📏 Form Guide

Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund will be hoping for a better result after the 2-1 Bundesliga loss in their previous game against Hoffenheim.

In that game, Borussia Dortmund managed 54% possession and 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Borussia Dortmund was Serhou Guirassy (87'). At the other end, 1899 Hoffenheim had 13 shots on goal with 4 on target. Andrej Kramarić (42', 98') was the scorer for Hoffenheim.

Niko Kovač's Borussia Dortmund have hit the target 10 times in their past 6 outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 6.

Coming into this meeting, Borussia Dortmund haven't been beaten in the league by Freiburg in their last 8 matches. A long run without a loss.

Freiburg

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Since a loss in their previous game against Stuttgart in DFB-Pokal action, Freiburg will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Freiburg managed 34% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Freiburg was Maximilian Eggestein (28'). Stuttgart had 29 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. Deniz Undav (70') and Tomás (119') scored for Stuttgart. The game was won by Stuttgart in extra time.

Julian Schuster's Freiburg have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 11 times throughout their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during that same period adds up to 5.

A look at their previous results shows us that Freiburg:

• have not registered a win against Borussia Dortmund when they've played them away from home in the last 17 league games. A shocking away run it has been.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 04/02/2023 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to Freiburg. They’ve not been able to come away with any victories whatsoever while Borussia Dortmund have dominated them, beating them in 83% of those games played.

Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 26 overall at an average of 4.33 goals per match.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Bundesliga match day 14 on 14/12/2025 which ended up with the score at Freiburg 1-1 Borussia Dortmund.

On that day, Freiburg had 57% possession and 21 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorer was Lucas Höler (75').

Borussia Dortmund got 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Ramy Bensebaini (31') scored.

The referee was Felix Zwayer.

📰 Team News: Borussia Dortmund

It’s our opinion that Dortmund look set to employ a 3-4-2-1 formation for this game, handing starts to Gregor Kobel, Ramy Bensebaini, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Maximilian Beier and Fabio Silva.

📋 Team News: Freiburg

From our viewpoint, Freiburg appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, choosing Noah Atubolu, Lukas Kuebler, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Christian Guenter, Maximilian Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Derry Scherhant, Lucas Hoeler, Vincenzo Grifo and Igor Matanovic.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Borussia Dortmund will, in all likelihood, dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

At the same time, Freiburg may well find it hard to score although we do see them converting at least once as well.

We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 3-1 win for Borussia Dortmund come full-time.

Lucas Pereira, 21:04 25/04/2026