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Borussia Dortmund is a mid-table team this season without any chance of winning a trophy

Holstein Kiel and Borussia Dortmund clash this Tuesday at the Holstein-Stadion for round 17 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Marcel Rapp’s team are 17th in the table with 8 points, while Nuri Sahin’s team are 8th have 25 points.

Holstein Kiel head into this game after a 3-2 defeat at the hands of SC Freiburg (1. Bundesliga 2024/25), while Borussia Dortmund were beaten 2-3 by Bayer Leverkusen (1. Bundesliga 2024/25). On the other hand, Nuri Sahin’s team has recorded a 14-game unbeaten sequence in the 1.

Bundesliga 24/25. A look back at the history books shows that Marcel Rapp’s team and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other two times, with Nuri Sahin’s team holding the upper hand: 2 victories, as opposed to 0 victories for Holstein Kiel.

At Holstein-Stadion, Borussia Dortmund hold the historical advantage against Marcel Rapp’s team with 1 win in 1 game. Considering the 1. Bundesliga 24/25, from Holstein Kiel’s most influential players, Nicolai Remberg participated in 16 games, and Timon Weiner has played the most minutes (1440).

Shuto Machino is their current best scorer with 7 goals. As for Borussia Dortmund, Jamie Gittens has entered the pitch 16 times, and Gregor Kobel has played the most minutes (1260). Serhou Guirassy has scored 7 goals, the most across Borussia Dortmund’s squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia Dortmund winning 5-0. Based on Playmaker’s match predictor, Nuri Sahin’s team are favourites going into the game.

Holstein Kiel opened the new year with a 3-2 defeat away at SC Freiburg. They were 3-0 down and scored twice within the last few minutes, which is a ray of hope. However, they are still second from the bottom, now five points behind the relegation playoff spot.

Holstein Kiel needs a series of positive results to get out of the hole they are in. But their game against Borussia Dortmund is unlikely the game where they will start that run. They faced them twice in cup matches before, most recently in 2021, heavily losing 5-0 back then.

Holstein Kiel cannot hope to stay in the Bundesliga with such a horrible defense. They have already allowed 41 goals in 16 games, the worst defensive record in the Bundesliga. In 14 of their 16 league games this season, they conceded twice or more.

Borussia Dortmund had hopes of keeping their good series running in the new year, but they suffered a 2-3 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last Friday. They conceded within the first 30 seconds of that match and did not look capable of ever beating Bayer Leverkusen.

The team is obviously in crisis. Coach Nuri Sahin is feeling the heat, and they have a few players out, mostly ill. Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can, Waldemar Anton, Alexander Meyer, and Filippo ManĂ© are all recovering and unlikely to play in this Tuesday’s game.

Borussia Dortmund is a mid-table team this season without any chance of winning a trophy. It would be a major success if they ended up in the Champions League, but with the way things are going and how other teams play, I doubt they will play elite football next season.

An amazing fact is that Borussia Dortmund is one of the worst away teams in the Bundesliga this season. In seven games, they won only once at away stadiums, lost four, and drew twice.