Paderborn v Borussia Dortmund Predictions & Suggestions

• Paderborn are winless of their earlier 9 league contests, dropping six.
• Borussia Dortmund have scored at the least two targets in 9 of their final 11 league matches.
• Paderborn have failed to attain in three of their final 5 video games within the Bundesliga.

Title aspirations all however over for Dortmund

Defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday has all however ended Borussia Dortmund’s hopes of a primary Bundesliga title for the reason that 2011/12 marketing campaign however there’s incentive to maintain profitable video games with a visit to basement boys Paderborn subsequent on the listing.

Dortmund shall be trying over their shoulder on the chasing pack of RB Leipzig, Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen, realizing they might even fall out of the highest 4 if they permit the Bayern defeat to spark a downturn in kind.

Lucien Favre’s males did, in actual fact, carry out properly in Der Klassiker, mustering 11 pictures, 5 of which have been on the right track, and in the event that they have been extra prolific within the remaining third, they might have come away from the sport with most factors.

As a substitute it was a tasty chip from Joshua Kimmich which handed Bayern Munich a 1-Zero win and introduced Dortmund’s six-match profitable run to an finish.

However we predict {that a} go to to the Benteler-Area to face struggling Paderborn ought to see them get again to profitable methods.

Paderborn face rising tide of relegation

Hosts Paderborn have received solely 4 of their 28 league assignments this season and have drawn all three of their matches for the reason that restart in opposition to struggling Fortuna Dusseldorf, Hoffenheim and Augsburg sides.

This season solely Werder Bremen (six) have collected fewer factors at dwelling than Paderborn (eight), who’ve misplaced ten of their 14 dwelling assignments within the Bundesliga.

Among the many highlights of Paderborn’s Bundesliga season was the reverse fixture with Borussia Dortmund, although, by which that they had raced right into a 3-Zero lead on the Sign Iduna Park, solely to attract 3-3.

They impressed by establishing the lead however they method they let Dortmund again into the sport reeked of inexperience and defensive vulnerability.

That weak point on the again is highlighted by the actual fact they’ve saved just one clear sheet of their 14 dwelling matches this season and even that got here in opposition to a Fortuna Dusseldorf aspect who’ve been hovering above the relegation zone for many of the marketing campaign.

Comfy win on the playing cards for visiting Dortmund

Dortmund have been wasteful final trip however even an assault which might be lacking Erling Haaland, who limped off with a knee harm in opposition to Bayern, can run out complete winners.

Dortmund’s away matches are averaging 3.71 targets per sport, they’ve didn’t scored in solely three of their 28 video games this time period and their tally of 74 targets netted this season is bettered solely by Bayern Munich. 

Paderborn are feeble on the again however they’re additionally toothless within the remaining third – Streli Mamba is their high scorer with 5 league targets – and with these elements thought of, backing Dortmund at -1 aim on the handicap will be the method to go.

That wager clicked in Dortmund’s wins over Schalke and Wolfsburg for the reason that restart and they’re dealing with far weaker opposition this time round.

9 of Dortmund’s earlier 11 wins within the Bundesliga have been by at the least two targets and, with that in thoughts, a 3-Zero right rating prediction additionally appears beneficial.