Borussia Dortmund will be determined to bounce back from their disappointing Klassiker defeat when they travel to the Benteler Arena to take on Paderborn on Sunday.
Die Schwarzgelben suffered a major blow to their Bundesliga title bid in midweek, losing 1-0 at home to rivals Bayern Munich to fall seven points adrift of top spot.
Paderborn vs Borussia Dortmund latest odds
However, they are overwhelming 1/3 (1.33) favourites with bet365 to get straight back to winning ways by seeing off the league’s rock-bottom team.
Indeed, Steffen Baumgart’s men haven’t won any of their last nine league fixtures and are 15/2 (8.50) outsiders to pull off their first ever victory against this opposition at the sixth attempt.
Two of the previous three league encounters between this pair have resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 9/2 (5.50) on them cancelling each other out once again.
Paderborn vs Borussia Dortmund team news
Streli Mamba, Sebastian Schonlau, Samuel Kari Fridjonsson, and Christopher Antwi-Adjei could all be back in contention following injury, although Luca Kilian remains doubtful and Klaus Gjasula is suspended.
Erling Haaland is out after coming off injured against Bayern, while Mahmoud Dahoud, Nico Schulz, Marco Reus and Dan-Axel Zagadou all long-term absentees. However, Dortmund got huge boosts by Mats Hummels and Jadon Sancho overcoming injuries to make the starting line-up.
Dortmund XI: Burki; Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji; Hakimi, Can, Delaney, Guerreiro; Sancho, Brandt; T. Hazard.
Paderborn vs Borussia Dortmund preview
November’s reverse encounter provided plenty of entertainment, with Lucien Favre's team forced to come back from three goals at half-time down to salvage a 3-3 draw.
A repeat performance seems extremely unlikely on current form, with Paderborn scoring just twice in their last five Bundesliga matches and their guests having only conceded two goals in seven.
Paderborn vs Borussia Dortmund predictions
In fact, odds of 6/4 (2.50) look particularly generous on Dortmund putting the Bayern defeat behind them and winning without conceding for the sixth time in eight league games in a convincing victory on Sunday.
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Dortmund to win to nil at 6/4 (2.50) for a 1pt stake with bet365
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