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Borussia Dortmund vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth
It’s English week in the Bundesliga! Borussia Dortmund wants to end the mini-crisis. After losing the top match against Bayern in an unfortunate manner, coach Marco Rose’s team missed the best opportunities against Bochum on Saturday to close the bag early. The second game in a row without a win meant that Bayern now have a 6-point lead over BVB. It is therefore all the more fitting that Dortmund can now claim an avoidably easy three points against Greuther Fürth.
However, promoted Greuther Fürth will not go into the upcoming away game at BVB with the usual emotion of defeat. Fürth managed the near impossible. Against Union Berlin, the cloverleaf won 1:0 to record the first home victory in Bundesliga history. It was also the first win of the season at the 15th attempt. Is everything now possible for coach Stefan Leitl’s team? Find out in our Dortmund – Fürth betting tip whether Fürth can also take something countable against BVB after the final whistle.
Bochum – Dortmund Info
– Date & Time: 15.12.2021, 20:30 Uhr
– Venue: Dortmund, Signal-Iduna Park
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 16
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Dortmund Form & Balance Check
Once again, BVB are making the pre-Christmas season uncomfortable for their fans. There is a lot of rumbling and simmering in the black and yellow part of Westphalia. The 2:3 defeat against Bayern can still be felt almost two weeks later. At least it was in the minds of some BVB players on Saturday. In the Revier derby against Bochum, coach Marco Rose’s team missed the best opportunities. As football is, this was punished. BVB failed to close the deal and conceded the equaliser. Thus, Dortmund did not win any of the last two Bundesliga games and is now already 6 points behind Bayern.
Two must-win games until Christmas
Admit: Yes, Fürth won their last game, but BVB must beat Spielvereinigung. Should Dortmund fail to win against the designated relegated team, Dortmund will probably not be allowed to mouth the word championship this season. Statistically speaking, BVB is a home power. Only the home game against Munich was lost. BVB won all 7 of its previous home games. Hertha awaits after Fürth. Dortmund should also be able to decide this duel in their favour.
Dortmund facts & analysis
– BVB are winless for 2 games now.
– Dortmund have won 7 out of 8 home matches
– Only 2 wins from last 5 matches
Fürth form & balance check
It’s done! Spielvereinigung Greuther from Fürth won 1-0 against Union on Sunday to claim their first ever home win in the Bundesliga. In addition, this success was Fürth’s first win of the season in their 15th attempt. The promoted team lost 13 of the previous 14 games. Now, of course, the big question is whether Fürth can build on the home win? A closer look at the victory over Union reveals that the 1:0 came from a corner. In this game, too, coach Stefan Leitl’s team hardly produced anything in terms of play. Now with 4 points, Fürth are 12 points behind the relegation place.
Why travel away at all?
It is very unlikely that Fürth will take anything worthwhile with them to Dortmund. Fürth has never won a Bundesliga match against BVB. In addition, the Spielvereinigung enters Wednesday night’s match at BVB with a horror record. Fürth secured all 4 points at home. Away from home, the promoted team has not been allowed to take anything at all this season. Therefore, Fürth will go into the upcoming away match with 0 points and 6:31 goals in the away table.
Fürth facts & analysis
– Fürth managed the first home win in the club’s history in the last match.
– Fürth have not yet picked up a point away from home this season
– With 46 goals conceded in 15 games, the cloverleaf concedes 3.1 goals per game
Predicted line-up – last update on 13 December 2021
Borussia Dortmund will again field their usual 4-2-3-1 formation in the upcoming match. Coach Marco Rose wants to see his team attack via the outer lanes. To this end, deep passes will be played towards Haaland time and again. Bellingham clears and passes the ball to the attacking midfielders. They set the scene for the Norwegian.
Spielvereinigung Greuther from Fürth is playing in a 4-3-3 formation. Coach Stefan Leitl relies on switching play and counter-attacks after winning the ball. In addition, the cloverleaf tries again and again to achieve success through standard situations.
Dortmund – Fürth direct comparison & Statistics
Borussia Dortmund and Greuther Fürth have already met 8 times. In this duel, Dortmund earned the more positive record. BVB won 6 games, whereas Fürth could only win one encounter. Another match ended in a draw. The last time they met, the whistle blew for a 2-1 win for Dortmund after extra time in the DFB Cup.
– 6 of the 8 duels so far have taken place in the DFB Cup.
– A Bundesliga encounter last took place in 2013.
– Fürth has not won against Dortmund since 1990.
– Dortmund have won all two Bundesliga matches against Fürth.
