Dortmund will be keen to get back on track when they face an out of form Hannover in the SignalIdunaPark on Saturday.
Dortmund had quite a good game last weekend despite their 1-3 loss away to red hot Bayern Munich. Following defeats to Stuttgart and Frankfurt earlier, the black and yellow had their chances to end Bayern eight match winning streak but next to some poor refereeing they have not taken their chances. So because of their third straight defeat, Klopp´s men slid back to fifth place and have lost contact to a Championsleague spot while their closest rivals for fifth spot are just two points away. So its time for Dortmund to get back on track and the coach will be pleased to have keeper Weidenfeller and striker Valdez back from injury and suspension respectively. Kehl is close to a comeback but will have to wait at least another week.
Hannover certainly had a nightmare game last Saturday as they have been humiliated by northern rivals Bremen 5-1 at home. And to be honest the team of coach Slomka was quite fortunate to get away with that result. This was also their seventh straight defeat and the Lower Saxony side have got just two points from their last 11 matches. As a consequence, Hannover went all the way back to 16th place and will have to fight with Freiburg, Nürnberg and Berlin for survival. On the road Hannover lost six of their last seven games and conceded a total of 16 goals. The only good news for coach Slomka is that Schulz has recovered in time but the likes of Andreasen, Bruggink, Haggui, Vinicius, Forssell, Cherundolo, Ya Konan, Krzynowek and Rosenthal are all out by injury.
Dortmund have not beaten Hannover in their last five home matches but on Saturday the black and yellow are definitely strong favourites. The visitors showed an embarrassing game against Bremen and because of their negative run, The Lower Saxony are absolutely out of confidence and their injury list grows and grows as well. Dortmund have not been highly successful in recent weeks but they are at full strength and have played quite well last weekend and with five wins our of their last seven Klopp´s men were successful at home in recent months.
Published: 19-02-2010, 18:09 CET
Pick: Dortmund -1
Odds: 1.82 at Ladbrokes
Category: German football
Date: 20-02-2010
Option: Asian Handicap
Stake: 10 (tipster's average: )