Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim: Bundesliga Preview and Team News

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Raphael Guerreiro will return to the starting XI. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) /

Team News

Borussia Dortmund will be without Mats Hummels, Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz this weekend. But Raphael Guerreiro, Thomas Meunier, Emre Can and Julian Brandt could be in contention to start after getting another week’s training under their belt.

Marco Rose could ring in the changes to his starting XI after back to back defeats, and it will be interesting to see what formation he decides to go with.

Hoffenheim do not have too many big injury concerns heading into the game. Ihlas Bebou could make his return to the squad after recovering from COVID-19. Pavel Kaderabek is also a doubt with a calf injury. Havard Nordtveit and Benjamin Hübner remain out for now.

Expected Line-ups

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Passlack, Can, Akanji, Guerreiro – Witsel, Dahoud, Bellingham – Reus – Malen, Haaland

TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Akpoguma, Posch, Vogt, Raum – Rudy, Stiller – Baumgartner, Bruun Larsen – Dabbur, Kramaric