Arminia Bielefeld vs Borussia Dortmund: Preview and Team News

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Erling Haaland will be out for a few weeks with a hip flexor injury. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) /

Team News

Borussia Dortmund will have to make do without Erling Haaland for the next few weeks. The striker has a hip flexor injury. Thomas Meunier and Nico Schulz will also miss the game on Saturday. While Raphael Guerreiro, Gio Reyna, Mahmoud Dahoud and Youssoufa Moukoko are still out.

Marco Rose will be forced into making a few changes to the side that lost to Ajax. But Borussia Dortmund’s injury troubles mean that he is a bit short of options, especially in attack.

Arminia Bielefeld do not have any injury concerns going into the game. And head coach Frank Kramer will have all his players to choose from as he looks to lead his side to an improbable win. Former Borussia Dortmund youth team players Amos Pieper and Janni Serra could be in contention to start for Bielefeld.

Expected Lineups

Arminia Bielefeld: Ortega – Brunner, Pieper, Nilsson, Laursen – Prietl, Fernandes – Wimmer, Schöpf, Hack – Klos

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Wolf, Akanji, Hummels, Can – Witsel, Brandt, Bellingham – Reus, Hazard – Malen