Our first match of the week comes straight from the Bundesliga, where the 4th-placed Borussia Dortmund will be playing host to the 3rd-placed Hoffenheim on Saturday, May 6th. Hoffenheim are coming off a slim home win against Frankfurt, while Borussia Dortmund are coming off a goal-less draw at home against Koln.
Hoffenheim (15-3-13) are coming off a slim, 0-1 win at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. Even though they were much better throughout the whole match, they struggled hard in order to take the 3 points, as the winning goal came at the 90th minute. That was their 3rd consecutive undefeated match (2-0-1), while they have lost just one of their last 11 matches (7-1-3). Their recent success has given them the chance to overcome dortmund for the 3rd spot of the Bundesliga, where they are sitting with 58 points, just 1 ahead of their upcoming opponents. Hoffenheim have only lost 3 matches this season, all on the road (4-3-8), but they have stood greatly all season. However, all 3 losses came in their last 7 matches, having won just once in that span (1-3-3). Even so, they have been very consistent on the offensive end, as they have only failed to score in just one of their 17 road matches so far.
Borussia Dortmund (16-6-9) are coming off a very frustrating goal-less draw at home against Koln. They were dominant in that match, as they held 66% of the ball possession, while they recorded 23 scoring chances. However, they failed to deliver, and they had to settle for a single point from this match. That loss allowed Hoffenheim to by-pass them at the standings, as they are now sitting at the 4th spot with 57 points, just 1 point behind their upcoming opponents. They are still undefeated at home so far in the league (11-0-4), where they have scored 35 goals against just 8 conceded. They have only met a single defeat in their 22 home matches this season, a 3-2 defeat to Monaco that eventually led to their elimination from the Champions League. They will be coming into this match with several injury concerns, as Gotze, Larsen, Sahin and Schurrle have been ruled out, while Bartra and Rode are still listed as questionable to participate.