0 Werder Bremen vs 0 Borussia Dortmund
Serhou Guirassy ruled out as Dortmund make trip to Bremen.
Werder Bremen seek their first win of the season against Borussia Dortmund, who aim to continue their unbeaten run at Weserstadion, in an intriguing second matchday clash.
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen got their Bundesliga season off to a start with a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw against Augsburg after initially taking the lead. Felix Agu put Die Werderaner in front inside the first fifteen minutes before Augsburg restored parity via Elvis Rexhbecaj. Moments later, Augsburg took the lead.
However, Justin Njinmah came off the bench after a lengthy injury layoff and scored the equalizer to help Ole Werner’s side salvage a point. With the draw, Bremen have gone without a win in an opening-day match for the 10th successive time, recording 4 draws and 6 losses.
A difficult encounter against Dortmund is expected on Match Day 2. Werder Bremen will be eager to avoid defeat when they host the Black & Yellows on home turf in what will be the 111th meeting between the two sides. Despite the draw, Ole Werner was pleased with earning a point.
‘I’m able to live with the point,’ he said after the game, before commenting on his side’s missed chances. ‘If we’d been more clinical in the final third, then we could have managed to take all three points,’ he added. On Saturday, he will be hoping to pick up three points against Dortmund with a 3-5-2 formation. Marvin Ducksch and Keke Topp will lead the attack once again.
Borussia Dortmund
A comfortable 2-0 victory over Frankfurt helped Dortmund to a winning start last weekend. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens [72’, 90’+3] came up with a brace off the bench to rescue Dortmund.
With the opening-day win, back-to-back victories shouldn't be too far away for Dortmund. A result in this match would mean a maiden win for Nuri Şahin as manager following Edin Terzic’s departure.
While BVB haven't played any other side more often, they remain unbeaten in their last eight visits to Werder Bremen [6W, 2D, 0L]. That fine run of form on the road against the hosts would leave Dortmund confident of returning as happy travellers.
A 3-4-2-1 formation with Karim Adeyemi in attack is expected. 'Yan Couto is out. He has a slight injury,' Şahin said in a pre-match press conference on Thursday. ‘He will stay with us during the international break. We hope he'll be back the week before Heidenheim and be available then,’ he added.
Serhou Guirassy [knee injury] also remains unavailable, while Kjell Wätjen is expected to make a return after the international break.
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