Borussia Dortmund vs Fürth – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | Bundesliga 2021-22

Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund
Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund will welcome Furth Berlin to the Signal Iduna Park this Wednesday for their 16th round match of their 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign.

Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund) 

Key Statistics

Borussia Dortmund have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight games in all competitions.

They have scored 36 goals this season and conceded 23 times. They have scored 64% of those goals (23) at home, while they have conceded 12 times at home.

Furth have lost all eight of their away league games this season.

They have conceded 31 goals away from home this season (more than any other side) and have scored just six goals on the road. 

Fürth have scored a league-high four own goals this season.

Head to head

Dortmund hold a clear advantage in this tie as they have won all four of their head-to-head encounters with Furth.

Latest Performances in all competitions

BVB: D-W-L-W-L

Fürth: W-L-L-L-L

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund will look to get back to winning ways this Wednesday when they welcome bottom-placed Fürth to the Signal Iduna Park.

The hosts drop crucial points last time out as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Bochum. The result means that they come into this tie six points behind Bayern Munich in first.

What started as a good season is suddenly turning into a poor one as Dortmund have struggled for consistency in recent times. Marco Rose’s side have not won two games in a row since winning three in October.

They come into this tie on the run of four losses from their last eight games (W3, D1). 

BVB’s home record will be a source of encouragement for them, though. They have won all but one of their home league games this season (a 3-2 loss to arch-rivals Bayern Munich) and will fancy their chances of picking up maximum points in this game.

Possible Borussia Dortmund starting line-ups

Gregor Kobel, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Marin Pongracic, Nico Schulz, Julian Brandt, Mahmoud Dahoud, Jude Bellingham, Marco Reus, Thorgan Hazard, Erling Braut Haaland.

Injured: Giovanni Reyna, Manuel Akanji, Youssoufa Moukoko, Mateu Morey

Doubtful: Roman Burki, Marcel Schmelzer, Donyell Malen, Raphael Guerreiro

Suspended: None

Fürth

After gaining promotion to Bundesliga last summer, Furth have found the top flight very difficult to play. 

The visitors travel to Dortmund with one of the worst 15-game records the Bundesliga has ever seen (W1, D1, L13). Their first and only win so far in the top flight came last week in a 1-0 win against Union Berlin. 

The win was secured in their 24th attempt and ended the division’s worst-ever losing streak (12 games).

With that morale-boosting win in the bag, Fürth will be desperate to add another positive result when they travel to the Signal Iduna Park. 

However, they have a poor record against Dortmund having lost against them by an aggregate 9-2 scoreline in their only two previous Bundesliga H2Hs.

Possible Fürth starting line-ups

Sascha Burchert, Marco Meyerhofer, Sebastian Griesbeck, Maximilian Bauer, Jetro Willems, Hans Nunoo Sarpei, Max Christiansen, Timothy Tillman, Branimir Hrgota, Dickson Abiama, Havard Nielsen.

Injured: Robin Kehr, Justin Hoogma, Marius Funk, Jessic Ngankam

Doubtful: Nick Viergever, Gideon Jung

Suspended: None

Prediction

BVB 3-0 Fürth