Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt - prediction, team news, lineups

Borussia Dortmund volition clinch 2nd spot successful the Bundesliga with a triumph against visitors Eintracht Frankfurt connected Friday astatine Signal Iduna Park.

There are lone six points near to play for, and BVB's tally of 67 is 5 much than second-placed RB Leipzig, whereas eighth-placed Frankfurt's full of 43 points mean they are 1 constituent and 1 spot from the division's last European spot.

Match preview

Niko Kovac's hosts were beaten 1-0 by Borussia Monchengladbach connected May 3, and it volition interest the caput manager that his side's lone changeable connected people came successful the 2nd infinitesimal of first-half stoppage time.

Having present been defeated successful 3 of their past 4 games and prevented from scoring successful 2 of those matches, it could beryllium argued that Borussia Dortmund's play is unravelling.

BVB person besides looked susceptible defensively, arsenic portion a instrumentality of 4 goals conceded successful that four-game agelong is by nary means poor, they could person conceded importantly much against the likes of Gladbach, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig.

It whitethorn beryllium hard for immoderate fans to spot the positives of 2025-26 considering Black and Yellow person failed to assertion large silverware, but 2 wins successful their last 2 fixtures would spot them extremity the run with their highest points full successful 7 seasons.

Friday's clash volition beryllium BVB's last Bundesliga outing astatine Signal Iduna Park this season, and successful their 16 top-flight matches astatine the stadium this term, they person lone experienced decision against Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, winning connected 12 occasions.

Frankfurt suffered what could beryllium a damaging 2-1 nonaccomplishment connected May 2 against Hamburger SV, who came backmost from a 48th-minute shortage to pb by the hr mark.

Seventh-placed Freiburg are lone 1 constituent up of Friday's visitors, but the Eagles' last 2 Bundesliga fixtures travel against second-placed Dortmund and fifth-placed Stuttgart, meaning they volition person to beryllium astatine their champion to suffice for the Conference League.

Boss Albert Riera volition request his players to amended upon their caller signifier if helium is to usher the nine to Europe considering his squad are winless successful 3 matches, a play successful which they mislaid twice, conceded six times and scored conscionable erstwhile successful each clash.

Frankfurt whitethorn person picked up 4 points from six successful their past 2 distant games successful the league, but their triumph successful that clip was their lone triumph successful their 10 astir caller Bundesliga fixtures connected the road, with the Eagles suffering 4 losses successful that time.

When Friday's sides clashed successful January successful the reverse fixture, they settled for a constituent aft drafting 3-3, though Dortmund did bushed Frankfurt successful a punishment shootout successful the 2nd circular of the DFB-Pokal successful October 2025.

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Team News

Borussia Dortmund volition unluckily beryllium without prima guardant Karim Adeyemi owed to a musculus injury, portion centre-backs Ramy Bensebaini (foot), Emre Can (knee) and Niklas Sule (knee) person been ruled out.

Centre-forward Serhou Guirassy tin expect to beryllium supported by seasoned Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier, portion Luca Reggiani, Waldemar Anton and Nico Schlotterbeck are the astir apt trio to commencement successful BVB's three-man defence.

With immoderate concerns astir midfielder Felix Nmecha, who could miss the remainder of the play due to the fact that of a genu issue, Marcel Sabitzer and Jobe Bellingham volition astir surely beryllium asked to play successful a treble pivot.

As for Frankfurt, they volition beryllium incapable to select Rasmus Kristensen connected the close broadside of a backmost 4 owed to the reddish paper helium received against Hamburger, though Aurele Amenda was selected up of him successful that match, and determination is nary crushed to uncertainty his inclusion connected Friday.

Striker Jonathan Burkardt's play has been blighted by injuries, but considering helium is not presently injured, helium is successful enactment to marque his 16th Bundesliga commencement of 2025-26.

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Reggiani, Anton, Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Bellingham, Svensson; Brandt, Beier; Guirassy

Eintracht Frankfurt imaginable starting lineup:

Zetterer; Amenda, Koch, Theate, Brown; Uzun, Larsson, Hojlund; Doan, Burkardt, Bahoya

We say: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt

Borussia Dortmund volition beryllium hopeless to extremity their last crippled astatine Signal Iduna Park this play connected a high, and their raucous location enactment could beryllium important to their endeavours.

Frankfurt's distant performances person been disappointing passim the campaign, and it is hard to spot the Eagles taking thing from Friday's match.

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