Borussia Dortmund is looking to give Hoffenheim their first ever defeat of the season when they visit the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena on Friday. The Black and Yellows and Die Kraichgauer are both coming off draws last week.
Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund Match Details, TV Schedule and Live Stream Links
- Date: December 16, Friday
- Venue: WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Start Time: 2:30 PM ET, 7:30 PM GMT
- Channel: FOX Sports 1 (USA), BT Sport 3
- Live Stream: FOX Sports 2GO, BT Sport Live, fuboTV
Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund Preview
Borussia Dortmund continued it road woes last week when they only managed to draw 1-1 against Koln. Marco Reus scored the equalizer in the 90th as Dortmund failed to capitalize on their momentum of being top of their Champions League group.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim is looking to remain as the only unbeaten team in the Bundesliga. Die Kraichgauer have flourished since Julian Nagelsmann took over last season. The young manager has led Hoffenheim to an impressive record (6W-8D-0L) this season including a 0-0 draw against Frankfurt last week.
Nagelsmann is also planning to take down Dortmund since he wants to get a win against his former mentor in Thomas Tuchel. He told Yahoo! Sports that they are not settling for a draw despite that attacking prowess of Dortmund.
"There's never been a game where beforehand I've thought that I'd settle for a draw. That's the same this time around. Of course, it's great that we're still unbeaten, but the desire to stay unbeaten is always there because we always want to win," Nagelsmann said.
"It should be a really good game, Dortmund will try to dictate the pace. Their attack is really quick - that's one of Dortmund's strengths - and we'll need to keep it in check," he added.
Possible Formation and Starting XI
Hoffenheim (3-1-4-2): Oliver Baumann; Benjamin Hubner, Kevin Vogt, Niklas Sule; Jeremy Toljan; Nadiem Amiri, Pavel Kaderabek, Lukas Rupp, Eugen Polanski; Andrej Kramaric, Sandro Wagner
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1): Roman Weidenfeller; Matthia Ginter, Sokratis Papastathapoulos, Marc Bartra; Marcel Schmelzer, Julian Weigl, Raphael Guerreiro, Felix Passlack; Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Prediction: Dortmund wins 2-1.
