PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs SC Freiburg: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 26/04)

Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg face off this Sunday at the Signal Iduna Park in 1. Bundesliga. The match will be broadcast live at 16:30 on Amazon Prime.

Borussia Dortmund have picked up 64 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last game, Niko Kovac’s team lost 2-1 against TSG Hoffenheim (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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SC Freiburg have won 43 points to date and are placed in 7th position. Last time out, Julian Schuster’s team slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Stuttgart (DFB Pokal 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

Predicted lineups

Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel, Ramy Bensebaini, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Fábio Silva, Maximilian Beier

SC Freiburg: Noah Atubolu, Lukas Kubler, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Christian Günter, Max Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Derry Scherhant, Lucas Holer, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanovic

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Borussia Dortmund

• Niklas Sule – Knee Injury

SC Freiburg

Last starting XIs

Borussia Dortmund ( vs TSG Hoffenheim 2026-04-18): Gregor Kobel, Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Fábio Silva, Maximilian Beier

SC Freiburg ( vs Stuttgart 2026-04-23): Florian Muller, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Jordy Makengo, Johan Manzambi, Max Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanovic

Did you know…by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

• Niko Kovac has faced Julian Schuster on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

• Julian Schuster has faced Borussia Dortmund on three occasions, recording one draw and two defeats

• Niko Kovac has faced SC Freiburg on 11 occasions, recording two wins, five draws and four defeats

TEAMS

• Away from home, SC Freiburg are on a run of four consecutive games scoring goals.

• SC Freiburg currently have one defeat in their last five matches.

• SC Freiburg currently have one draw in their last 14 matches.

• SC Freiburg are on a run of eight consecutive games scoring goals.

• SC Freiburg are on a run of three consecutive games conceding goals.

• At home, Borussia Dortmund currently have four defeats in their last 21 matches.

• At home, Borussia Dortmund currently have one draw in their last 15 matches.

• Borussia Dortmund currently have one draw in their last 18 matches.

• Borussia Dortmund are on a run of two consecutive games without a win.

• Borussia Dortmund come into this match on the back of two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg have already faced each other 53 times, with Borussia Dortmund holding the advantage: 35 wins, compared to six wins for SC Freiburg.

• At Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund have the advantage in their head-to-head matches against SC Freiburg: 21 wins in 25 games. SC Freiburg have one win.

• In the German League, the two teams have played 51 matches, with 34 wins for Borussia Dortmund, 12 draws and five wins for SC Freiburg.