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March 12, 2011 2:30 PM GMT
Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena — Sinsheim
Referee:‬ J. Drees‎
Attendance:‬ 30150‎
 
63′ Vedad Ibisevic
 

Bundesliga Preview: Hoffenheim - Borussia Dortmund

By Luke Matthews

More On :  Borussia Dortmund, Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Hoffenheim: Starke; Beck, Vorsah, Compper, Braafheid; Rudy, Sigurdson, Alaba; Vukcevic, Ibisevic, Babel.

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Felipe Santana, Schmelzer; Sahin, Bender; Goetze, Lewandowski, Grosskreutz; Barrios.


DID YOU KNOW?
 
  • Hoffenheim have only met Dortmund five times in the Bundesliga due to the club's stratospheric rise. There has been a win for each team and three draws.
  • TSG's only win over the Bundesliga leaders came in their first ever meeting back in September 2008. Ibisevic (2), Salihovic and the now departed Carlos Eduardo scored Hoffenheim's goals in a 4-1 rout.
  • Ryan Babel, the club's big January signing, has yet to open his account for the club in six Bundesliga appearances.
  • The club are in a poor run of form, winning only one of their last five games with three of those games ending in defeat.
  • Hoffenheim's 1-1 away draw with Dortmund ended BVB's seven-game winning streak. Demba Ba, who exited the club in January on loan, opened the scoring only for Antonio da Silva to score a last-gasp equaliser for the away team.
  • Dortmund are still unbeaten in 2011 and have only lost one of their last 24 Bundesliga games.
  • Die Borussen have kept more clean sheets this season than any other team in the league with 12.
  • The team have by far the meanest defence in the league. Klopp's men have conceded 14 goals in total with the next best record falling to Hannover, Mainz and Nuernberg who have all conceded 32 goals, more than double the amount Borussia have let in.
  • Hoffenheim and Dortmund have only failed to score in three games each, no team in the league have found the back of the net in more games.
  • Star striker Lucas Barrios now has 30 Bundesliga goals for BVB from 56 appearances, meaning the striker's goalscoring record is better than a goal every other game.


 LAST MEETING

October 24, 2010: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim ended Dortmund's seven-game winning streak earlier on in the season. Demba Ba opened the scoring for the away team early on but a late Antonio da Silva free-kick rescued a point for Juergen Klopp's men.

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Field Report
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Last Five Matches
Hoffenheim
May 18, 2013Borussia Dortmund 1 - Hoffenheim 2GER1
May 11, 2013Hoffenheim 1 - Hamburg 4GER1
May 4, 2013Werder Bremen 2 - Hoffenheim 2GER1
Apr 27, 2013Hoffenheim 2 - Nürnberg 1GER1
Apr 20, 2013Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 - Hoffenheim 0GER1
Borussia Dortmund
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May 11, 2013VfL Wolfsburg 3 - Borussia Dortmund 3GER1
May 4, 2013Borussia Dortmund 1 - FC Bayern München 1GER1
Apr 30, 2013Real Madrid CF 2 - Borussia Dortmund 0UCL
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Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
22Tom StarkeGoalkeeper
3Edson BraafheidDefender
5Marvin CompperDefender
25Isaac VorsahDefender
2Andreas BeckDefender
23Sejad SalihovicMidfielder
27D. AlabaMidfielder
6Sebastian RudyMidfielder
8Ryan BabelStriker
9Vedad IbisevicStriker
7Boris VukcevicMidfielder
22Roberto FirminoMidfielder
34Denis ThomallaStriker
1Daniel HaasGoalkeeper
21Dominik KaiserMidfielder
3Matthias JaissleDefender
29Jannik VestergaardDefender
22Gylfi SigurdssonMidfielder
1Roman WeidenfellerGoalkeeper
29Marcel SchmelzerDefender
27Felipe SantanaDefender
4Neven SuboticDefender
26Lukasz PiszczekDefender
19Kevin GroßkreutzMidfielder
8Nuri SahinMidfielder
9Robert LewandowskiStriker
6Sven BenderMidfielder
10Mario GötzeMidfielder
19L. BarriosStriker
20Mitchell LangerakGoalkeeper
4DedeDefender
2Lasse SobiechDefender
7Markus FeulnerMidfielder
8Antônio da SilvaMidfielder
-Mohamed ZidanStriker
16Jakub BlaszczykowskiMidfielder
Players to Watch
Ryan Babel
Ryan Babel
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 8
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
Nuri Sahin
Nuri Sahin
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 8
Games Goals YC RC
15 3 0 0
Probable Lineups
Tom Starke 22
Edson Braafheid 3
Marvin Compper 5
Isaac Vorsah 25
Andreas Beck 2
Sejad Salihovic 23
D. Alaba 27
Sebastian Rudy 6
Ryan Babel 8
Vedad Ibisevic 9
Boris Vukcevic 7
Roman Weidenfeller 1
Marcel Schmelzer 29
Felipe Santana 27
Neven Subotic 4
Lukasz Piszczek 26
Kevin Großkreutz 19
Nuri Sahin 8
Robert Lewandowski 9
Sven Bender 6
Mario Götze 10
L. Barrios 19
Prediction
Editor's Prediction
Hoffenheim 1
Dortmund 3
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling
Striker
Leverkusen 		25 4
Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski
Striker
Dortmund 		24 1
Alexander Meier Alexander Meier
Midfielder
Eintracht Frankfurt 		17 3
Vedad Ibisevic Vedad Ibisevic
Striker
VfB Stuttgart 		15 5
Mario Mandzukic Mario Mandzukic
Striker
Bayern 		15 0