FC Tokyo vs Borussia Dortmund - prediction, team news, lineups

Borussia Dortmund's pre-season mentation for the coming Bundesliga run continues connected Saturday, erstwhile they instrumentality connected FC Tokyo at MUFG Stadium in Japan.

BVB's clash connected the play volition beryllium their 4th of pre-season, portion their opponents volition beryllium playing their 2nd up of the commencement of the 2026-27 J1 League.

Match preview

FC Tokyo missed retired connected their archetypal ever top-flight crown, finishing 2nd with 37 points down eventual champions Kashima Antlers, who ended the run with 45 points.

That play lone lasted 18 matches arsenic the part agreed to follow the September to May format seen successful European divisions, but that required a shorter play successful bid to facilitate the format change.

Aoaka ended 2026 arsenic the division's associated 2nd highest scorers (28) and arsenic the 2nd champion antiaircraft squad by goals conceded (16), though they ended their run winless successful 3 matches (two losses and 1 draw).

Head coach Rikizo Matsuhashi's broadside conceded six times successful those 3 games, and their 2-1 affable triumph against Nagoya Grampus connected July 21 extended their streak without a cleanable expanse to 4 fixtures.

FC Tokyo recovered the backmost of the nett conscionable 5 times successful their past 5 outings - including their affable clash - and they failed to people connected 2 occasions successful that period.

Borussia Dortmund travel into the weekend's clash having won 1 and mislaid 2 of their 3 pre-season fixtures, with their latest effect a 1-0 decision against Cerezo Osaka connected Wednesday.

There is nary uncertainty that BVB made genuine advancement arsenic a nine successful 2025-26, collecting 16 much points (73) than they did successful 2024-25 (57), but they inactive ended the Bundesliga play 16 points down champions Bayern Munich.

Black and Yellow person present failed to triumph immoderate of the past 14 German top-flight titles, and brag Niko Kovac faces different challenging campaign.

Dortmund's improved performances past word were a effect of their antiaircraft resilience fixed they conceded the fewest goals of immoderate Bundesliga broadside (34), portion besides keeping the astir cleanable sheets (15).

Kovac volition privation the nine to amended their violative output considering their tally of 70 league goals was their 4th worst instrumentality since 2011-12.

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Team News

Tokyo could usage a four-man defence up of goalkeeper Hayate Tanaka, who volition anticipation to beryllium protected by the likes of Hayato Inamura and Alexander Scholz.

Tsubasa Terayama and Takahiro Ko are candidates to diagnostic successful the mediate of the pitch, while Marcelo Ryan and Kein Sato whitethorn play up front.

Dortmund named a beardown starting XI past clip out, and if they proceed successful a akin manner, past the Jobe Bellingham and Carney Chukwuemeka could look successful midfield.

However, defenders Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck are inactive dealing with semipermanent injuries, and their continued absences makes the enactment of Joane Gadou, Filippo Mane and Luca Reggiani much likely.

Striker Serhou Guirassy started against Cerezo Osaka, and helium whitethorn beryllium fixed different hr connected the transportation earlier being taken off.

FC Tokyo imaginable starting lineup:

Tanaka; Muroya, Scholz, Inamura, Hashimoto; Nozawa, Terayama, Ko, Endo; Ryan, Sato

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Meyer; Gadou, Mane, Reggiani; Couto, Bellingham, Chukwuemeka, Kabar; Yamamoto, Inacio; Guirassy

We say: FC Tokyo 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

It is hard to cognize precisely however Saturday's lucifer volition unfold fixed the unpredictable quality of pre-season.

Perhaps the expanding vulnerability of FC Tokyo volition pb to a Borussia Dortmund victory, though BVB's struggles successful caller friendlies suggests that immoderate triumph could beryllium by a constrictive margin.

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