Die Borussen will be looking forward to continue their good run of form as they hope to defend their league title, and possibly make it a hat-trick of Bundesliga honours.
The Black Yellows did not start the season on a winning note and could not replicate their top form of the last campaign. As a result of this, they will be hoping to add another win over the weekend because the last time these
two teams met it was an entertaining goal fest.
Borussia Dortmund
The Borussians face an uphill task of retaining their domestic title as fierce rivals Bayern Munich are playing some incredible football. They trail Der FCB by 11 points at the top of the table. Jurgen Klopp’s side has failed to
impress this time around and struggled in the opening games of the German League.
The BVB also lost to arch-rivals Schalke in the Ruhr derby. However, the DFB-Pokal champions have reclaimed their top form and registered three consecutive victories in all competitions. The team manager only demands consistency
from his young side who have dominated the German football in the last few years.
Last season saw a thrilling encounter between Saturday’s opponents as the two sides shared the spoils after scoring four goals each. A win against Stuttgart will cement their league defence up to a good extent with Schalke also
displaying fine performances.
Dortmund defeated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Freiburg-c40462 last week 2-0 and also beat VfR Aalen 4-1 in their cup game in mid-week. Therefore, the German double winners are expected to secure three points at the Signal Iduna Park.
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Bruno Labbadia’s side will be eyeing to surprise the champions with an away win. If they beat Dortmund they will have the same number of points as their opponents. The Swabians are currently in ninth place in the league table and
finished two places above this last season.
The Reds beat third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in their last league match and also won 3-0 against FC St. Pauli in the DFB-Pokal clash. The Bundesliga outfit has not tasted defeat in their last four league matches and will
be confident going into the big game.
Stuttgart last won at Dortmund’s home in 2007 when they secured a 1-0 triumph. Moreover, they also have a better head-to-head record with the BVB as they have won ten more games than the Black Yellows.
Team News
Jurgen Klopp will feature the same team that won against Freiburg. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jakub-Blaszczykowski-c17616 are still out due to injury.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serdar-Tasci-c32929 will face late-fitness tests ahead of the game. If the any of the two fail
to recover in time, the coach will start a make-shift defence.
Players to Watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukasz-Piszczek-c22920 in the top assists list.
Vedad Ibisevic will be the main man for Stuttgart as he has been prolific this term netting five goals more than any Borussians’ star.
Prediction
The home side are expected to win the nail-biting affair as they have a far better team than their rivals. Die Borussen will be looking to get three points to put more pressure on Schalke and Bayern Munich. Bettor.com predicts
a 3-1 win for Dortmund.
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