Match Preview: Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt

Borussia Dortmund return to Bundesliga action following the international break as they take on Eintracht Frankfurt at the Westfalenstadion.

Match information

Location: Dortmund, Germany (Westfaelnstadion)

Date: September 14th, 2018

Time: 2:30PM (ETS)/8:30PM (Local time)

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Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund played a slow-moving game against Hannover 96 last time out. That game dragged on and neither side was able to find a winner. Marco Reus easily had the most chances, but a bad day at the office can affect everyone. Reus needs to get assistance when he is in the attack and there is only so much that can be done. New signing Paco Alcacer could be brought into the side to ease some of the pressure off Reus.

DORTMUND, GERMANY – AUGUST 26: Head coach Lucien Favre of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund scored their team`s fourth goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig at Signal Iduna Park on August 26, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

Eintracht Frankfurt

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The defending DFB-Pokal Champions have had a poor start to their campaign. Eintracht Frankfurt looks weak going into Match Day 3. There are several players who are out injured and those players are essential in Adi Hutter’s squad. Attempts to bolster the squad this summer look to have backfired already.

New signing Kevin Trapp struggled on his debut as Frankfurt suffered a 2-1 defeat last time out. Jetro Williams will be absent as the wing back picked up a red card in the last game.

Team News

The Champion’s league roster was released and the tournament starts after this match. The depth in Borussia Dortmund’s squad will be the key to the success in that competition. Favre could make some changes for Friday’s game, with the Champions League opener in mind.

Favre is giving younger players a chance to showcase their talents for the Black and Yellows. Jacob Brunn Larsen looked fantastic in preseason and was on the verge of playing his first senior game prior to an injury. Now that he is back, there should be more time for experimentation with the starting XI.

Omer Toprak and Raphael Guerrerio are both out with injuries for this game. They don’t look like they are returning anytime soon. Hopefully, they can reintegrate into the first team when healthy. Christian Pulisic is a doubt, having missed Dortmund’s game against Hannover.

Opposition Star Man: Sebastien Haller

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU, GERMANY – AUGUST 25: Sebastien Haller of Eintracht Frankfurt looks on during the Bundesliga match between Sport-Club Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt at Schwarzwald-Stadion on August 25, 2018 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

The French-born striker is Frankfurt’s biggest asset. Last season he scored 13 and assisted 7, and this year he has found the back of the net twice. Frankfurt has scored only 3 goals in total so far, and Haller will need to be in top form when he gets on the pitch.

Last Match: Borussia Dortmund 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2

Michy Batshuayi scored a 94th minute winner for Borussia Dortmund in what was a thrilling encounter. Dortmund dominated the first half and took the lead through and own goal, before Frankfurt got back into it. Batshuayi scored to give Dortmund the lead once again, before Frankfurt made it 2-2 in stoppage time. But the Belgium international made sure that the Black and Yellows got the three points with a lovely strike in the final minute of the game.

Possible Lineups

Borussia Dortmund: Burki, Akanji, Diallo, Piszczek, Schmelzer, Witsel, Delaney, Dahoud, Larsen, Reus, Alcacer

Eintracht Frankfurt : Trapp, da Costa, Russ, Abraham, N’Dicka, Fernandes, Torro, Kostic, Gacinovic, Muller, Haller

Final prediction – Borussia Dortmund 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0

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