Dortmund vs Frankfurt: Borussia Dortmund open their Bundesliga campaign on Saturday as they welcome Frankfurt at the Signal Iduna Park.
Match Details:
Teams: Borussia Dortmund vs Frankfurt
Venue: Signal Iduna-Park, Dortmund, Germany
Date: Saturday 14th August, 2021
Time: 10:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.fancode.com
I want you to put the word out there that we back up ⚽️🔜 pic.twitter.com/0KhCJk0uOr
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) August 13, 2021
Preview
Borussia Dortmund will look to begin their campaign on a positive note as they face Frankfurt at home on Saturday.
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After having a decent pre-season where they won and lost 2 matches each; Dortmund will eye a confident start as they once again aim for the Bundesliga title.
BVB lost the likes of Sancho, Balerdi in the transfer window and have made certain replacements for the same. With the games coming thick and fast, the 2011/12 champions will need to have their players in form and ready for action.
On the other hand, Frankfurt enters the opening match on the back of being eliminated from the DFB Pokal against Waldhof Mannheim.
Both sides last met in the Bundesliga in April, where Frankfurt won 2-1 at the home of BVB.
Schulz’ own goal and Silva’s strike three minutes from time ensured a win for Frankfurt. Dortmund equalized through Hummels.
Form Guide
Borussia Dortmund: WLLWW
Frankfurt: WWLWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Wehen Wiesbaden 0-3 Dortmund
Waldhof Mannheim 2-0 Frankfurt
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Dortmund vs Frankfurt in India?
The match can be live streamed on the FanCode App.
Team News
Both sides have a number of absentees for the opening match of the season.
Dortmund will miss the services of Zagadou, Schmelzer, Wolf, Morey, Coulibaly due to injuries.
Meunier, Brandt miss out as well but due to Covid-19.
For the visitors, Hrustic and Toure are major doubts due to Covid 19 recovery and Tendon injury respectively.
💥 M-A-T-C-H-D-A-Y 💥
Back in @Bundesliga_EN action! 😍#BVBSGE #SGE pic.twitter.com/hRgSSO7Mel
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) August 14, 2021
Dortmund possible 11:
Kobel, Schulz, Akanji, Can, Passlack, Dahoud, Bellingham, Reyna, Reus, Malen and Haland
Frankfurt possible 11:
Trapp, Tuta, Hinteregger, N’Dicka, Costa, Sow, Rode, Kostic, Kamada, Lindstrøm and Borre
Prediction: Dortmund 2-0 Frankfurt
Both sides recently played their DFB Pokal matches with contrasting results.
Dortmund looks the stronger unit on paper and should manage to pick up a home win to kick start their season.
Players to watch out for: Haland, Reus, Bellingham, Borre, Kostic.
