Hoffenheim – Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga Round 6

Sinsheim, September 29, 20:30 CET

Hoffenheim is in an excellent position to at least avoid defeat, in the match against the vice-champions Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga round 6.
Since the beginning of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim has only improved their form and played more and more confidently. This team is in a series of five wins, and the last two came on difficult away games. On Sunday, they celebrated in Berlin against Union 2:0, against a team that plays in the Champions League this season. Previously, on September 16, Hoffenheim managed to defeat Koln away from home, 3:1.
On the other hand, one gets the impression that since the beginning of the season, Borussia has had a problem gaining an advantage against rivals in the Bundesliga. An example is a draw against Bochum 1:1 away from home, in a match played on August 26. Then, the "Millionaires" played 2:2 against the total underdogs Heidenheim on their home field, on September 1.
Borussia has obvious problems in defense when playing away. Last week, PSG easily beat the German team in Paris, 2:0 at the start of the Champions League group stage. Even in the 4:2 victory at Freiburg, the Dortmund team seemed vulnerable and fragile in defense.
In the last three matches at home, Hoffenheim did not manage to reach even the point against this rival. They are now in a better position than at any time in the last half decade. So far, it has not been shown that numerous player injuries (Conte, Geiger, Grillitsch, John and Weghorst) did not affect the quality of this team's games.
Borussia will not count on Belgian fullback Meunier again, as well as Austrian midfielder Sabitzer, who is extremely important in the starting 11 of the Dortmund team. Also, the guests will play without Spaniard Morey Bauz and Belgian Duranville. Borussia has only two wins in the last five matches and is far from the form of the previous season. Overall, the attacking editions of the Dortmund squad are not at a satisfactory level.
German Beier has already scored four goals this season for Hoffenheim, and the versatile Croatian forward Kramaric is in excellent form. Ever since the beginning of April, the Hoffenheim team has not managed to finish a match at home without conceding a goal. Now, above all, the goal will be to avoid defeat.
It seems that both clubs, counting on their current form, would be satisfied with a draw in this match. It is expected that both teams will have numerous chances from the counterattack, and that a great advantage for the home team will be the support of excellent fans. If they avoid defeat, Hoffenheim will remain near the top of the table, a remarkable achievement for this club after almost two months of the season.
Borussia Dortmund failed to save their net in the last five games that they played away from home. That will almost certainly be the case in this match as well - with the impression that the guests do not have a great chance to win in Bundesliga round 6.