Dortmund - Karlsruher
09.05 15:30
After eight winless game in 2009, Dortmund won six games in the last month and a half and now they are in contention for one of the European positions. Karlsruher missed a fine opportunity to move ahead from the bottom, as they drew goalless with Cottbus after winning Leverkusen away.
Aside from Wolfsburg, Dortmund are another team yet unbeaten at home
Great number of draws was the main characteristics of the millionaires in the first part of the season and till mid-spring, only to level the margin between wins and draws with a six-game winning run. Last weekend the millionaires were dominant against Frankfurt during the whole match and only in last ten minutes scored two goals.
Coach Klopp has no reasons to change anything in the winning team, so he will field the same eleven players again. Captain Kehl missed the last training because of a minor injury, but he will probably be fit to play in this match. Interestingly, Dortmund drew last three games they hosted Karlsruher. Hummels and Gordon are the only ones injured.
Karlsruher won’t give up till the last minute
Even though they are nailed to the bottom, Karlsruher won’t be an easy prey to anyone and they still have the chance to survive even though only few rounds ago they seemed already relegated. Last weekend Karlsruher failed to materialize several fantastic chances in the match against direct rivals Cottbus, so they ended with one point.
Coach Becker can’t count on Da Silva, who is suspended, so Iashvili will play in the midfield instead. Mutzel is uncertain as a holding midfielder, as he has muscle injury, while Engelhardt will most likely replace him. Karlsruher have nothing to lose, so they will start aggressively towards millionaires; net with two strikers Freis and Kennedy, and former Dortmiund player Frederico as a second striker. Carnell, Porcello and Kornetzky are injured.
Betting verdict
In the first part of the season Dortmund recorded a minimum win over Karlsruher while they have an impressive record at home against these rivals, 15:2 Millionaires improved their form a lot, but the visitors too play better lately, though it certainly won’t be enough to get anything from this match.
Tip: Under 2.5 Goals, Odds 2.1;
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