Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim ( WON )

Team News

Borussia Dortmund

• Marco Reus has emerged as a serious doubt and may not make this match. Mario Gotze could fill in his role, which would pave the way for Paco Alcacer to start up front.
• Mahmoud Dahoud could replace the suspended Thomas Delaney in central midfield, while Abdou Diallo provides a further option at centre-back.

Team News

Hoffenheim

• Benjamin Hübner and Ermin Bicakcic should return to the back-three, with Kevin Vogt and Kasim Adams suffering from injuries.
• Nadiem Amiri and Dennis Geiger offer further options in central midfield.
• If manager Julian Nagelsmann decides to field Andrej Kramaric in a deeper position, Ádám Szalai, Ishak Belfodil or Reiss Nelson could fill in up front.

• Borussia Dortmund only picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Frankfurt last weekend but still managed to increase their lead at the top of the table as Bayern Munich lost. They suffered a blow in midweek after being eliminated by Werder Bremen from the DFB-Pokal.
• Hoffenheim have to get back on track after a disappoiting 1-1 draw with Düsseldorf last time out. They have picked up seven draws from their last nine matches, winning only one of them. Expect this to be an intense game with several chances at both ends of the pitch.