Borussia Dortmund vs SC Paderborn - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoping to proceed their fantabulous commencement to the Bundesliga campaign, Borrussia Dortmund volition invited SC Paderborn to Signal Iduna Park connected Saturday.

BVB are eyeing a 5th consecutive triumph this weekend, portion the visitors are looking for their archetypal of 2026-27.

Match preview

Niko Kovac's Dortmund finished runners-up to Klassier rivals Bayern Munich erstwhile again past season, but they person made a beardown opening to this word arsenic they question to instrumentality their crown.

BVB kicked disconnected successful the German apical formation with a 2-0 triumph implicit Hamburger SV connected August 29, earlier pursuing up with a melodramatic 3-2 triumph against Hoffenheim a week later.

Kovac's broadside recovered themselves 2 down that day, but mounted an awesome comeback precocious on, with each 3 of their goals coming beyond the hr mark.

That triumph has Dortmund 3rd successful the array - 2 points wide of Bayern - and though it is highly aboriginal successful the Bundesliga calendar, they volition beryllium keen to debar letting their pb slip.

With that extremity successful mind, fans volition beryllium buoyed by the information that BVB besides beat Villarreal 3-2 successful the Champions League connected Tuesday, marking the club's 4th triumph connected the bounce.

Additionally, Saturday's hosts person prevailed successful 4 of their past 5 location outings, lone falling abbreviated successful a narrow 2-1 decision to Bayern successful the Super Cup connected August 22. 

Meanwhile, Ralf Kettemann's Paderborn are inactive connected the hunt for their archetypal league triumph of the season, keen to find a foothold aft being promoted.

The visitors finished 3rd successful the 2.Bundesliga past term, and fought their mode into the apical formation by beating Wolfsburg 2-1 connected aggregate successful the playoff.

However, Kettemann's broadside person recovered the measurement up a superior situation truthful far, failing to people successful either of their 2 matches.

Paderborn's opener saw them hold Mainz 05 to a 0-0 stalemate, a commendable effect connected insubstantial that hid a fig of concerning statistics, including the information that they were incapable to registry a azygous changeable connected target.

The promoted nine were much competitory past clip out, but they inactive fell to a 1-0 decision against Freiburg, contempt having the bulk of possession and mustering 3 efforts connected goal.

After a marked betterment past weekend, Kettemann volition beryllium looking for different measurement successful the close absorption connected Saturday, though they stay important underdogs.

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Team News

Dortmund volition beryllium lighter successful midfield than perfect this weekend, fixed that they are without 18-year-old Samuele Inacio (suspension), Justin Lerma (muscle) and Giannis Konstantelias, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament wounded connected his Bundesliga debut.

In their absence, expect to spot Jobe Bellingham and Felix Nmecha commencement successful the centre of the park, with Ethan Nwaneri and Marcel Sabitzer enactment striker Serhou Guirassy up top.

Elsewhere, BVB are down a fig of centre-backs, including Emre Can (ACL), Filippo Mane (thigh) and Nico Schlotterbeck (ankle), though Joane Gadou, Waldemar Anton and Daniel Svensson should beryllium connected manus to signifier Kovac's three-man defence.

As for Paderborn, they are missing centre-back Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant arsenic helium works his mode to afloat fittingness pursuing a genu injury, so Jano ter Horst, Tjark Scheller and Mattes Hansen look acceptable to commencement successful a backmost three.

At the other extremity of the pitch, attacking midfielder Sven Michel is dealing with a musculus injury, while right winger Timur Gayret is apt to beryllium sidled until aboriginal 2027 owed to an ACL injury.

With that successful mind, Rayan Philippe and Marvin Pieringer should commencement successful a onslaught concern up front, supported by Laurin Ulrich and Gabriel Vidovic.

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Gadou, Anton, Svensson; Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Beier; Nwaneri, Sabitzer; Guirassy

SC Paderborn imaginable starting lineup:

Noll; Ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen; Curda, Castaneda, Obermair; Ulrich, Vidovic; Philippe, Pieringer

We say: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 SC Paderborn

Dortmund person won 4 matches connected the bounce crossed each competitions anterior to this clash, and volition beryllium assured of occurrence erstwhile again.

Paderborn are apt to locomotion distant bare handed, but scoring successful the Bundesliga for the archetypal clip this play could connection arsenic a intelligence boost for their impending endurance fight.

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