Dortmund to host Werder Bremen in DFB-Pokal second round on October 27

Borussia Dortmund will host Werder Bremen at Signal Iduna Park in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on October 27 (BST). The match follows Dortmund’s 1-0 Bundesliga victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen’s 3-2 league win against Mainz 05.

Dortmund are competing with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title this season and enter the cup tie unbeaten in their last three matches. Niko Kovac’s side will play at home in the DFB-Pokal and the club report indicated they will aim to use home conditions to progress in the tournament. Werder Bremen arrive on a five-match unbeaten run following their win over Mainz 05, but the visitors face the challenge of playing away. Bremen have not beaten Dortmund in their last three meetings and recently held them to a draw, so they will be seeking a first win in that sequence.

Maximilian Beier, described as 24 years old in the report, scored the match-winning goal in Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Frankfurt and is expected to have a key role in midfield and attack for the cup tie. The article states that Beier will be keen to help his side in the German cup competition. For Werder Bremen, Niclas Füllkrug is noted as a 33-year-old who converted two penalties in the previous league game and is set to operate as the sole striker.

Borussia Dortmund are listed as missing Emre Can, Konstantinos Karetsas, Justin Lerma, Giannis Konstantelias and Kaua Prates through injury. Werder Bremen are reported to be without Salim Musah, Keke Topp, Justin Njinmah, Skelly Alvero, Jens Stage, Felix Agu and Moussa N’Diaye due to injury, with Olivier Deman possibly sidelined because of a lack of fitness.

Projected lineups provided in the source are listed as follows. "Kobel (GK); Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson; Beier, Silva; Guirassy". "Hein (GK); Arthur, Pieper, Friedl, Deman; Reis, Regeer; Weiser, Chuki, Grull; Fullkrug"

The report describes both clubs as being on decent runs of form and states Dortmund will have a slight advantage at home while Bremen will not go down without a fight. The published prediction in the piece is Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Werder Bremen.

Television and streaming details in the source list Germany: Das Erste, Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Top Event and Sky Sport Mix; United Kingdom: Premier Sports Player and Premier Sports 2; some regions may have the fixture available via the German Football official YouTube channel, and fans in India can watch live on the FanCode app and website. This clash takes place on October 27 (BST) at Signal Iduna Park.