
Hannover vs. Dortmund: Team News, Predicted Line-Up, Live Stream & TV Info
Borussia Dortmund will hope to make up for their recent slump and elimination from the Champions League with a win against Hannover when they travel to the Niedersachsenstadion on Saturday afternoon.
Jurgen Klopp's team have struggled to pick up results of late, recording just two wins in their last five games. Hannover have had similar trouble picking up points with just two draws to show from their last five games in all competitions.
As such, Tayfun Korkut's team present the Black and Yellows with a real chance to get three points on the board and finish their season on a high. European qualification is now all that matters for Dortmund between now and May, and that run must begin with three points away to Hannover.
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Date: Saturday, March 21
Time: 2:30 p.m. GMT / 10:30 a.m. ET
Venue: Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Germany
Television: Gol TV (USA)
Streaming: Gol TV Online (USA)
Form
| Gladbach: 2-0 loss | Juventus: 3-0 loss |
| Bayern Munich: 3-1 loss | Cologne: 0-0 draw |
| Stuttgart: 1-1 draw | Hamburg: 0-0 draw |
| Cologne: 1-1 draw | Dresden: 2-0 win |
| Paderborn: 2-1 loss | Schalke: 3-0 win |
Predicted Lineups
The big miss for Dortmund on Saturday will be Marcel Schmelzer, who tore muscle fibres during Wednesday's game against Juventus, meaning Klopp will have to find a fit left-back before the Hannover match. With Erik Durm still out, we're likely to see Oliver Kirch fill in, but there may also be a rare start for Kevin Grosskreutz.
As such, we'll see Mats Hummels and Neven Subotic keep their spot in the centre of defence with Sokratis Papastathopoulos once again playing at right-back.
In midfield, Klopp will be hoping Nuri Sahin can shake off an injury and make Saturday's game. In all likelihood, we should expect another pairing of Sven Bender and Ilkay Gundogan behind an attacking three of Marco Reus, Kevin Kampl and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can expect to keep his place as the lone striker.

Hannover have a few of their own injury scares, meaning Korkut's back four will likely be comprised of Miiko Albornoz, Christian Schulz, Marcelo and Hiroki Sakai.
The home side should stick with their usual 4-2-3-1 formation, meaning Salif Sane and Manuel Schmiedebach will play as the midfield duo in front of an attacking three of Hiroshi Kiyotake, Lars Stindl and Jimmy Briand, while Joselu plays up front as the forward.
Key Players
Nuri Sahin
If the Turkey international is indeed deemed fit enough to play, he'll undoubtedly come back into this side and galvanise an attack that now hasn't scored a goal in three consecutive games.
Although Reus and Gundogan have long been considered the stars of Dortmund's attack, it is in fact Sahin who pulls all the strings and often holds the key to the team's best performances.
Joselu
Hannover have one of the poorest goalscoring records in the Bundesliga this season, yet it would be a whole lot worse if it wasn't for Spanish striker Joselu.
The former Real Madrid youngster has been in excellent form throughout this Bundesliga campaign, leading the club's goalscoring chart with eight. If Hannover are to break through Dortmund's defence, it will be via this man.

Key Battles
Hiroshi Kiyotake vs. Neven Subotic
We've already pointed out who scores Hannover's goals, but the man who pulls the strings for the mid-table side is none other than Kiyotake.
The attacking midfielder will either play through the middle or off the left side of attack, meaning he'll most likely come up against Dortmund's right-back and Subotic throughout the match. Whoever gets the upper hand in this duel will undoubtedly decide just how comfortable Dortmund's defence are throughout the match.
Hiroki Sakai vs. Marco Reus
Although Reus is an obvious target for Hannover's defence to fixate on, it will be interesting to see how the Germany international does against a very competent full-back in Sakai.
The Dortmund forward has been far from his best over the past month and could really do with a bounce back in form. If he wants to achieve that on Saturday he'll need to get past this Japan international first.
Odds
Courtesy of Odds Shark
Hannover: +397
Draw: +265
Dortmund: -161






