German Bundesliga
2011-04-30 - Borussia Dortmund vs FC Nurnberg
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football ; Germany : Bundesliga
Signal Iduna Park
Saturday, 30th April 2011 – kickoff 15:30
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund had their worst game of the season last weekend when they lost 1-0 away to the bottom team Borussia M`Gladbach , so now they must make up for that loss in front of their own fans and maybe to start officially celebrating the league title.
However, the team faces some injury troubles in front of this match as the defender Patrick Owomoyela got injured once again at a training session and needs to undergo tendon surgery which will prevent him from playing until September.
Also coach Jurgen Klopp has fears for two very important players as well. The striker Lucas Barrios had missed couple of training sessions last week with a thigh injury that bothers him in the recent weeks, so at the moment he is questionable for selection. The winger Kevin Grosskreutz had also complained to a knee injury and whether will he be fully fit to play will be decided just a few hours before the start of the match.
Probable Borussia Dortmund line-up :
Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer,
S. Bender, da Silva,
M. Gotze, Lewandowski, Grosskreutz,
Barrios
FC Nurnberg
Interestingly, FC Nurnberg last year had secured their place in the Bundesliga through the playoffs and this season they are challenging for the Europa League spot thanks to the coach Dieter Hecking who had risked his job by introducing so many youngsters from the youth squad in the first team, but that decision has brought results for the team and FC Nurnberg fully deserve to be amongst top Bundesliga teams this season.
Since the winter break, FC Nurnberg had a great run of seven winning matches out of the fourteen played and are just two points behind Mainz at the fifth and last place that leads into Europe next season.
FC Nurnberg are copying the successful Borussia Dortmund style of football with players from their own football academy and i think that if this team stays together in the next couple of seasons they will become title contenders as well.
Except for the defender Mike Franz there are no significant absentees in the team for this match, and although the right back Timothy Chandler had suffered a minor ankle injury at a training session, he is still expected to be in the starting line up, so FC Nurnberg will play in its usual 4-1-4-1 formation with Julian Schieber as striker and with tightened midfield, without classic playmaker.
Probable FC Nurnberg line-up :
Chandler, Wollscheid, Wolf, Pinola,
Simons,
Hegeler, Cohen, Ekici, Eigler,
Schieber
The Betting Verdict
The first match between these teams this season had ended in 2-0 away victory for Borussia Dortmund. The overall record is also on Borussia Dortmund side as they have 27 wins, 17 draws and 13 losses against FC Nurnberg.
Interesting fact is that Borussia Dortmund have not lost a single home game against FC Nurnberg since the year 1990, so in the last eleven home matches BVB have nine wins and two draws against FC Nurnberg.
I think that the tradition will go on here and that Borussia Dortmund will get the home victory that might officially bring them the Championship Shield this weekend.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Borussia Dortmund-FC Nurnberg 2-0
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take the Home win for Borussia Dortmund and the best price is 1.48 at Pinnacle
