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Borussia Dortmund vs 1899 Hoffenheim Prediction, 8/27/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/25/2021

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Game: Borussia Dortmund vs 1899 Hoffenheim

Date: Friday, August 27, 2021

Location: Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Borussia Dortmund (-167) 1899 Hoffenheim (+400)

Signal Iduna Park is the venue where Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund (1-0-1, 7th in Bundesliga) will take on 1899 Hoffenheim (1-1-0, 2nd in Bundesliga) on Friday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Gregor Kobel for Borussia Dortmund and Oliver Baumann for 1899 Hoffenheim. The line on this game has Borussia Dortmund coming in at -167 and the Kraichgauer are at +400. The O/U has been set at 3.5.

Borussia Dortmund stepped onto the pitch against SC Freiburg in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-1. In the passing game, they ended with a 87.7% passes received rate by connecting on 654 out of their 746 pass targets last contest. Borussia Dortmund attempted 21 dribbles in this matchup and completed 11 of those dribbles for a rate of 52.4%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Borussia Dortmund finished the game at a 17.6% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 17 total shots. Borussia Dortmund has an average of 2.50 goals per 90 min (5 total goals) and have accounted for 5 assists in all games for the year.

Marco Reus is a player who should be able to impact this match for Borussia Dortmund. Reus has had a starting assignment in 309 games in his career and he tallies 0.47 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Germany has totaled 140 goals scored in 26,540 professional minutes. He has 74 assists while tallying 37 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

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Someone else who should impact this match is Erling Haaland, the forward representing England. Haaland has earned 6,702 mins during 72 starts and has been handed a total of 8 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 20 times thus far in his career while he has scored 73 total goals. He currently averages 0.98 goals per 90 for his career.

The man protecting the net for Borussia Dortmund is Gregor Kobel. Kobel has played for 7,351 mins and has 225 saves thus far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.69 (138 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 64.1. The keeper hailing from Switzerland has faced 351 shots tried at him in 83 career starts. Kobel (33-16-34 record during his soccer career) has recorded 19 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 22.9% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, 1899 Hoffenheim finished locked up with a final of 2-2 against Union Berlin. They finished the contest by converting 538 out of their 640 attempted passes for a rate of 84.1%. 1899 Hoffenheim finished the match with a 58.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 out of the 17 dribbles they attempted. 1899 Hoffenheim had 3 shots on goal out of 7 shots attempted which had them at a 42.9% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 6 goals and 6 assists in all their games, 1899 Hoffenheim sports an average of 3.00 goals and 3.00 assists per 90 min.

Andrej Kramaric will be someone to watch for 1899 Hoffenheim. The forward born in Croatia has totaled 21,406 mins while he has scored 151 goals. He has accounted for 17 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 51 times. He scores 0.63 goals per 90 minutes and has started 232 outings in his pro soccer career. You should also watch out for Ihlas Bebou, the forward representing Togo. Bebou has been given 21 yellow card warnings in 12,347 minutes (128 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.26. He has scored 35 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 25 different times.

Oliver Baumann will reside in front of the goal for 1899 Hoffenheim. Baumann has earned 90 clean sheets and has defended 1,802 shots against him in 32,580 mins in his career. He is the owner of a save % of 71.1 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 24.9%. He has conceded 1.49 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 133-103-126. During his professional soccer career, Baumann has allowed 541 goals while totaling 1,286 saves in 362 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Borussia Dortmund (-167)

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