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Preview: Borussia Dortmund aim to seal top four berth against Werder Bremen

By Tushar Bahl

DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 21: Marco Reus cheers after scoring his team's 4th goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on April 21, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 21: Marco Reus cheers after scoring his team's 4th goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on April 21, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) /
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Borussia Dortmund can all but confirm their spot in the next season’s UEFA Champions League with a win against Werder Bremen this weekend.

While the reverse fixture saw the end of the infamous Peter Bosz reign, Borussia Dortmund are in a slightly better shape going into Sunday’s tie. With three games to go until the end of the season, Peter Stoger and his men could all but secure a spot in the top four with a win against Werder Bremen. After last week’s 4-0 thumping of Leverkusen, Dortmund are on a high. Fans will be hoping for more of the same when Werder Bremen play host to the black and yellows.

Match Information

Location: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany

Date: April 29, 2018

Time: 06:00 PM CEST/ 12:00 PM GMT

Form Guide

Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 Matches: WLWLW

Last Match: Borussia Dortmund 4 Bayer Leverkusen 0

Borussia Dortmund are on a high after last weekend’s thumping of Leverkusen (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund are on a high after last weekend’s thumping of Leverkusen (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images) /

Analysis: Borussia Dortmund played their best football of the season last time around. Led by Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus and Christian Pulisic, BVB turned on the style and tore Leverkusen apart last weekend. The result game them a much needed win and helped them get back to third place in he league table.

Werder Bremen

Last 5 Matches: WWLDL

Last Match: Stuttgart 2 Werder Bremen 0

Analysis: Bremen suffered defeat last weekend, as a goal in each half saw Stuttgart edge to victory. Bremen dominated possession but were undone by an early goal, before Berkay Ozcan sealed the win in the 90th minute for Stuttgart. Werder Bremen are currently 12th in the table and will be hoping to secure their top flight status with a win on Sunday.

Opposition Star Man: Max Kruse

Kruse is Bremen’s leading goalscorer, having netted six times this season. He also has six assists to his name and the former Mönchengladbach will be hoping to get one over Borussia Dortmund this weekend. It will be interesting to see what approach Peter Stoger takes to counter the threat he poses.

Last Match: Borussia Dortmund 1 Werder Bremen 2

The reverse fixture was the final game of the catastrophic reign of Peter Bosz. Borussia Dortmund were simply no match for Bremen, and fans let their feelings be known throughout the game, with boos ringing all over. Theodor Gebre Selassie scored the winner after Maximilian Eggestein had given them the lead in the first half. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored Dortmund’s equaliser early in the second half, which turned out to be his last goal for the club.

Borussia Dortmund and Peter Bosz leave the Signal Iduna Park with another loss.
Borussia Dortmund were embarrassed by Werder Bremen in the reverse fixture (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) /

It was one of the darkest days in Dortmund’s recent history, and the club made the move to sack Peter Bosz, and Peter Stoger was appointed on the very next day.

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Possible Lineups

Borussia Dortmund: Bürki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Toprak, Akanji – Weigl – Pulisic, Gotze, Reus, Sancho – Philipp

Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Moisander, Augustinsson – Eggestein, Delaney, Junuzovic – Rashica, Belfodil, Kruse

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Werder Bremen

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