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Borussia Dortmund - Darmstadt
Germany Bundesliga I - Signal Iduna Park
Relegated Darmstadt take on Borussia Dortmund in a last-day dead rubber in the Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday, 18 May. Check out our Bundesliga betting tips for the contest below.
Borussia Dortmund vs Darmstadt prediction: Hosts to sign off in style
🔥Hot tip
Over 2.5 Goals
⚽ Correct score prediction
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Darmstadt
💥 Both teams to score
No
Key Stats
- Darmstadt failed to score in each of their last three Bundesliga fixtures.
- Borussia Dortmund beat Darmstadt 3-0 when the teams last met in January.
- Four of Dortmund’s last five league assignments have featured over 2.5 goals.
- Marco Reus found the net when Dortmund last locked horns with Darmstadt in January.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Dortmund odds-on favourites
- HOME: 1/6 (1.17) – 85.7%
- DRAW: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.5%
- AWAY: 17/2 (9.50) – 10.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Borussia Dortmund cap their Bundesliga campaign with what looks like a gimme at home to relegated Darmstadt and while the hosts are on course to finish fifth no matter the result, they’ll be determined to win. The bookies have made Dortmund 1/6 favourites to succeed and our football tips have backed them to be comfortable.
Darmstadt have lost 22 times in 33 league fixtures this term and before they exit the division, they are likely to lose their 23rd Bundesliga contest. They have been given just a 10.5% chance of upsetting the odds against the Champions League finalists, and they should find the going tough having lost three games on the bounce.
Last five H2Hs: Dortmund chasing league double
Germany Bundesliga I 13/01/24
Darmstadt
Borussia Dortmund
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Darmstadt
Borussia Dortmund
Germany Bundesliga I 17/09/16
Borussia Dortmund
Darmstadt
Germany Bundesliga I 02/03/16
Darmstadt
Borussia Dortmund
Germany Bundesliga I 27/09/15
Borussia Dortmund
Darmstadt
Borussia Dortmund eased to a 3-0 win over Darmstadt in January and that was the first encounter between the clubs since February 2017.
Borussia Dortmund preview: Hosts at close to full-strength
Sebastien Haller and Ramy Bensebaini are sidelined for Dortmund while Julien Duranville is touch-and-go and might not be involved either. Edin Terzic should name a strong XI to keep his players match fit ahead of next month's Champions League Final.
Predicted lineup: Kobel – Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen – Sabitzer, Can, Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi – Fullkrug
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Darmstadt preview: Visitors missing several players
Clemens Riedel, Fabian Holland, Braydon Manu and Fraser Hornby are injured for Darmstadt while Fabian Nurnberger, Sebastian Polter, Bartol Franjic and Matthias Bader are doubtful Jannik Muller is suspended and won't feature.
Predicted lineup: Brunst – Isherwood, Klarer, Maglica – Karic, Justvan, Mehlem, Holtmann – Skarke, Honsak, Vilhelmsson
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Player to watch – Marco Reus
Dortmund icon Marco Reus will play his last game for the club this weekend and the veteran will be determined to shine on what will be his last runout in front of the famous Yellow Wall.
Can Reus sign off with a goal?
34-year-old Reus managed to find the net against Darmstadt when the clubs last met in January and the versatile attacker also notched in BVB’s last Bundesliga home game against Augsburg. Reus would love to crown his Dortmund career with another goal on Saturday.
