:<\/b> Backhaus \u2013 Pieper, Friedl, Coulibaly \u2013 Sugawara, Lynen, Schmidt (81, Deman) \u2013 Schmid (81, Puertas), Stage \u2013 Njinmah (81, Mbangula), Grüll (69, Milosevic) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Hein, Malatini, Alvero, Covic, Topp \nGoals:<\/b> 1-0 Schlotterbeck (11, corner, Ryerson), 2-0 Sabitzer (76, Nmecha), 3:0 Guirassy (83, Bellingham) \nBookings:<\/b> Süle, Sabitzer \nReferee:<\/b> Siebert (Berlin) \nAttendance:<\/b> 81,365 (sold-out) in SIGNAL IDUNA PARK<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-spielbericht/99-Grafik-Bremen.jpg\" data-assetref=\"99-Grafik-Bremen-1768335514442\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Personnel matters \n<\/b>The BVB starting line-up featured three changes from the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt: Carney Chukwuemeka, Yan Couto and Fabio Silva replaced Julian Brandt, Daniel Svensson and Guirassy (all on the bench). Julian Ryerson moved from the right to the left side of Dortmund's 3-4-2-1 formation to replace Svensson in the back four. Jobe Bellingham was back in the squad after serving his suspension, while Ramy Bensebaini was absent after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations. \n<\/b><\/p>\nThe match \n<\/b>In a balanced first half, Borussia, who didn't always take good care of the ball, took advantage of their first (and only) chance to take the lead: Schlotterbeck headed Ryerson's delivery from a corner into the net from close range in the 11th minute to open up a 1-0 lead. The first two shots of the game were taken by the visitors, who were confident on the ball and lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. Njinmah, who returned to Bremen two-and-a-half years ago after a loan spell with Dortmund's U23s, found himself one-on-one with Kobel in the 18th minute after racing clear from the halfway line, but the keeper made his second brilliant save of the game to prevent the visitors from equalising. \n<\/b><\/p>\nThe Black & Yellows lacked dynamism and pace in the first half against a well-organised opponent who pushed forward courageously every time they won the ball. Although the statistics at half-time showed Dortmund had had five shots compared to three for Bremen, albeit the visitors were 2-1 ahead in terms of clear chances.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-spielbericht/99-Bremen2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"99-Bremen2-1768335565201\"><\/p>\nCan came on after the break to replace Süle, who had been booked, and provided more defensive stability for BVB. However, with the exception of one scene in the 55th minute, there was little improvement in terms of mobility, agility or determination going forward: goalkeeper Backhaus and defender Pieper foiled attempts from Beier one after the other. And so, after an hour, further changes were made from the bench \u2013 Guirassy, Bellingham and Svensson replaced Beier, Chukwuemeka and Ryerson (67) \u2013 and with them a new formation: Sabitzer moved significantly further forward in a 3-5-2 and operated on the right behind the strike duo of Fabio Silva and Guirassy.<\/p>\nAnd he soon found the back of the net! With a quarter of an hour to go, the Black & Yellows finally had a sustained spell of possession in the opposition's half. The ball found its way to Sabitzer via Schlotterbeck, Svensson and Nmecha, and he took a touch on the edge of the box before sending a low shot into the bottom-left corner of the net to make it 2-0 (76). Shortly afterwards, Bellingham put Pieper under pressure in build-up, the ball fell to Guirassy, who kept his cool from 12 metres out and slotted home to make it 3-0 (83).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-spielbericht/99-Bremen1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"99-Bremen1-1768335583466\"><\/p>\nOutlook \n<\/b>The next home match is coming up on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CET, live on Sky), when FC St. Pauli will be the visitors at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Borussia Dortmund 3\u20130 (1-0) Werder Bremen<\/b><\/h2>\nBundesliga, Matchday 17  \n <\/b>Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 20:30 CET<\/p>\nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Süle (46, Can), Anton, Schlotterbeck \u2013 Couto, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Ryerson (67, Svensson) \u2013 Beier (67, Guirassy), Chukwuemeka (67, Bellingham) \u2013 Fabio Silva (84, Adeyemi) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Meyer, Mane, Brandt, Özcan \nWerder Bremen:<\/b> Backhaus \u2013 Pieper, Friedl, Coulibaly \u2013 Sugawara, Lynen, Schmidt (81, Deman) \u2013 Schmid (81, Puertas), Stage \u2013 Njinmah (81, Mbangula), Grüll (69, Milosevic) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Hein, Malatini, Alvero, Covic, Topp \nGoals:<\/b> 1-0 Schlotterbeck (11, corner, Ryerson), 2-0 Sabitzer (76, Nmecha), 3:0 Guirassy (83, Bellingham) \nBookings:<\/b> Süle, Sabitzer \nReferee:<\/b> Siebert (Berlin) \nAttendance:<\/b> 81,365 (sold-out) in SIGNAL IDUNA PARK<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/13/bl-spielbericht/99-Grafik-Bremen.jpg\" data-assetref=\"99-Grafik-Bremen-1768335514442\"><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-f0fdabcdb0","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB overcome Bremen 3-0 in close game ","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569189_17_borussiadortmund-svwerderbremen<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569189_17_borussiadortmund-svwerderbremen","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-1425124911","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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This page will be updated if there is any news.