📊 Form Guide

Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund will be wanting a better result here following a 2-1 Bundesliga loss in their previous game against Hoffenheim.

In that match, Borussia Dortmund had 54% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Borussia Dortmund was Serhou Guirassy (87'). For their opponents, 1899 Hoffenheim got 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Andrej Kramarić (42', 98') scored 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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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Stuttgart in DFB-Pokal competition, Freiburg will be aiming to make amends here.

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

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

A review of past results between these clubs stretching back to 04/02/2023 shows that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Freiburg. They have not managed to come away with any wins whatsoever whereas Borussia Dortmund have just been stronger than them, winning in 83 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 26 overall at an average of 4.33 goals per match.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Bundesliga match day 14 on 14/12/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Freiburg 1-1 Borussia Dortmund.

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

Borussia Dortmund had 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ramy Bensebaini (31') scored.

The match was refereed by Felix Zwayer.

📋 Team News: Borussia Dortmund

In all likelihood, Dortmund could kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation in the match, beginning the first half with 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

There’s a good chance that Freiburg seem most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, going with 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, 06:02 26/04/2026