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Saves, sprints and a comeback – Friday's final training session

Borussia Dortmund’s professionals are currently preparing for Sunday’s match against TSG Hoffenheim (17:30 CET, live on DAZN). 22 outfield players took to the pitch at the training ground in Dortmund-Brackel on Friday. “Everyone is healthy. We have a full squad to choose from,” said head coach Niko Kovac at Friday afternoon’s press conference in reference to the personnel situation.

A returning player also took part in the final training session. “Niki was in team training for the first time today,” said the BVB coach about Niklas Süle, who has had to sit out the past few weeks due to a toe injury. However, it is still too early for him to play at the weekend. “He will still need some time,” explained Kovac.

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Fabio Silva balanciert den Ball auf seinem Kopf.

Emre Can, Fabio Silva und Karim Adeyemi beim Training.

Maximilian Beier auf dem Trainingsplatz im Zweikampf.

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It is not just because of their position in the table that TSG are \u201ca very serious and difficult opponent to play against,\u201d as Niko Kovac explains: Hoffenheim have won all of their away games this season and have the best away record ahead of Matchday 13 (having played one game more than Bayern Munich) and are unbeaten in their last six games. BVB have won their last five Bundesliga matches.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>Niklas Süle, who has been struggling with a toe injury for several weeks, took part in team training for the first time on Friday afternoon \u2013 but it is still too early for the centre-back to play on Sunday, Kovac explained at the press conference ahead of the match against Hoffenheim. \u201cHe can\u2019t just train once and then play at the weekend, that\u2019s impossible. It will take a little longer,\u201d said the BVB coach, who has the full squad at his disposal apart from Süle.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/05/vorbericht/Suele-Hoffenheim.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Suele-Hoffenheim-1764944625007\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>For Kovac, TSG are the strongest of all the opponents BVB have faced at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK so far this season. \u201cThey are in exceptionally good form, they are very strong runners and play with intensity. That will be a challenge for us,\u201d explained the BVB coach on Friday morning. What Kovac means by this is that Hoffenheim have not lost an away game this season and have picked up 16 out of a possible 18 points in their last six Bundesliga games. A draw or a win on Sunday in Dortmund would equal the club\u2019s away record. That is exactly what Borussia Dortmund want to prevent, because, despite all Hoffenheim\u2019s strengths, \u201cwe are playing at home and want to take all three points against a direct rival,\u201d said Kovac. \u201cTo do that, we have to play well \u2013 but I\u2019m convinced we can.\u201d<\/p>\nDortmund records in Sinsheim \n<\/b>A total of four players from the current BVB squad have played for TSG in the past. Maximilian Beier was under contract with Hoffenheim from 2018 until his move to Dortmund in 2024. It was in Sinsheim that he matured into a senior player: On Matchday 21 of the 2019/2020 season, the forward became the youngest Bundesliga player in TSG history at the age of 17 years, three months and 21 days \u2013 replacing his current Dortmund teammate Niklas Süle (17 years, eight months, eight days), who played in Sinsheim from 2010 to 2017. In addition to Süle and Beier, Gregor Kobel (2014 to 2019) and Pascal Gross (2007 to 2010) also played for Hoffenheim in the past. \nNina Bargel-Neuhaus<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxkh4IegnY\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Press conference.<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario \n<\/b>Only two points separate BVB (third in the table, 25 points) and TSG (fifth in the table, 23 points). The situation was different when the two teams last met: Borussia, in seventh place, were away to the team in fifteenth \u2013 that was in April 2025, when BVB won a wild game 3-2. Eight months later, the Black & Yellows are now four places higher than they were then, while Hoffenheim are ten places higher. It is not just because of their position in the table that TSG are \u201ca very serious and difficult opponent to play against,\u201d as Niko Kovac explains: Hoffenheim have won all of their away games this season and have the best away record ahead of Matchday 13 (having played one game more than Bayern Munich) and are unbeaten in their last six games. BVB have won their last five Bundesliga matches.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>Niklas Süle, who has been struggling with a toe injury for several weeks, took part in team training for the first time on Friday afternoon \u2013 but it is still too early for the centre-back to play on Sunday, Kovac explained at the press conference ahead of the match against Hoffenheim. \u201cHe can\u2019t just train once and then play at the weekend, that\u2019s impossible. It will take a little longer,\u201d said the BVB coach, who has the full squad at his disposal apart from Süle.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/05/vorbericht/Suele-Hoffenheim.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Suele-Hoffenheim-1764944625007\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>For Kovac, TSG are the strongest of all the opponents BVB have faced at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK so far this season. \u201cThey are in exceptionally good form, they are very strong runners and play with intensity. That will be a challenge for us,\u201d explained the BVB coach on Friday morning. What Kovac means by this is that Hoffenheim have not lost an away game this season and have picked up 16 out of a possible 18 points in their last six Bundesliga games. A draw or a win on Sunday in Dortmund would equal the club\u2019s away record. That is exactly what Borussia Dortmund want to prevent, because, despite all Hoffenheim\u2019s strengths, \u201cwe are playing at home and want to take all three points against a direct rival,\u201d said Kovac. \u201cTo do that, we have to play well \u2013 but I\u2019m convinced we can.