Borussia Dortmund is back on track for their Bundesliga campaign as they return to the second on the table entailing Bayern Munchen. Although there are still four points away from the defending champions, their chance to topple Die Roeten is still open. Lately, they have been in the positive form with five consecutive win in all competition, including Champions League. This weekend they will be squaring off their local contender, Schalke 04 in the Ruhr Derby.
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Both teams previous matches
Mats Hummels and Co had an important win last weekend while visiting Borussia Park. They thumped one of their rivals this season, Gladbach 2-1 by Thorgan Hazard’s and Achraf Hakimi’s goals. The host could only net a goal by Lars Stindl.
On the same matchday, Schalke still failed to end their winless run while hosting Hoffenheim. The American youngster, Weston McKennie took the lead first at the first half but Julian Baumgartner equalized by taking advantage of the rumble in the Royal Blues’ penalty box.
Possible tactics
Lucien Favre has been in favor of several formations from 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1. The arrival of one of the most anticipated young stars this season, Erling Haaland, has given additional attacking options along with Jadon Sancho, Thorgan Hazard and Marco Reus. His excellence in positioning and finishing helps Dortmund to score more goals lately.
David Wagner is in fact, in favor of various formations. The former Huddersfield’s boss has deployed 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2 or 4-3-1-2. He mainly counts on lines of youngsters such as Armine Harit, Benito Raman, Weston McKennie and Suat Serdar
Players to watch
Among all players in Dortmund’s squad, Erling Haaland has been definitely the main deadline. Since his arrival in Signal Iduna Park in 2020, the son of the former Norwegian international, Alf Inge Haaland, has netted eleven goals and one assist in all competitions. Another notable one is surely Jadon Sancho, who has scored fourteen goals and fifteen assists in Bundesliga only.
Meanwhile, in Schalke, the current top performers are Armine Harits, who has netted six goals and provided four assists and the center back Salif Sane. The midfielder Suat Serdar and the Belgian forward, Benito Raman are some other notable ones in the team. Each has scored seven and four goals, plus three assists for the latter one.
Dortmund vs Schalke prediction
This is a clash for a better position as well as prestige. Both Dortmund and Schalke aim for three points for their own mission. The host needs it for putting pressure on Bayern while the visitor side needs it to boost their confidence after a series of negative results in the last eight matches of Bundesliga.
Betting odds
The host is certainly the clear favorite considering David Wagner’s men’s form lately. They are backed to win at 1.35, which is far from Suat Serdar and Co’s odds to win. They are only priced to win at 7.90, whereas the odds for the draw result are at 5.15.
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