Two clubs in opposite halves of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp (via India News): "Friday is our High Noon. We have to show what we are made of. We are trying to find out in training who can withstand this situation and will make our selection accordingly."
"We have a tremendous opportunity to emerge stronger from the crisis," he added. "Without having been divided during this difficult period."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Borussia Dortmund Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been the lone bright spot in the club's nightmarish start. In 10 league appearances, the 25-year-old is averaging 1.6 key passes 3.5 take-ons.
Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller; Schmetzer, Hummels, Subotic, Piszczek; Kehl, Bender; Groskreutz, Kagawa, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang
Hoffenheim's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Baumann; Kim, Bicakcic, Sule, Beck; Polanski, Schwegler; Volland firmino, Elyounoussi; Modeste
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
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|
1 |
FC Bayern München |
13 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
3 |
29 |
33 |
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|
2 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
13 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
12 |
13 |
26 |
|||
|
3 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
13 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
25 |
17 |
8 |
23 |
|||
|
4 |
FC Augsburg |
13 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
21 |
|||
|
5 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
13 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
10 |
6 |
20 |
|||
|
6 |
Schalke 04 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
18 |
3 |
20 |
|||
|
7 |
Hoffenheim |
13 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
20 |
|||
|
8 |
Hannover 96 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
18 |
-5 |
19 |
|||
|
9 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
13 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
22 |
24 |
-2 |
18 |
|||
|
10 |
FSV Mainz 05 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
-2 |
16 |
|||
|
11 |
SC Paderborn |
13 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
22 |
-4 |
16 |
|||
|
12 |
1. FC Köln |
13 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
18 |
-5 |
15 |
|||
|
13 |
Hertha BSC |
13 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
17 |
23 |
-6 |
14 |
|||
|
14 |
Werder Bremen |
13 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
13 |
|||
|
15 |
SC Freiburg |
13 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
20 |
-6 |
12 |
|||
|
16 |
VfB Stuttgart |
13 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
18 |
27 |
-9 |
12 |
|||
|
17 |
Hamburger SV |
13 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
-10 |
12 |
|||
|
18 |
Borussia Dortmund |
13 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
21 |
-7 |
11 |
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