Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg Match Preview and Lineups — 26 April 2026
On April 26, 2026, in Matchday 31 of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host Freiburg. Let’s take a closer look at the potential outcome of this clash.
Match preview
Borussia Dortmund come into this match after two consecutive Bundesliga defeats — a 0–1 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen and another setback against Hoffenheim. These results effectively ended their title race hopes, with Bayern already securing the championship.
Despite that, Dortmund remain in a strong position in 2nd place and still hold a 5-point cushion over RB Leipzig.
At home, Dortmund have been excellent this season, with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 2 defeats. When it comes to head-to-head home matches against Freiburg, Dortmund have a clear dominance, winning their last seven meetings. Moreover, these encounters have been high-scoring in recent years, with Dortmund netting three or more goals in each of the last five home games against this opponent.
Freiburg come into this match in mixed but generally solid form. They recently suffered a dramatic DFB-Pokal semi-final defeat to Stuttgart after extra time, despite leading during the match. Despite that setback, the team has been in strong overall form, going five matches unbeaten in regular time, including that cup fixture. Before that, they were on a run of four consecutive wins. Two of those victories came in the Europa League, where they comfortably defeated their opponent to reach the semi-finals, where they will face Braga.
In the Bundesliga, Freiburg sit 7th and are 9 points away from European qualification spots, making their remaining matches very important.
Matches involving Freiburg tend to be high-scoring — in 6 of their last 8 games, both teams scored and the total went over 2.5 goals. The team also plays proactively, having scored first in six recent matches.
Head-to-head
This matchup has been heavily dominated by Borussia Dortmund. Freiburg have conceded in 16 consecutive meetings against Dortmund, and over the last 10 encounters, Dortmund have won 7, with Freiburg winning just 2 and 1 draw. These games are usually very open — 9 of the last 10 meetings went over 2.5 goals, and in 8 of them both teams scored.
Probable Lineups
- Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Bensebaini, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson, Svensson, Sabitzer, J. Bellingham, Beier, Brandt, Fabio Silva
- Freiburg: Atubolu, Günter, Ogbus, Ginter, Kubler, Manzambi, Eggestein, Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant, Holer
Key Facts and Head-to-Head
- Freiburg have won 4 of their last 5 matches.
- In 6 of Freiburg’s last 8 matches, both teams scored.
- Borussia Dortmund have won 7 of the last 8 head-to-head meetings.
- 9 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings have seen over 2.5 goals.
- In 8 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings, both teams scored.
Prediction
Both teams head into this game after underwhelming results, but the overall picture still suggests an open contest. Dortmund remain very strong at home and have regularly dominated Freiburg in this matchup, particularly going forward. Freiburg, despite some inconsistency, tend to play an attacking style and are often involved in games with plenty of goals, both scoring and conceding. Taking into account Dortmund’s offensive strength in this fixture, Freiburg’s approach, and the consistent trend of high-scoring meetings, this game looks well set for goals. Recommended bet: Over 2.5 goals — 1.53
