Lackluster but successful – BVB also wins against Werder Bremen. At halftime, Dortmund were whistled by their own fans despite being in the lead. After the break, Borussia reconciled the fans.
Successful, but still without shine: Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen and consolidated second place in the table. Coach Niko Kovac’s team clearly defeated the Hanseatic League 3-0 (1-0) thanks to two late goals. Nico Schlotterbeck (11th minute), Marcel Sabitzer (76th) and substitute Serhou Guirassy (83rd) scored the goals for BVB.
The three goals covered up a long-term poor performance by Dortmund, who were still unbeaten in the league at home. Guirassy also ended a personal negative streak. The attacker scored for the first time in the league since the end of October.
Werder has now not won six competitive games in a row. Coach Horst Steffen’s team, whose game against TSG Hoffenheim last weekend was canceled due to weather, has to be careful not to slip into the relegation battle after the unsuccessful start to the year.
Guirassy initially on the bench
Kovac did without Guirassy, who had recently been out of form, in the starting line-up and instead fielded Fábio Silva in the center of the attack.
In a nervous initial phase, the hosts visibly had trouble dealing with Bremen, who were running at a high pace. Dortmund made mistakes in the build-up game and were lucky that the Green-Whites didn’t take advantage of them. A corner gave us the lead out of nowhere. Schlotterbeck was surprisingly free to head the ball three meters in front of the Werder goal and didn’t miss this chance.
Whistles at break
The half-time whistle made it clear how dissatisfied the Dortmund fans were with their team’s performance despite being in the lead. They sent their players off to the dressing room with a loud whistle concert.
After the break, BVB got into the game a little better. However, Dortmund still did not offer any exciting offensive football. However, the Westphalians made fewer inadequacies in their build-up play and had opportunities to extend their lead. However, with a triple chance, Maximilian Beier and Silva couldn’t get past Werder keeper Mio Backhaus and the visitors’ defense.
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With a quarter of an hour to go, Sabitzer did better. The midfielder made the decision with a hard, well-placed shot. Substitute Guirassy even scored another goal.
Mainz leaves the bottom of the table
With their first Bundesliga win under Urs Fischer in the basement duel at the end of the first half of the season, 1. FSV Mainz 05 handed over the red lantern to 1. FC Heidenheim. The 2-1 (1-0) was Rheinhessen’s first home game win since February 2025 and the first three-pointer after twelve games without a win.
Silvan Widmer (30th minute) and Nadiem Amiri (48th) scored the goals for the hosts in front of 24,500 spectators in the Mewa Arena. Stefan Schimmer (60th) scored for the guests. Mainz caught up on points (12) with Heidenheim and FC St. Pauli, who have two games fewer. Thanks to the better goal difference, Mainz finished the first half of the season at least 17th in the table. Heidenheim is last.
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