TSG Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund preview: Visitors keen to bounce back

TSG Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund preview: Visitors keen to bounce back TSG Hoffenheim: As the Bundesliga season turns the bend into the home straight, Matchday 30 serves up yet another enticing fixture as TSG Hoffenheim face off against Borussia Dortmund. The action from the PreZero Arena gets underway at 15:30 CET on Saturday.

While being well positioned in the Champions League places for much of the campaign, those dreams have been dented in recent weeks. Last Saturday was no different, as the Sinsheim club were forced to settle for a 2-2 stalemate with FC Augsburg. Goals from Robin Hranáč and Bazoumana Touré managed to salvage a draw which still could have been a defeat if not for Alexis Claude-Maurice's late penalty miss.

Results elsewhere ultimate saw Leverkusen leapfrog them into fifth place. Things only get trickier for Christian Ilzer's men too, with Dortmund rolling into town. A win here seems vital to keep Champions League hopes alive, but that's easier said than done considering Hoffenheim have lost 7 of their last 10 games with BVB.

Team news: Hoffenheim have a largely clean bill of health aside from Koki Machida (ACL tear), Adam Hlozek (calf) and Valentin Gendrey (ankle) who have been absent for large chunks of the season for the Sinsheimers. Baumann will tend to goals behind Coufal, Kabak, Hranáč and Hajdari. The middle third should see Prömel, Avdullahu and Burger slot in behind veteran Kramarić.