Dortmund’s two Bundesliga home wins put Bremen’s away record under scrutiny
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Dortmund’s home record and Bremen’s away results establish the central pre-match question, with both teams’ principal scorers and supplied availability updates shaping the context.
Before kickoff
The defining contrast
The key question is whether Borussia Dortmund’s strong home start can expose Werder Bremen’s away weakness when the Bundesliga match kicks off at Signal Iduna Park on Friday, October 9, at 18:30 UTC. Dortmund have won both home games this season, scored 5 goals and conceded 0. Bremen have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 2 away games, scoring 2 goals and conceding 5.
The pre-match provisional standings add context: Dortmund are ranked #1 with 12 points from 4 games, while Bremen are ranked #8 with 7 points from 4 games. The hosts are 5 points ahead of the visitors, 12 v 7. Dortmund’s recent form is four wins from a four-match sample; Bremen’s is loss, win, draw, win, also across four matches. That gives the leaders the clearer recent record, but not a guarantee of the result.
Where the goal threat sits
N. Füllkrug leads Bremen’s listed scoring threat with 3 goals in 4 appearances. M. Grüll has 2 goals and 3 assists in 4 appearances. Dortmund’s leading listed contributors are S. Guirassy, with 2 goals and 2 assists in 4 appearances, and F. Nmecha, with 2 goals in 4 appearances.
Availability check
Dortmund are without E. Can and G. Konstantelias, both with knee injuries. C. Chukwuemeka, K. Karetsas, J. Lerma, F. Mane and J. Ryerson are questionable. Bremen are missing F. Agu, S. Alvero, S. Lynen, S. Musah, M. N'Diaye, J. Njinmah, J. Stage and K. Topp.
At kickoff, can Bremen’s listed attackers test a Dortmund defence that has kept clean sheets in both home games this season?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | WWWW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | Bayern München | WWDW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | DWWW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | LDWW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | WDWL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | WLWD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | DLWW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | WDWL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | LWLW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | DWLD | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 | DWDL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | WLLD | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | LDLW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LWLL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | LLWL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | WLLL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin | LLLD | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | LLLL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 |