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February 16, 2013 5:30 PM GMT
Signal-Iduna-Park — Dortmund
Referee:‬ F. Brych‎
Attendance:‬ 80500‎
 
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Borussia Dortmund-Eintracht Frankfurt Preview: Champions hoping to bounce back from Hamburg loss

Jurgen Klopp's troops recorded an encouraging 2-2 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek, and will be hoping for another positive result against the top-four hopefuls

By Enis Koylu

More On :  Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund: Felipe Santana, Mats Hummels, Sven Bender, Marcel Schmelzer & Robert Lewandowski
Bongarts
  PROBABLE LINEUPS

DORTMUND

Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Schmelzer
Gundogan, Bender
Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Reus
Schieber
FRANKFURT

Trapp
Jung, Zambrano, Anderson, Oczipka
Rode, Schwegler
Aigner, Meier, Inui
Lakic

Jurgen Klopp will be able to welcome Ilkay Gundogan back into the starting line-up after the Germany international sat out his side's 2-2 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. He should come into the team at the expense of Sebastian Kehl.

Neven Subotic is in line for a return to the fold after over a month out with a hamstring injury, but Felipe Santana could continue in his place. Finally, Julian Schieber will make a rare start up front in place of the suspended Robert Lewandowski.

Frankfurt, meanwhile, will be able to name a full-strength line-up for the trip to Signal Iduna Park, with only Martin Amedick set to miss out as he looks to build up fitness.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Borussia Dortmund have lost four games already this season, more than they did in the whole of 2011-12.
  • The German champions have beaten Eintracht Frankfurt more times than any other opponent.
  • Julian Schieber has not contributed to any goals in his 12 Bundesliga appearances this season.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt have only lost one of their last five matches with Dortmund.
  • Their coach, Armin Veh, has not come out on top against Dortmund in six encounters.
  • The top-four hopefuls have only lost once since the end of November. That came at Bayer Leverkusen, their last trip to North-Rhine Westphalia.

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Field Report
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Top 3 Predictions
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  • Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
    9.55 %
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Last Five Matches
Borussia Dortmund
May 18, 2013Borussia Dortmund 1 - Hoffenheim 2GER1
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
Apr 27, 2013F. Düsseldorf 1 - Borussia Dortmund 2GER1
Eintracht Frankfurt
May 18, 2013Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - VfL Wolfsburg 2GER1
May 11, 2013Werder Bremen 1 - Eintracht Frankfurt 1GER1
May 4, 2013Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - F. Düsseldorf 1GER1
Apr 28, 2013Mainz 0 - Eintracht Frankfurt 0GER1
Apr 20, 2013Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - Schalke 04 0GER1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Roman WeidenfellerGoalkeeper
4Neven SuboticDefender
15Mats HummelsDefender
26Lukasz PiszczekDefender
29Marcel SchmelzerDefender
6Sven BenderMidfielder
8Ilkay GündoganMidfielder
10Mario GötzeMidfielder
16Jakub BlaszczykowskiMidfielder
11Marco ReusMidfielder
23Julian SchieberStriker
20Mitchell LangerakGoalkeeper
27Felipe SantanaDefender
5Sebastian KehlMidfielder
7Moritz LeitnerMidfielder
8Nuri SahinMidfielder
19Kevin GroßkreutzMidfielder
-Bálint BajnerStriker
31Kevin TrappGoalkeeper
2C. ZambranoDefender
6Bastian OczipkaDefender
23AndersonDefender
24Sebastian JungDefender
14Alexander MeierMidfielder
7Takashi InuiDefender
16Stefan AignerMidfielder
20Sebastian RodeMidfielder
27Pirmin SchweglerMidfielder
39Srdjan LakicStriker
1Oka NikolovGoalkeeper
23Marco RussDefender
22Stefano CelozziDefender
13Martin LanigMidfielder
28Sonny KittelMidfielder
9Olivier OcceanStriker
21Karim MatmourMidfielder
Players to Watch
Mats Hummels
Mats Hummels
Position: Defender
Squad Number: 15
Games Goals YC RC
28 1 3 0
The Germany defender may have slipped up for the second Shakhtar goal on Wednesday, but he showcased his strength of mind by netting a late equaliser, and his leadership will be needed once more against a tricky opponent.
Stefan Aigner
Stefan Aigner
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 16
Games Goals YC RC
34 9 3 0
The Frankfurt winger has been in good form since the turn of the year, scoring once and providing two assists, and with BVB looking vulnerable down the flanks against Hamburg, he will be hopeful of another fruitful afternoon.
Prediction
Eintracht Frankfurt have certainly proved themselves to be a stubborn opponents across the course of their remarkable run this season, but Dortmund will be eager to bounce back, and in spite of the absence of Robert Lewandowski, should come out on top.
Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 2
Eintracht Frankfurt 1
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