Borussia Dortmund and Paderborn meet in Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 12th round of the Bundesliga. There is only a record of 1 recent direct confrontation between these two teams, on 17-01-2017, which ended with the victory of Borussia Dortmund by (1-6).
Borussia Dortmund:
After 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 6th position, with 19 points conquered. In their last match, they lost with Bayern München out by (4-0), after in the previous match they won by (3-0) at home, in a match against Wolfsburg. For the championship, Borussia Dortmund conquered 13 points in 15 possible, after 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games he played in his stadium.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 5 games in his stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 11 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but he got the comeback in 2. In the last 10 home games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: he scored 9 of his 22 goals between minutes (46 ‘ -60 ‘); He suffered 3 of his 6 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘).
Borussia Dortmund comes to this match with little motivation, after a 4-0 loss to Bayern Munich, which added to his second loss in this Bundesliga 19/20. At home, he has won 4 of his 5 games. Due to this good phase, coach Lucien Favre should focus on maintaining possession of the ball and positional attacks, especially through the flanks: Julian Brandt is the great master of this formation. Marco Reus and Paco Alcácer are the best scorers of Borussia Dortmund so far, with 5 goals scored each. Outside this match will be Marco Reus and Schmelzer, both recovering from injury.
Paderborn :
After 1 win, 1 draw and 9 losses, the away team is currently in 18th place, with 4 points won. In their last match, they lost to Augsburg at home by (0-1), after in the previous match they lost out, in a match against Hoffenheim, by (3‑0). In his last 5 away matches for the championship, Paderborn records 1 draw and 4 losses, so he conquered 1 point in 15 possible.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 5 away matches. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 41 of the last 46 games they played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The Paderborn comes to this unmotivated game, after a 0-1 loss to Augsburg, adding his second consecutive loss in the Bundesliga. We emphasize that the visitors lost 4 of the 5 games away from home, that is, it is the worst team in this condition. In this match against Borussia Dortmund, coach Steffen Baumgart should keep the team 4-3-3, with Gerrit Holtmann, Kai Proger and Mamba as the team’s most offensive references. On the other hand, Sabiri stands out in this team, being responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. All regular players are available for this game.
