The last fixture between the sides: After Werder brilliantly won a DFB-Pokal match against Dortmund 3-2 on 4/2/2020, including an unbelievable goal from Leonardo Bittencourt, the sides faced off again in the wohninvest WESERSTADION just two weeks later. Werder’s difficult 2019/20 Bundesliga campaign continued on 22/2/20 as SVW lost 2-0. Dan-Axel Zagadou (52’) and Erling Haaland (66’) were the goalscorers, but the latter will be absent on Tuesday due to injury.
Thrilling encounters: It’s a fixture with history; Werder Bremen have played Borussia Dortmund 104 times. The Green-Whites have won 41 games, 19 were drawn and BVB have won on 44 occasions. Werder’s last league win against Dortmund was three years ago, a 2-1 win away from home on 9th December 2017. They’ve failed to win in the five matches since (two defeats, three draws), but the games have been open and exciting.
Changes for our opponents: After the heavy 5-1 loss against VfB Stuttgart, the board at Borussia Dortmund decided to part ways with head coach Lucien Favre. Dortmund have gone three Bundesliga games without a win, including a home defeat against Köln. SV Werder are also looking to find some form after an eight-match winless streak (five draws, three defeats).