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Dortmund vs Paderborn Prediction & Betting tips
Borussia Dortmund will play this round already on Friday. The club from Westphalia plays a home game against PhD student SC Paderborn.
Borussia Dortmund:
Borussia Dortmund fell through the ice just before the international break. The form of Der BVB was good, prior to the game against Bayern Munich. But in Bavaria Dortmund did not do anything at all. There was not a single moment of an exciting top match in the Allianz Arena. Dortmund finally stepped off the field in Munich with a big 4-0 defeat. The gap with Borussia Mönchengladbach is now six points behind.
For coach Lucien Favre it was a matter of waiting recently whether all his players would be fit to return from their international matches. Thomas Delaney fell out injured in the international match Ireland-Denmark, and cannot be used. Nico Schulz has a question mark behind his name for Friday. Jadon Sancho got some rest in England, so he can start the match against Paderborn relatively fit. Marco Reus was absent from Germany, but is again ready for Dortmund.
SC Paderborn:
SC Paderborn is clearly one of the low flyers of this Bundesliga season. This is of course not a real surprise. Last year’s promotion from the 2. Bundesliga was unexpected, and the club leadership was unable or unwilling to strengthen the selection in a spectacular way. Two weeks ago it went wrong in a duel against a direct competitor. At home against FC Augsburg, Paderborn lost 0-1, so the situation on the rankings did not get any better. Paderborn is last, with only four points.
“Borussia Dortmund is one of the strongest clubs in Germany,” Paderborn coach Stefan Baumgartl looked ahead to his team’s upcoming opponent. “We want to fight everything to ensure that we create opportunities,” said the coach. Paderborn is not doing well so far. Captain Klaus Gjasula, for example, missed a penalty two weeks ago. Baumgartl does not have to deal with a full infirmary.
Dortmund vs Paderborn head to head matches
17.01.17 CF Paderborn Dortmund 1 : 6
28.10.15 POK Dortmund Paderborn 7 : 1
18.04.15 BUN Dortmund Paderborn 3 : 0
22.11.14 BUN Paderborn Dortmund 2 : 2
19.07.09 CF Paderborn Dortmund 0 : 2