Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund: Team news and predicted line-up

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund: Team news and predicted line-up

Hoffenheim will hope to keep their top-four hopes alive when they face Borussia Dortmund at the PreZero Arena today.

Since grabbing a 4-2 victory over rock-bottom Heidenheim at the beginning of March, Hoffenheim has endured a winless streak of four consecutive games. During this rut, they fell to a thrashing 5-0 defeat to top-four challengers RB Leipzig, and that was followed by a 2-1 loss to Mainz. This run of results has significantly dented Die Kraichgauer’schances of featuring in the Champions League next season.

With just five games to go in this campaign, Christian Ilzer’s men are five points behind fourth-placed Leipzig, but safely in a Conference League spot, as chasers Eintracht Frankfurt are trailing by nine.

Liverpool target Bazoumana Touré will look to impress in attack. Tim Lemperle and Fisnik Asllani are set to start behind the sole striker. Robin Hranáč and Ozan Kabak will feature as the central defenders.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund enter this match on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in their last game. edged Niko Kovač’s men by a one-goal margin thanks to ’s 42nd-minute effort. Dortmund had numerous chances to equalise and potentially take the lead, but their attackers failed to capitalise on the opportunities. However, the defeat made negligible change to ‘s league position as they are eight points safe in second place from third-placed .