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Dortmund vs Hoffenheim: Dortmund beat Hoffenheim six times before this meeting. Hoffenheim have lost four and drawn one of their previous five league road games, letting in two or more goals. Niclas Fullkrug scored six goals in his previous five Bundesliga appearances.
Borussia Dortmund’s home game against Hoffenheim today (Sunday afternoon) will be their next attempt to finish in the top four. Only one point separates Die Schwarzgelben and RB Leipzig from fifth place in the Bundesliga rankings at the moment. Two of the last three league games for Edin Terzic’s team ended in draws. Will they be able to win again on Matchday 23?
Positively, on Tuesday night, Der BVB extended their winning streak to eleven games across all competitions. In the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 round on Dutch soil, Borussia and PSV Eindhoven drew 1-1.
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For Hoffenheim, the same isn’t true. The guests have lost their last eight Bundesliga games. The most recent of their setbacks occurred last Saturday, when Union Berlin defeated Sinsheim 1-0 to earn points. As a result, Die Kraichgauer dropped to ninth place in the league table. Pellegrino Matarazzo and his forces suddenly seem to have forgotten the struggle for locations in Europe.
Dortmund vs Hoffenheim: Betting Analysis
Borussia Dortmund have dominated this matchup recently. After six straight wins over Die Kraichgauer, they will enter. Schwarzgelben won both H2Hs with Hoffenheim this season. Last November’s DFB Pokal second-round win was 1-0. Three of their four prior H2H matchups went 1-0 for Borussia.
Everything points to a good Sunday afternoon for local supporters at Signal-Iduna Park. Borussia Dortmund has won ten straight games in all competitions. They have won six straight against Hoffenheim, including two this season. Being one point ahead of RB Leipzig in the top-four race, Der BVB cannot afford a slip-up. Eight Bundesliga games without a win for Hoffenheim.
After losing four and drawing one of their previous five league road matches, they conceded two or more goals in each. Both teams scored in all but one of Hoffenheim’s last eight road league matches. Choose Borussia Dortmund to win & both teams to score at 2.40 odds.
Borussia’s top scorer, Niclas Fullkrug, is another option at 2.00 odds to score anytime. In his last five league games, the German forward scored six. At Signal-Iduna-Park, the streak includes a hat-trick against Bochum. Hoffenheim have conceded two or more goals in seven of their last eight league away games, giving Fullkrug plenty of room to score on Sunday.
Dortmund vs Hoffenheim: Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home Win
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