Borussia Dortmund vs Hannover 96
If you ask me, there’s not a lot of people doubting the result of this match between a perennial giant and a struggling minnow.
Borussia Dortmund still stand tall at the summit of the Bundesliga and are still the favourites to win whatever match they go to. Meanwhile, Hannover have struggled to cope with life back in the German top flight after losing some of their important players during the summer transfer window.
The Bundesliga doesn’t think that there will be any dramatic upsets in store for this Dortmund-Hannover game. However, I would like to remind our dear SBOBET fans that the BVB came into a similar sort of match in December 2018.
More than anything, I would remind the casual fans and avid bettors to look at the finer details. The BVB are still the biggest favourites to win, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the winning gap between two isn’t as big as many imagined.
Talking Points
Dortmund still stepping on the gas
It’s fun to see Borussia Dortmund thriving at the top of the Bundesliga, but not everything is fun and games for the Lucien Favre-led team as the final week of the winter transfer window approaches.
Bayern Munich are hot on their backs as they haven’t lost a football game since the two sides last met in a very exciting Der Klassiker. A loss for Dortmund from this point on would allow the defending champions to come within striking distance and that prospect would only add unneeded pressure in this impressive Dortmund side.
It’s fortunate for them then that they have been winning their games as of late. RB Leipzig gave a Marco Reus-less BVB side a tough challenge in their first Bundesliga game of the year. However, a fantastic individual effort from Axel Witsel helped propel the team past the Red Bulls and extend their lead at the top.
This year’s Dortmund team definitely have the players needed to succeed. Witsel has a reliable colleague in the middle of the park in Thomas Delaney. Dan-Axel Zagadou and Jadon Sancho are leading the team’s youth movement, and Paco Alcacer is still a goal machine with 12 under his belt and can take over for the still-injured Reus.
Everything should go swimmingly for Die Borussen as long as they play their usual game. While every football team is susceptible to collapses like any other team, the expectations on this team to succeed is very high.
While Dortmund are flying over the rest of the competition, Hannover are only hoping that some of the hosts’ good form trickle down to them.
They impressed a lot of neutral fans with the way they stayed up last season. Players like Salif Sane and Felix Klaus were important in their strong start to the 2017/18 campaign that helped them make it to this point.
However, both Sane and Klaus were the most notable departures over the summer, and the absence of Sane’s defensive prowess has exposed many of the team’s weaknesses. They are in the centre of many Bundesliga 2019 news stories about relegation favourites.
Andre Breitenreiter needs to find a way to get the points his team needs to catch up to Stuttgart and start their escape from the relegation struggle. He must find a way to reignite Niclas Fullkrug’s scoring that hounded Bundesliga defences last year. The rest of the defence must also find a way to stop Dortmund’s extremely talented XI.
They have nothing to lose and everything to gain. They have the best chance to pull off an upset here.
History
Hannover can definitely pull off a shocker against the league leaders: they have pulled off a fantastic early-season result by holding the league leaders to a goalless draw in September 2018. They are one of the four teams that managed to steal a point from Dortmund, and that is something they can be proud about.
However, Dortmund have been virtually undefeated save their lone loss to Dusseldorf just last month. Moreover, four of their last six head-to-head clashes have ended in Dortmund’s favour. Some would consider the prospect of Hannover winning over Dortmund Sisyphean at this point.
Betting Tip
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Borussia Dortmund vs Hannover 96 | Total Goal 2-3 @ 2.39 |
| January 26, 22:30 (GMT+8) |
I know that Dortmund would be able to crush Hannover 96. After all, they are playing at the Signal Iduna Park, and the Yellow Wall will always create an oppressing atmosphere as hospitality for their guests. I don’t think a team that hasn’t won in nine games in all competitions would be able to concentrate against that.
However, I do think that they are kind of offensively crippled without Reus. Dortmund should still win by two goals without any problem, but Hannover should be able to at least limit the score to 2-0 with a defensive mentality.
The Asian Handicap and First Half Correct Score markets have very intriguing Dortmund vs Hannover betting odds for punters who are looking to win big.
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