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Line-up: Three Changes<\/b> \nCompared to the match in Frankfurt, there are three changes: Yan Couto, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Fabio Silva start in place of Daniel Svensson, Julian Brandt, and Serhou Guirassy.<\/p>\nThis is the BVB starting XI: Kobel, Couto, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Nmecha, Beier, Chukwuemeka, Sabitzer, Silva, Süle, Ryerson<\/p>\nReferee: Siebert to officiate \n <\/b>Daniel Siebert, a 41-year-old teacher from Berlin, will referee the match. Benedikt Kempkes and Rafael Foltyn are the assistant referees. The fourth official is Lukas Benen and Benjamin Cortus will be monitoring the game as VAR. Siebert has been a FIFA-referee since 2014 and mentions sport and travelling as his main interests. He first officiated a BVB match on 12 September 2015, when Borussia won their away game in Hannover 4-2. Siebert has officiated a total of 34 matches involving Borussia Dortmund (23 wins, five draws and six defeats). He last refereed BVB this season in their home game against Wolfsburg (2-0).<\/p>\nTickets: secondary market open \n <\/b>BVB's home game against Bremen has been sold out since Saturday. The secondary market will be open on matchday until 17:00 CET. Here, ticket holders can legally offer their season or day tickets in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/profis/channel/shop/index/\">BVB-Ticketshop<\/a> if they are able to attend the match in  SIGNAL IDUNA PARK in person. Ticket holders do not have to hand over their season or day ticket as the tickets can be blocked and subsequently reactivated electronically. The secondary market is available for all home games that are sold out.<\/p>\nArrival: ticket in ticket \n <\/b>This service by BVB and DSW21 remains unique in the Bundesliga: the admission ticket for SIGNAL IDUNA PARK is also valid for travelling to and from the stadium throughout the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This also applies to plastic season tickets. Holders of \u201cPrint@Home-Tickets\u201d or \u201cmobile Tickets\u201d (e.g.. Apple Wallet), must carry a public transport ticket in addition to their admission ticket, which can be purchased free of charge online <a href=\"https://kombiticket.dsw21.de/\">on this website<\/a>. <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/12/Anreiseinfos-zum-Heimspiel-gegen-Bremen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For travel information.<\/a><\/p>\nKits: BVB in Black & Yellow \n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home kit with black shorts and yellow socks. <a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/trikots/heimtrikot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Get your home kit now!)<\/a> Werder Bremen will wear a white kit with grey and green accents, and grey shorts and socks.<\/p>\nLive broadcast: Sky and Netradio \n <\/b>The match will be broadcast live on Sky. Martin Groß will be on commentary duties. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. The reporters are Norbert Dickel and Stephan Gabele. BVB Netradio will start 15 minutes before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB TV, among other places.<\/p>\nWeather: dry and rather cold \n <\/b>The weather forecast for Tuesday: a mix of clouds (mostly) and sunshine (occasionally) will determine a largely dry day. The temperature is expected to be around seven degrees at kick-off. There will be a ten percent chance of rain in the evening.<\/p>\nLiveticker: over to the app \n <\/b>BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not just the case during the match but throughout the entire holiday - starting at 09:09 CET. In \u201choliday mode\u201d, the BVB app (<a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">download<\/a>) offers find news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics, and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels X, Facebook and Instagram. The match report plus reactions will follow on the website and on the app after the final whistle.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Line-up: Three Changes<\/b> \nCompared to the match in Frankfurt, there are three changes: Yan Couto, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Fabio Silva start in place of Daniel Svensson, Julian Brandt, and Serhou Guirassy.<\/p>\nThis is the BVB starting XI: Kobel, Couto, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Nmecha, Beier, Chukwuemeka, Sabitzer, Silva, Süle, Ryerson<\/p>\nReferee: Siebert to officiate \n <\/b>Daniel Siebert, a 41-year-old teacher from Berlin, will referee the match. Benedikt Kempkes and Rafael Foltyn are the assistant referees. The fourth official is Lukas Benen and Benjamin Cortus will be monitoring the game as VAR. Siebert has been a FIFA-referee since 2014 and mentions sport and travelling as his main interests. He first officiated a BVB match on 12 September 2015, when Borussia won their away game in Hannover 4-2. Siebert has officiated a total of 34 matches involving Borussia Dortmund (23 wins, five draws and six defeats). He last refereed BVB this season in their home game against Wolfsburg (2-0).<\/p>\nTickets: secondary market open \n <\/b>BVB's home game against Bremen has been sold out since Saturday. The secondary market will be open on matchday until 17:00 CET. Here, ticket holders can legally offer their season or day tickets in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/profis/channel/shop/index/\">BVB-Ticketshop<\/a> if they are able to attend the match in  SIGNAL IDUNA PARK in person. Ticket holders do not have to hand over their season or day ticket as the tickets can be blocked and subsequently reactivated electronically. The secondary market is available for all home games that are sold out.