Saturday, starting at 14:30, the Dortmund-Hoffenheim game will be played at the 21st round of the Bundesliga, 2018-2019.
Dortmund has not defeated Hoffenheim by 3 games, and the guests have scored each time in the last 9 straight encounters. The tournament ended with a draw, score 1-1.
The group coached by Lucien Favre was surprisingly eliminated from the German Cup this week. Werder Bremen won the penalty after he managed to score 3-3 in the 119th minute after the extra time. Dortmund remains so to focus on the Bundesliga, where it maintains a 7-point lead over Monchengladbach and Bayern. Manuel Akanji is still unavailable, and Borussia’s defense is increasingly vulnerable.
Hoffenheim has built a reputation as a “scarecrow” of German grandees. The formation of Julian Nagelsmann manages to always score and achieve positive results in front of Borussia or Bayern. Hoffenheim scored 29 points so far, losing only 5 games in the top 20. “White-blue” form a top 4 away team, and the last defeat on foreign ground dates back to September, 1-2 in Dusseldorf .
Analyzing the history of the two groups, it is almost impossible not to score on both sides, and Borussia starts slightly as a favorite, given the fact that he has the leading chair. Hoffenheim, however, is capable of a great result on Signal Iduna Park.
Probable teams:
Dortmund: Burki – Piszczek, Weigl, Toprak, Hakimi – Witsel, Dahoud – Sancho, Reus, Larsen – Gotze
Hoffenheim: Baumann – Kaderabek, Posch, Hubner, Bicakcic – Grillitsch – Demirbay, Bittencourt, Schulz – Kramaric, Joelinton
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1.86
