Week 33 brings us a match on May 7th where Greuther Fürth and Borussia Dortmund will play a match in Fürth in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 18th placed Greuther Fürth is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Union Berlin. Branimir Hrgota struck first for Greuther Fürth in the 33rd minute, but Sven Michel got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 72nd minute earning Union Berlin at least a draw. Greuther Fürth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 3-4 loss against Bochum. Sebastian Polter struck first for Bochum in the 3rd minute on a feed from Takuma Asano, then Gerrit Holtmann added another in the 8th minute on a feed from Takuma Asano. Borussia Dortmund should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wed Dec 15th, Borussia Dortmund hosted Greuther Fürth in their last match together. Borussia Dortmund won by a score of 3 to 0. Erling Braut Håland struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 33rd minute from the penalty spot, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Julian Brandt In the end, Greuther Fürth couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win.
Borussia Dortmund is glad to have Erling Braut Håland in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Greuther Fürth is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jetro Willems and Branimir Hrgota each only have 1 goal in their last five
Stefan Leitl’s Greuther Fürth squad will be without Jeremy Dudziak, Havard Kallevik Nielsen, Paul Seguin, Jamie Leweling, Marco Meyerhofer, Maximilian Bauer and Kehr, while Marco Rose’s squad will be without Axel Witsel, Thorgan Hazard, Mate Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud, Donyell Malen, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer and Giovanni Reyna.