<\/p>\nArrival: ticket in ticket \n <\/b>This service by BVB and DSW21 remains unique in the Bundesliga: the admission ticket for SIGNAL IDUNA PARK is also valid for travelling to and from the stadium throughout the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This also applies to plastic season tickets. Holders of \u201cPrint@Home-Tickets\u201d or \u201cmobile Tickets\u201d (e.g.. Apple Wallet), must carry a public transport ticket in addition to their admission ticket, which can be purchased free of charge online <a href=\"https://kombiticket.dsw21.de/\">on this website<\/a>. <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/12/Anreiseinfos-zum-Heimspiel-gegen-Bremen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For travel information.<\/a><\/p>\nKits: BVB in Black & Yellow \n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home kit with black shorts and yellow socks. <a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/trikots/heimtrikot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Get your home kit now!)<\/a> Werder Bremen will wear a white kit with grey and green accents, and grey shorts and socks.<\/p>\nLive broadcast: Sky and Netradio \n <\/b>The match will be broadcast live on Sky. Martin Groß will be on commentary duties. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. The reporters are Norbert Dickel and Stephan Gabele. BVB Netradio will start 15 minutes before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB TV, among other places.<\/p>\nWeather: dry and rather cold \n <\/b>The weather forecast for Tuesday: a mix of clouds (mostly) and sunshine (occasionally) will determine a largely dry day. The temperature is expected to be around seven degrees at kick-off. There will be a ten percent chance of rain in the evening.<\/p>\nLiveticker: over to the app \n <\/b>BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not just the case during the match but throughout the entire holiday - starting at 09:09 CET. 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Die Anzeigetafel beim Spiel gegen Wolfsburg zeigt die Nachspielzeit an.

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BVB's last home defeat in the Bundesliga was ten months ago: on 8  March, the Black & Yellows lost their game against FC Augsburg by a scoreline of 1-0. Werder have lost four of their eight away games so far. They won in Gladbach and took a point from Heidenheim, Mainz and, most recently, Augsburg.<\/p>\nHead-to-head record:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have lost ten times against Werder Bremen after taking a 1-0 lead, but they have also turned a game around eight times (most recently in 2020/21) after being down. In their Bundesliga history, BVB have only won more games against Eintracht Frankfurt (51 times) than against Werder Bremen (49 times). They have also suffered more defeats only against Bayern Munich (55) and VfB Stuttgart (44), than against Bremen (42). However, BVB have only lost one of their last 13 matches.<\/p>\nStatistics: <\/b>Borussia Dortmund <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/9/Rasantes-33-fuer-den-BVB-zum-Jahresauftakt-in-Frankfurt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scored all three of their goals in Frankfurt<\/a> directly or indirectly from crosses in open play, making them the club with the most goals from such crosses in the league, just like the previous season. Only two clubs made more high-intensity runs than BVB (an average of 705 high-intensity runs per match). Werder Bremen on the other hand, covered the lowest distance per match (an average of 116.7 kilometers). No other club have had more counter-attack efforts than Werder (20).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/12/bl-faktenvorschau/05-Bremen2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"05-Bremen2-1768223961910\"><\/p>\nLast season:<\/b> In front of 81.365 spectators in a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, BVB first lost the injured Felix Nmecha (8), and then  Nico Schlotterbeck received an early red card (21). However, Borussia celebrated goals in the 28th and in the 51st minutes, courtesy of Serhou Guirassy and an own goal by Marco Friedl. However, Werder Bremen profited from their numerical advantage with goals from Leonardo Bittencourt (65) and Marvin Ducksch (73) to equalise and secure a 2-2 final score.<\/p>\nThe biggest home win:<\/b> So far, BVB have scored 101 home goals against Werder. 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They won in Gladbach and took a point from Heidenheim, Mainz and, most recently, Augsburg.<\/p>\nHead-to-head record:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have lost ten times against Werder Bremen after taking a 1-0 lead, but they have also turned a game around eight times (most recently in 2020/21) after being down. In their Bundesliga history, BVB have only won more games against Eintracht Frankfurt (51 times) than against Werder Bremen (49 times). They have also suffered more defeats only against Bayern Munich (55) and VfB Stuttgart (44), than against Bremen (42). However, BVB have only lost one of their last 13 matches.<\/p>\nStatistics: <\/b>Borussia Dortmund <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/9/Rasantes-33-fuer-den-BVB-zum-Jahresauftakt-in-Frankfurt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scored all three of their goals in Frankfurt<\/a> directly or indirectly from crosses in open play, making them the club with the most goals from such crosses in the league, just like the previous season. Only two clubs made more high-intensity runs than BVB (an average of 705 high-intensity runs per match). Werder Bremen on the other hand, covered the lowest distance per match (an average of 116.7 kilometers). 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The BVB professional squad

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BVB squad in action: Our black and yellows

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