\u201d<\/p>\nDortmund records in Sinsheim \n<\/b>A total of four players from the current BVB squad have played for TSG in the past. Maximilian Beier was under contract with Hoffenheim from 2018 until his move to Dortmund in 2024. It was in Sinsheim that he matured into a senior player: On Matchday 21 of the 2019/2020 season, the forward became the youngest Bundesliga player in TSG history at the age of 17 years, three months and 21 days \u2013 replacing his current Dortmund teammate Niklas Süle (17 years, eight months, eight days), who played in Sinsheim from 2010 to 2017. In addition to Süle and Beier, Gregor Kobel (2014 to 2019) and Pascal Gross (2007 to 2010) also played for Hoffenheim in the past. \nNina Bargel-Neuhaus<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxkh4IegnY\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Press conference.<\/a><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-b14cd9ee33","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB aim to secure three points at home against away specialists TSG","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569153_13_borussiadortmund-tsghoffenheim<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569153_13_borussiadortmund-tsghoffenheim","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"24971168","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Kick-off is Saturday at 11:00 CET (live on Pluto TV). Tickets for this top-of-the-league clash are available in the Online-Ticketshop.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"The scenario \n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund's women gained the necessary confidence ahead of their top-of-the-league clash last week with a <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/12/1/BVB-women-beat-Leverkusens-U23-4-0.html\" target=\"_blank\">4-0 away win against the U23 of Bayer 04 Leverkusen<\/a>. Coach Markus Högner said about this dominant performance: \u201cThroughout the whole 90 minutes, we delivered a solid performance, conceded virtually no scoring opportunities, and scored some terrific goals.\u201d Following their recent successes, the head coach is pleased that this top clash against the club from Cologne is scheduled just before the winter break: \u201cAfter that, we will know where we stand.\u201d The match will determine who will be leading the Regionalliga West at the turn of the year. Thanks to a better goal difference (64-8), the currently second-placed BVB women (three points behind) could take over the top spot of the table for the first time since the start of the season if they win, relegating the Cologne women to second place (54-16).<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n <\/b>After missing the game in Leverkusen due to tendonitis, Ann-Sophie Vogel was partly able to start team training again this week. Markus Högner expects that both she and Nora Willeke, who was out with a cold for a couple of days, will be part of the selection again this weekend. <\/p>\nThe opposition \n <\/b>Markus Högner describes their upcoming opponent as a team \u201cthat never gives up, with a very good mindset, that can even turn a game around in the final minutes of the match.\u201d Especially the combination of young and more experienced players, such as Lydia Andrade, who brings Bundesliga experience, make Köln \u201ca very strong side, that is currently winning a lot of games\u201d. Of their 14 matches in the Regionalliga West, the Cologne women have won 12. They only dropped points against SGS Essen's U21 (3-3) and DJK Wacker Mecklenbeck (1-2 defeat).<\/p>\nReunion of former DFB coaches <\/b> \nMarkus Högner attributes the success of the Köln youth team to their very good coach whom he knows very well: Verena Hagedorn, who won the European Championship as a player in 2001, worked alongside Högner as assistant coach of the DFB women's team in the 2016/17 season. <\/p>\nThe match on Saturday 6 December will be played on Matchday 15 of the Regionalliga West. Kick-off is at 11:00 CET in Rote Erde Stadium. Tickets are available in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/frauen/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=bvbfrauen-tickets2526&bvb_cid=bvbfrauen-tickets2526\">Online-Ticketshop<\/a> (standing: \u20ac3 Euro, seats: \u20ac5). As usual, the match will be broadcast live and free of charge on <a href=\"https://pluto.tv/gsa/live-tv/66337ea1307fa300082c28a0?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=livestream-promo&utm_campaign=70000372\">Pluto TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario \n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund's women gained the necessary confidence ahead of their top-of-the-league clash last week with a <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/12/1/BVB-women-beat-Leverkusens-U23-4-0.html\" target=\"_blank\">4-0 away win against the U23 of Bayer 04 Leverkusen<\/a>. Coach Markus Högner said about this dominant performance: \u201cThroughout the whole 90 minutes, we delivered a solid performance, conceded virtually no scoring opportunities, and scored some terrific goals.\u201d Following their recent successes, the head coach is pleased that this top clash against the club from Cologne is scheduled just before the winter break: \u201cAfter that, we will know where we stand.\u201d The match will determine who will be leading the Regionalliga West at the turn of the year. Thanks to a better goal difference (64-8), the currently second-placed BVB women (three points behind) could take over the top spot of the table for the first time since the start of the season if they win, relegating the Cologne women to second place (54-16).<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n <\/b>After missing the game in Leverkusen due to tendonitis, Ann-Sophie Vogel was partly able to start team training again this week. Markus Högner expects that both she and Nora Willeke, who was out with a cold for a couple of days, will be part of the selection again this weekend. <\/p>\nThe opposition \n <\/b>Markus Högner describes their upcoming opponent as a team \u201cthat never gives up, with a very good mindset, that can even turn a game around in the final minutes of the match.\u201d Especially the combination of young and more experienced players, such as Lydia Andrade, who brings Bundesliga experience, make Köln \u201ca very strong side, that is currently winning a lot of games\u201d. Of their 14 matches in the Regionalliga West, the Cologne women have won 12. 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Paula Reimann motiviert die Mannschaft im Kreis.

