Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen predicted line-ups
DFB Pokal · Tue 27 Oct
Borussia Dortmund3-4-2-1 · Home
Werder Bremen3-4-3 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Borussia Dortmund
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: N. Kovač

Werder Bremen
3-4-3Formation· Coach: O. Werner
- 1K. Hein
- 32M. Friedl
- 5A. Pieper
- 33Mick Schmetgens
- 13Arthur
- 15L. Reis
- 23Dariusz Stalmach
- 17M. Grüll
- 20Chuky San José
- 18E. Dinkçi
- 38P. Erevbenagie
- 9S. Guirassy
- 18E. Nwaneri
- 20M. Sabitzer
- 26J. Ryerson
- 7J. Bellingham
- 17C. Chukwuemeka
- 8F. Nmecha
- 3W. Anton
- 5R. Bensebaïni
- 22Kouakou Joane Gadou
- 1G. Kobel
Bench
- 33A. Meyer
- 49L. Reggiani
- 24D. Svensson
- 25J. Veerman
- 14M. Beier
- 21Fábio Silva
- 30P. Drewes
Out
- K. Karetsas · Health problems
- F. Mane · Muscle Injury
- J. Lerma · Muscle Injury
- G. Konstantelias · Knee Injury
- S. Inacio · Red Card
- R. Bensebaini · Ribs Injury
- N. Schlotterbeck · Ankle Injury
- M. Kaba · Injury
Bench
- 30A. Schlager
- 4N. Stark
- 3O. Wójcik
- 2O. Deman
- 10N. Füllkrug
- 26C. Itten
- 29Salim Amani Musah
Out
- M. N'Diaye · Groin Injury
- S. Lynen · Hip Injury
- E. Dinkci · Injury
- J. Stage · Muscle Injury
- J. Njinmah · Thigh Injury
- Y. Regeer · Injury
- O. Wojcik · Muscle Injury
- F. Agu · Calf Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen line-ups published?
Clubs in the DFB Pokal release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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