Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg

Signal Iduna Park is the venue as Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg go head-to-head in a handsomely-looking Bundesliga meeting. 

Borussia Dortmund have bounced back from a disappointing Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona with back-to-back Bundesliga wins over Hoffenheim and Borussia Monchengladbach via an identical 3-2 scoreline. Despite extending their unbeaten league run to five matches (W4, D1), Niko Kovac’s men commenced this round in sixth place, albeit within three points of fourth-placed Freiburg. Firing on all cylinders, Die Borussen netted 3+ goals four times during that five-game unbeaten sequence, highlighting the potential for an entertaining contest. With only three games left, there’s no margin for error as Kovac aims to add to his three-game winning managerial streak against Wolfsburg. Signal Iduna Park may be the perfect venue to help Kovac stay on this trajectory, with Dortmund winning their last three competitive home games.

In the meantime, Wolfsburg must defy the odds to derail Dortmund’s top-four charge, yet seven consecutive winless league outings ahead of this trip (D2, L5) hardly make it for good reading. To put Wolfsburg’s woes into perspective, no team in the Bundesliga is currently enduring a longer wait for a victory than Wolfsburg, with this representing their longest winless streak in the top flight since March 2024. Furthermore, the visitors have only won once in their last 19 top-flight encounters against Die Borussen (D2, L16), a run that includes a 3-1 home defeat in December’s reverse fixture. Playing away from home could be just what the doctor ordered for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men, who have racked up 24 of their 39 league points on the road this term.