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Kick-off is at 17:30 CET (live on <a href=\"https://www.dazn.com/en-DE/p/bvb\">DAZN<\/a>). We have summarised all the information about our Bundesliga home game in a compact format. This page will be updated if there is any news.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund will face TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday. Kick-off is at 17:30 CET (live on DAZN). We have summarised all the information about our Bundesliga home game in a compact format. 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Only 785 fans from Hoffenheim are expected to attend. <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/profis/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=profi-tickets2526&bvb_cid=profi-tickets2526\">To the tickets!<\/a><\/p>\nReferee: Badstübner to take charge \n<\/b>Florian Badstübner from Nuremberg will referee the match against Hoffenheim. The 34-year-old will be officiating a match involving Borussia Dortmund for the seventh time. He will be assisted on the sidelines by Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. Pascal Müller will be the video assistant referee. BVB have won three (including in Sinsheim in September 2023) and lost three (most recently in Mainz in November 2024) matches in which Badstübner has been in charge.<\/p>\nTravel: Ticket included in ticket \n<\/b>The admission ticket for SIGNAL IDUNA PARK is valid for travel to and from the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This also applies to holders of plastic season tickets. Holders of a \u2018Print@Home ticket\u2019 or a \u2018mobile ticket\u2019 (e.g. Apple Wallet) must carry a ticket for public transport in addition to their admission ticket, which must be ordered free of charge online <a href=\"https://kombiticket.dsw21.de/\">on this page<\/a>.<\/p>\nLive broadcast: DAZN and Netradio \n<\/b>The match will be broadcast live on DAZN. Pre-match coverage starts at 16:45 CET. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. Norbert Dickel and Boris Rupert are the reporters. BVB Netradio will start well before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">the homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/10/23/bl-countdown/Countdown-FCK-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Countdown-FCK-2-1764852376117\"><\/p>\nKits: BVB in Yellow & Black \n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home shirt with black shorts and yellow socks. Hoffenheim will play in all-white.<\/p>\nWeather: rainy, but mild \n <\/b>The weather forecast for Sunday: it is set to rain all day, with temperatures around ten degrees. <\/p>\nLiveticker: over to the app \n<\/b>BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too \u2013 starting at 09:09 CEST, of course. In "Matchday Mode", the BVB app (<a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">download<\/a>) offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The match report plus reactions and facts will follow on the  website and on the app after the final whistle. \n<\/b><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Tickets: Match tickets in the online shop \n<\/b>There are still some tickets available for the home match against Hoffenheim, partly because the visitors will not be using the seats in block 55. Accordingly, the secondary market has not yet opened. 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Holders of a \u2018Print@Home ticket\u2019 or a \u2018mobile ticket\u2019 (e.g. Apple Wallet) must carry a ticket for public transport in addition to their admission ticket, which must be ordered free of charge online <a href=\"https://kombiticket.dsw21.de/\">on this page<\/a>.<\/p>\nLive broadcast: DAZN and Netradio \n<\/b>The match will be broadcast live on DAZN. Pre-match coverage starts at 16:45 CET. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. Norbert Dickel and Boris Rupert are the reporters. BVB Netradio will start well before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">the homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. 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