Dortmund vs. Werder: DFB-Pokal extra time and penalties

If Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen are tied after 90 minutes, they will play extra time consisting of two 15-minute periods. If the score remains level, the place in the next round will be settled by a penalty shootout. There is no replay: the winner of this match advances to the DFB-Pokal round of 16.

The sequence if the score is tied

The official DFB-Pokal rule is straightforward. The match begins with the standard 90 minutes. If there is no winner, the teams play another 30 minutes, divided into two 15-minute periods. If the game is still tied after extra time, it proceeds to a penalty shootout.

That order is set out by the German Football Association (DFB), which runs the competition. Germany’s official ZDF match page also notes that extra time and penalties are possible.

A tie at the end of regulation therefore does not end the contest or create another fixture. The decision is made in the same match: extra time comes first, followed by penalties only if they are still required.

Why there is no replay

Dortmund vs. Werder is part of the second round of the 2026/27 DFB-Pokal. It is a knockout competition, and every tie must produce a winner. In its official explanation of the second round, the DFB says that the winners of the individual ties qualify for the next stage.

The tiebreaking rule completes that format: 90 minutes, extra time and penalties. Because those steps determine a winner on the same occasion, another match is not scheduled. This is distinct from competitions played over home-and-away legs or historical formats that used replay fixtures.

For this particular game, the consequence is clear. Either Dortmund or Werder will leave with a place in the round of 16; the losing team will be eliminated from the cup.

What extra time means

Extra time is not a separate contest. It extends the same match by two 15-minute periods, and the score accumulated during regulation carries over. Either side can win during those additional 30 minutes.

If one team is ahead at the end of extra time, it wins and advances without a shootout. Penalties are used only when the score remains tied after the entire extra-time period. Nothing in the cited official rules says this second-round tie goes directly to penalties after 90 minutes.

Nor can a draw stand as the qualifying result. The teams recently met in a Bundesliga match that finished 2-2, but sharing the points belongs to league play. Borussia Dortmund’s official match preview describes the cup meeting as a knockout game and identifies reaching the round of 16 as Dortmund’s objective.

The match-specific context

The DFB Datencenter lists Borussia Dortmund vs. Werder Bremen in the second round of the 2026/27 competition at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on October 27, 2026. The page still displayed an open score in the supplied data, so this article explains the competition procedure rather than announcing a result.

There is relevant history, but it does not change the current rules. Dortmund’s preview says Werder advanced from the clubs’ three most recent cup meetings, all in the round of 16, citing the 2009, 2019 and 2020 editions. The available source does not specify the deciding method for each game, so that sequence should not be presented as proof that this match will reach penalties.

The Dortmund material also notes that the teams drew 2-2 in the Bundesliga roughly two and a half weeks earlier. In the cup, the same score after 90 minutes would merely trigger extra time rather than conclude the match.

The short answer while following the game

If the score is tied after 90 minutes, the match does not finish as a draw. Two 15-minute periods of extra time follow. If neither side is ahead after those periods, Dortmund and Werder take penalties.

The winner — whether decided in regulation, extra time or the shootout — claims the only available place in the round of 16. There is no second leg or replay. Any match-specific change should be checked through the official DFB Datencenter page.

The broadcast information published by ZDF and Dortmund applies to Germany. Without a confirmed US territorial source, this guide does not promise a US broadcaster or streaming service.