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September 22, 2012 2:30 PM BST
Imtech Arena — Hamburg
Referee: G. Perl
Attendance: 57000
September 22, 2012 2:30 PM BST
Imtech Arena — Hamburg
Referee: G. Perl
Attendance: 57000
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| HSV | 5.50 | 1.30 | 6.50 | 1.36 | 6.30 | 1.30 | 6.29 | 6.30 |
| Draw | 4.00 | 4.20 | 3.75 | 3.40 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.60 | 4.35 |
| Dortmund | 1.57 | 19.00 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.55 | 18.00 | 1.49 | 1.48 |
Hamburg - Borussia Dortmund Preview: Van der Vaart could be key to ending Klopp's long unbeaten run
The midfielder could be pivotal in transforming the fortunes of Thorsten Fink's ailing side, but will have his work cut out against an in-form BVB team high in confidence
By Craig Turnbull
Bongarts
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HAMBURG
 Adler Diekmeier, Bruma, Westermann, Jansen Arslan, Badelj, Sala, van der Vaart, Ilicevic Son |
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
 Weidenfeller Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer Gundagon, Kehl Kuba, Gotze, Reus Lewandowski |
Rafael van der Vaart will make his first appearance at the Imtech Arena since rejoining Hamburg from Tottenham in the summer. Coach Thorsten Fink will be hoping he can produce some Dutch magic to kick-start their season as they have yet to register any points in the Bundesliga after three games - a statistic that could see a host of changes.
On the other hand, visitors Borussia Dortmund have made a great start to their campaign after taking seven points from a possible nine and were impressive in their 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen last week. A midweek win over Ajax in the Champions League will have done no harm to the confidence of Jurgen Klopp's side, who are 31 games unbeaten in the Bundesliga.
Petr Jiracek is suspended for the hosts after seeing red in last week's defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, with Tolgay Arslan set to come in. Defender Dennis Aogo may also miss out with flu and Paul Scharner has a knee ligament problem. Their opponents have no real injury concerns apart from Patrick Owomoyela.
| DID YOU KNOW |
Dortmund are currently 31 games unbeaten and are chasing down the record of 36 matches without loss, set by their opponents Hamburg back in January 1983.
- Next Saturday, Hamburg will celebrate their 125th anniversary and are the only team that have competed every season in the Bundesliga since it started back in 1963.
- Rafael van der Vaart (right) has played against Dortmund four times and been on the winning side in three of those games, scoring twice.
- BVB are undefeated in their last seven games against Hamburg.
- Hamburg have made their worst start to the league season in 40 years.
- The last time these two sides met was back in January, with Dortmund running out 5-1 winners.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Hamburg 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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Hamburg 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
- 14.89 %
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Hamburg 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
- 13.95 %
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Feb 9, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - Hamburg 4 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Sep 22, 2012 | Hamburg 3 - Borussia Dortmund 2 |
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| Club Friendlies (FR) | Aug 4, 2012 | Hamburg 0 - Borussia Dortmund 1 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Jan 22, 2012 | Hamburg 1 - Borussia Dortmund 5 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Aug 5, 2011 | Borussia Dortmund 3 - Hamburg 1 |
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Hamburg
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| May 18, 2013 | Hamburg 0 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Hoffenheim 1 - Hamburg 4 | GER1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Hamburg 1 - VfL Wolfsburg 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Schalke 04 4 - Hamburg 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Hamburg 2 - F. Düsseldorf 1 | GER1 |
Borussia Dortmund
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| May 18, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - Hoffenheim 2 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | VfL Wolfsburg 3 - Borussia Dortmund 3 | GER1 |
| May 4, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - FC Bayern München 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 30, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 2 - Borussia Dortmund 0 | UCL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | F. Düsseldorf 1 - Borussia Dortmund 2 | GER1 |
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| 15 | René Adler | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Dennis Diekmeier | Defender |
| 3 | Michael Mancienne | Defender |
| 4 | Heiko Westermann | Defender |
| 7 | Marcell Jansen | Midfielder |
| 11 | Ivo Ilicevic | Midfielder |
| 14 | Milan Badelj | Midfielder |
| 18 | Tolgay Ali Arslan | Midfielder |
| 23 | Rafael van der Vaart | Midfielder |
| 10 | Artjoms Rudņevs | Striker |
| 40 | Heung-Min Son | Striker |
| 1 | Jaroslav Drobný | Goalkeeper |
| 37 | Janek Sternberg | Defender |
| - | Robert Tesche | Midfielder |
| 21 | Maximilian Beister | Midfielder |
| 22 | Jacopo Sala | Midfielder |
| 25 | Per Ciljan Skjelbred | Midfielder |
| 16 | Marcus Berg | Striker |
| 1 | Roman Weidenfeller | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Neven Subotic | Defender |
| 15 | Mats Hummels | Defender |
| 26 | Lukasz Piszczek | Defender |
| 29 | Marcel Schmelzer | Defender |
| 5 | Sebastian Kehl | Midfielder |
| 7 | Moritz Leitner | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mario Götze | Midfielder |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic | Midfielder |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski | Striker |
| 11 | Marco Reus | Midfielder |
| 20 | Mitchell Langerak | Goalkeeper |
| 24 | Chris Löwe | Defender |
| 27 | Felipe Santana | Defender |
| 6 | Sven Bender | Midfielder |
| 16 | Jakub Blaszczykowski | Midfielder |
| 19 | Kevin Großkreutz | Midfielder |
| 23 | Julian Schieber | Striker |
| Rafael van der Vaart | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 23 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
The 29-year-old is in his second spell at the club and has already demonstrated in his return match last week why he is so valuable to the Hamburg cause.
The Netherlands international was involved in both goals, but was unable to prevent his side from falling to a 3-2 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Netherlands international was involved in both goals, but was unable to prevent his side from falling to a 3-2 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt.
| Robert Lewandowski | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
With speculation linking the Poland international away from the Westfalenstadion, Robert Lewandowski admits that it is nice to be wanted elsewhere but, with his goalscoring instincts playing an important factor in Dortmund's long unbeaten run, Jurgen Klopp will keen to hold on to his man.
Hamburg will have been given a boost by the return of their Dutch talisman, but Dortmund will prove too strong at the Imtech Arena.
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Top Scorers
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Stefan Kießling Striker Leverkusen |
25 | 4 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Dortmund |
24 | 1 |
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Alexander Meier Midfielder Eintracht Frankfurt |
17 | 3 |
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Vedad Ibisevic Striker VfB Stuttgart |
15 | 5 |
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Mario Mandzukic Striker Bayern |
15 | 0 |
