SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund played a 0-0 draw on matchday 2. The brave hosts deservedly took a point from the Black and Yellows. BVB had to play the final phase with ten men after a yellow-red card for Nico Schlotterbeck (73′).
Bundesliga Match Facts
- Pass efficiency: Felix Agu (SVW), +4.2
- Most Pressed Player: Justin Njinmah (SVW), 24 times under pressure
- Fastest player of the game: Justin Njinmah (SVW), 33.96 km/h
- xGoals values of the teams: Bremen: 0.33 – Dortmund: 0.76
Ole Werner made two changes at SV Werder Bremen. Anthony Jung replaced Miloš Veljković in the back three and Justin Njinmah, who scored as a substitute in the draw in Augsburg, was allowed to start in place of new signing Keke Topp.
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Nuri Sahin also rotated two positions in his starting lineup. Unsurprisingly, Jamie Gittens, who scored twice, was allowed to start, and Maximilian Beier made his debut in the starting eleven for Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen and Karim Adeyemi initially sat on the bench.
Fantasy Heroes: Waldemar Anton (275 points), Michael Zetterer (206) and Pascal Groß (187)
Julian Brandt – here against Schmid and Stage – has the best BVB chance of the first half – Axel Heimken/Getty Images
Werder puts pressure on
Dortmund initially withdrew and left the ball to the hosts. Werder repeatedly tried to get behind the black and yellows’ line quickly and in the 11th minute had the best opportunity of the first half. Marvin Ducksch, who played his 100th Bundesliga game, passed to Romano Schmid, who served Njinmah in the middle. The attacker was stopped by Gregor Kobel, and Jens Stage’s follow-up shot went wide of the goal on the right.
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BVB then became stronger without creating a lot of chances. Apart from a few set pieces, which Bremen defended well, the opposition penalty area remained harmless. Just before half-time, Julian Brandt got a ball played well into the box, but the international shot wide of the goal (45th minute). The teams went into the dressing rooms goalless.
Schlotterbeck must go down
As in the first half, Werder dominated the opening phase. The Hanseatics started earlier and were able to win several balls in the attacking third. A shot from Njinmah was just deflected by Waldemar Anton for a corner, otherwise Werder would have used the good phase to take the lead (49th).
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BVB began to exert more pressure again after a few minutes. Substitute Karim Adeyemi tested Michael Zetterer from a distance (59th minute), and shortly afterwards the Bremen goalkeeper also saved a powerful header from Nico Schlotterbeck (64th minute). The national player remained in the spotlight after being cautioned when he cleared Njinmah during a Bremen counterattack and was sent off with a second yellow card (73rd minute). Werder attacked again with a numerical advantage, but could not overcome the organized defensive block of the visitors.
The quick Justin Njinmah causes some problems for Dortmund – AXEL HEIMKEN
Player of the match: Justin Njinmah
Justin Njinmah was not only the fastest player on the pitch (34.0 km/h), but also the one who was fouled the most (4 times). The attacker was directly involved in Bremen’s best chances in both the first (11th) and second half (49th) and it was he who also earned the yellow-red card against Nico Schlotterbeck.
