Borussia Dortmund don welcome Werder Bremen to Signal Iduna Park for di fifth match of di Bundesliga season, and na Friday night football for BBC. Di two teams just return from international break. First half end 0-0, second half begin 0-0. Di game still dey balanced as both sides dey find way to break di deadlock.
Before kickoff, Dortmund come into di match unbeaten in all four games dis season. Na dem be di only team in di Bundesliga with perfect record, four wins from four. Niko Kovac side lead di table for di first time since May 2023. Di start don build on solid defence and sharp attack: Dortmund score nine goals dis season, all nine from open play, and dem concede only two.
Werder Bremen no dey slack. Dem make dia best start to a Bundesliga season since dem return to topflight in 2022, with seven points from opening four matches. Dat one leave dem for eighth place. At dis stage last season, di green and whites only get four points. Bremen manager Daniel Thioune talk say Dortmund na currently di best team in di league.
Di fixture get history. Dortmund and Werder Bremen share di record for most seasons played in di Bundesliga alongside Bayern Munich. Di two sides meet 114 times for top flight, and Dortmund win 51 of those games. Dortmund also dey chase first Bundesliga title since 2011-12.
Injury news before and during match. Nico Schlotterbeck return to pitch after injury to lateral ligament in training on Wednesday. Werder goalkeeper Karl Hein also return after coming back early from international duty with Estonia due to bruised thigh. During di game, Werder Bremen substitute Oskar Wójcik replace Amos Pieper because of injury. Dariusz Stalmach replace Youri Regeer because of injury. Mitchell Weiser replace Arthur. Dortmund bring Fábio Silva for Ethan Nwaneri.
Di chances dey flow. Karl Hein make total of four saves tonight. Nico Schlotterbeck get great chance, but Karl Hein save am. Maximilian Beier also force excellent save from Karl Hein as halftime approach. Niclas Füllkrug lead attack for Werder Bremen with chance wey offside. Marcel Sabitzer, wey don win nine of twelve matches against Werder and score four goals against dem, also get attempts. Füllkrug, wey score in each of Werder last three Bundesliga matches and in four of first five competitive matches, never find net in seven games against former club Dortmund.
For second half, Dortmund continue to push. Ethan Nwaneri left footed shot saved by Karl Hein. Serhou Guirassy header from close range just too high. Nico Schlotterbeck shot from outside box too high. Maximilian Beier header miss left. Marcel Sabitzer free kick miss top left corner. Werder also get chances: Niclas Füllkrug shot saved by Gregor Kobel. Ludovit Reis shot miss left after fast break. Olivier Deman shot blocked. Di game still no get goal as both teams look for breakthrough.
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