Overview
- The loss in Dortmund extended Werder's winless Bundesliga run to six matches and their scoring drought to three.
- They remain five points above the relegation playoff place as pressure builds before a difficult stretch of fixtures.
- Coach Horst Steffen cited improved chance creation as "a real step forward" but rued defensive errors on a corner and a late giveaway.
- Captain Marco Friedl said the result hurts, argued Werder were better for roughly an hour, and urged a quick reset before Friday's home match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Former midfielder Torsten Frings warned that a sequence featuring Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen on January 24 and TSG Hoffenheim on January 27 could make the situation very tight, with strong home support expected.