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Played
February 9, 2013 2:30 PM GMT
Signal-Iduna-Park — Dortmund
Referee: M. Gräfe
Attendance: 80645
February 9, 2013 2:30 PM GMT
Signal-Iduna-Park — Dortmund
Referee: M. Gräfe
Attendance: 80645
Borussia Dortmund-Hamburg Preview: Champions looking to avenge early-season loss
Jurgen Klopp's side suffered their first league defeat of 2012 to HSV back in September, and will be hoping to get their own back at Signal Iduna Park
By Enis Koylu
Getty
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DORTMUND
Weidenfeller Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer Gundogan, Bender Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Reus Lewandowski |
HAMBURG Adler Diekmeier, Bruma, Westermann, Jansen Rincon, Aogo Beister, Van der Vaart, Son Rudnevs |
Borussia Dortmund should be boosted by the return of Neven Subotic, who has yet to feature in 2013 following a hamstring injury, with Felipe Santana set to drop to the bench. Roman Weidenfeller has recovered from the flu which kept him out of the trip to Leverkusen last week, and will reclaim his place between the sticks.
Meanwhile, Sven Bender should keep his place in midfield ahead of club captain Sebastian Kehl. Nuri Sahin will start on the bench once more. Patrick Owomoyela remains sidelined.
By contrast, HSV are missing a host of players. Lam Zhi Gin has a knee problem, Michael Mancienne has torn ankle ligaments, Milan Badelj is suspended and Ivo Ilicevic has an abdominal muscle strain.
Maximilian Beister should start ahead of Tolgay Arslan on the right-hand side of midfield.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Borussia Dortmund have scored 11 goals since the resumption of the Bundesliga in January, more than any other team.
- This fixture has produced more goals than any other in Bundesliga history - 324 in 91 matches.
- BVB have won their last four matches against Hamburg at Signal Iduna Park, including a Mario Gotze-inspired 3-1 victory on the opening day of last season.
- Hamburg ended Dortmund's 31-match unbeaten league run earlier in the season, recording a 3-2 win over the champions at the Imtech Arena in September.
- HSV coach Thorsten Fink was born in Dortmund, and spent six years as a youth player at the club.
- Rafael van der Vaart has won his last four Bundesliga games against BVB.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Hamburg
- 18.05 %
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Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Hamburg
- 13.16 %
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Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hamburg
- 11.89 %
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Feb 9, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - Hamburg 4 | |
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Sep 22, 2012 | Hamburg 3 - Borussia Dortmund 2 | |
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Aug 4, 2012 | Hamburg 0 - Borussia Dortmund 1 | |
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Jan 22, 2012 | Hamburg 1 - Borussia Dortmund 5 | |
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Aug 5, 2011 | Borussia Dortmund 3 - Hamburg 1 |
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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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| 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 |
| 1 | Roman Weidenfeller | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Mats Hummels | Defender |
| 26 | Lukasz Piszczek | Defender |
| 27 | Felipe Santana | Defender |
| 5 | Sebastian Kehl | Midfielder |
| 6 | Sven Bender | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mario Götze | Midfielder |
| 16 | Jakub Blaszczykowski | Midfielder |
| 8 | Nuri Sahin | Midfielder |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski | Striker |
| 11 | Marco Reus | Midfielder |
| 20 | Mitchell Langerak | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Neven Subotic | Defender |
| - | Marcel Halstenberg | Defender |
| 7 | Moritz Leitner | Midfielder |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan | Midfielder |
| 32 | Leonardo Bittencourt | Midfielder |
| 23 | Julian Schieber | Striker |
| 15 | René Adler | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Dennis Diekmeier | Defender |
| 4 | Heiko Westermann | Defender |
| 5 | Jeffrey Bruma | Defender |
| 6 | Dennis Aogo | Defender |
| 7 | Marcell Jansen | Midfielder |
| 8 | T. Rincón | Midfielder |
| 23 | Rafael van der Vaart | Midfielder |
| 25 | Per Ciljan Skjelbred | Midfielder |
| 10 | Artjoms Rudņevs | Striker |
| 40 | Heung-Min Son | Striker |
| 1 | Jaroslav Drobný | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Slobodan Rajkovic | Defender |
| 18 | Tolgay Ali Arslan | Midfielder |
| 20 | Petr Jirácek | Midfielder |
| 21 | Maximilian Beister | Midfielder |
| 44 | Gojko Kacar | Midfielder |
| 16 | Marcus Berg | Striker |
| Robert Lewandowski | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
All eyes will inevitably be on the Poland striker, given the fresh wave of speculation over his future in midweek, and Lewandowski will be eager to dispel any suggestions that he is not committed to the club by continuing his good form.
| Rafael van der Vaart | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 23 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
It is quite obvious who Hamburg's danger man is. Van der Vaart is simply the man who makes Thorsten Fink's side tick, and given his experience, class, and his great record against Dortmund, the Netherlands international will be key to his side's chances of victory.
The champions are finally hitting top form after a shaky start to the season, and I would expect them to be able to see off an inconsistent Hamburg team, particuarly given their home advantage.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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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 |
