Borussia Dortmund vs. SC Freiburg preview: Two sides needing a morale boost

Borussia Dortmund vs. SC Freiburg preview: Two sides needing a morale boost Borussia Dortmund: The action for Matchday 31 of the Bundesliga wraps up with the enticing clash of Borussia Dortmund who welcome SC Freiburg to the Westfalenstadion on Sunday. Kick-off in this encounter is scheduled for 17:30 CET with both teams hunting a valuable win.

With relatively little to play for in recent weeks and now the Meisterschale officially belongs in Bayern Munich's hands, Dortmund merely have to hang onto second place. That can't be guaranteed either at the minute, with Leipzig closing the gap to five points. Last weekend proved fruitless once again, as BVB experienced back-to-back defeats for the first time this campaign.

Granted, it must be said Niko Kovač's side were unlucky – two rather harsh penalty calls against them gave TSG Hoffenheim a 2-1 win in Sinsheim. If there's one thing that might give the hosts some motivation is their run of results against Freiburg. Barring the 1-1 stalemate earlier this season, Dortmund have won the last seven meetings between the two.

Home advantage ought to give them some added impetus. Team news: Dortmund's injury list has grown by one name since last weekend. Karim Adeyemi (muscular problems) is set to join Emre Can (ACL tear), Felix Nmecha (torn knee ligament) and now Niklas Süle (knee) in the stands and play no part in Sunday's encounter.