Bundesliga: Greuther Furth Vs Borussia Dortmund – Match preview

Dortmund’s record against promoted sides this season actually leaves much to be desired though the sole win was a 3-0 success in the reverse fixture, which made the aggregate scoreline between these sides in Bundesliga action 12-2 to Dortmund after just three clashes!

Greuther Furth

After Greuther Furth’s relegation was recently confirmed, head coach Stefan Leitl announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the campaign. Leitl’s men seemed to react well to the news by managing a draw against European hopefuls Union Berlin last time out, but the focus now turns to finish their home campaign on a relative high. With Furth guaranteed to finish bottom and Borussia Dortmund confirmed in the top four, this game has little riding on it. Furth can at least set a new club record for goals scored in a Bundesliga season with just one more after matching their 2012/13 record in that Union game. With an average of exactly one scored goal per game across their last seven at home, Furth may well get over the line.

Borussia Dortmund

A win for Dortmund will mathematically secure a sixth second-place finish across the last ten campaigns after that was delayed when falling 4-3 to notorious giant-killers Bochum last round. Manager Marco Rose took the opportunity to blood 17-year-old English winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens in that game and he impressed in the build-up to Erling Haaland’s third goal, but it ultimately suggests that Rose is using these final games to experiment with his side. Dortmund’s record against promoted sides this season actually leaves much to be desired though the sole win was a 3-0 success in the reverse fixture, which made the aggregate scoreline between these sides in Bundesliga action 12-2 to Dortmund after just three clashes!

With the only defeat across Dortmund’s last eight Bundesliga away games coming against champions Bayern, they’ll be disappointed not to extend that H2H winning run here.

Following his goal last time out, Branimir Hrgota has now contributed to half of Furth’s Bundesliga goals this term. As for Dortmund, Haaland has now scored against 18 of the 20 sides he has faced in the Bundesliga, including a brace in the reverse. Bundesliga games involving Dortmund have produced a league-high 130 goals (4.06 per match on average).