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Latest information on Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel's squad

Dortmund midfielder Pascal Gross will be absent due to suspension for picking up enough yellow cards, with Marcel Sabitzer likely to partner Felix Nmecha in midfield.

Centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck is still out with a meniscus injury and could be out until October. Dortmund's three-man defence will likely consist of Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton and Ramy Bensebaini.

Striker Maximilian Beier is absent, so Serhou Guirassy will spearhead the attack, supported by Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi.

For Holstein Kiel, midfielder Armin Gigovic is suspended, but Nicolai Remberg and Magnus Knudsen are eligible to play.

Steven Skrzybski could play as an attacking midfielder behind the striker duo Alexander Bernhardsson and Shuto Machino, as Andu Yobel Kelati is injured.

Coach Rapp will be without the services of central defenders Colin Kleine-Bekel, Ivan Nekic, Marco Komenda and Patrick Erras due to injury. The trio of Timo Becker, Carl Johansson and David Zec could be the ones chosen to start in defense.

Latest predicted lineup Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Borussia Dortmund:
Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy

Holstein Kiel:
Dahle; Becker, Johansson, Zec; Rosenboom, Remberg, Knudsen, Tolkin; Skrzybski; Bernhardsson, Machino

Latest football commentary on Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Dortmund won 4-2 against Bayer Leverkusen on May 11, despite creating just over 1 xG and two clear-cut chances, but were extremely efficient as 5 of their 13 touches in the box were converted into goals.

The yellow-black team has scored 19 goals in the last 6 matches, although they have also conceded 9 goals in this streak.

Coach Niko Kovac will be sure to qualify for the Champions League if Freiburg fail to beat Eintracht Frankfurt (currently in third place) and Dortmund win. If Freiburg lose, a draw will be enough to secure Dortmund a top four spot.

Currently, Dortmund is only 3 points ahead of Mainz 05 (ranked 6th) and RB Leipzig (ranked 7th), but their goal difference of +17 is 5 goals better than Mainz and 11 goals better than Leipzig - a clear advantage in the sprint race.

Dortmund go into the weekend on a run of five consecutive wins – a very impressive run of form, especially considering they had won just five of their previous 12 games.

At home at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund also played extremely well with 4 consecutive wins, scoring a total of 13 goals and only conceding 4 times.

Meanwhile, Holstein Kiel took an early lead against Freiburg in the 24th minute of the previous round, but let their opponents turn the situation around 1-2 after just 58 minutes. After that, they had just one shot on target in the rest of the match, in the second half's injury time.

This defeat officially relegated Holstein Kiel. With 49 goals scored and 77 conceded, they have the 7th worst attack and the worst defense in the Bundesliga this season.

However, they shocked Dortmund 4-2 in the first leg on January 14. Remarkably, Kiel's defense only allowed Dortmund to create one clear-cut chance in that match.

Kiel have won two of their last three games and lost just one of their last four. They are also unbeaten in three away games – drawing two – and if they score at Signal Iduna Park they will become only the 11th team in Bundesliga history to score in all their away games in a single season.

Latest score prediction Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kielas follows:

• Sportsmole:Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Holstein Kiel

• WhoScore:Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Holstein Kiel
• Our newspaper predicts:Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Holstein Kiel

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