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Niklas Süle out with a muscle injury

Borussia Dortmund will have to make do without Niklas Süle for the time being. The defender suffered a calf injury in the game against Juventus and had to be replaced. Borussia Dortmund will therefore be without Süle for the next two months.

Niklas Süle came on for Mats Hummels after 18 minutes in the season opener. Shortly before the half-time break, the centre-back went down without contact from anyone around him and had to leave the pitch. Yan Couto came into the game to replace the tall centre-back.

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Shortly before half-time (43), the BVB women, led by Rita Schumacher, made one last foray into the opposition's box in the first half. Her cross, which was intercepted by goalkeeper Anika Dübel, was the last notable action of the match before the two teams went in for the break.<\/p>\nFirst goal conceded in seventh home game<\/b><\/p>\nAfter the break, the visitors from Cologne started more energetically. BVB keeper Laura van der Laan was able to protect the narrow lead by denying Marie Meissner from close range after a corner (55). Nine minutes later, the keeper finally conceded her first goal in seven home games in the Regionalliga West. Once again, it was a cross played to Marie Meissner, who found the back of the net with a first-time finish to make it 1-1 (64).<\/p>\nThe BVB women did not give up, fought their way back into the game in the final quarter of an hour and had their best chance to regain the lead through Paula Reimann (77), whose effort from 11 metres out after a pass from Ronja Leubner missed the target by mere inches. With numerous corners and a shot from Jasmin Jabbes (84), the BVB women repeatedly threatened the 1. FC Köln goal, but were unable to reward themselves with a late winner.<\/p>\nThe 1-1 draw leaves them three points behind 1. FC Köln's U21s in the table. The BVB women will take a break for the winter after the upcoming week of training. On 20 December, Dortmund's indoor city championship will take place again this year, where the Borussia women will defend their title from last year. After training resumes in the new year (12 January 2026), the Black & Yellows will play a number of friendly matches before continuing their Regionalliga West campaign against Borussia Mönchengladbach's second team on 15 March.<\/p>\nBVB women:<\/b> Van der Laan \u2013 Kempe, Steenwijk, Schumacher, Günnewig (46, Wöhrn), Vogel, Reimann (Jabbes, 60.), Ito, Leubner (85, Pauls), Enderle, Baum<\/p>\nGoals:<\/b> Baum 1-0 (6), Meissner 1-1 (64)<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4e754267a6","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB women draw with Köln in top-of-the-table clash","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","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"1185421657","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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A few remaining tickets for the match are still available in the <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\">online shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund will face TSG Hoffenheim in their penultimate Bundesliga home game of the year at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Sunday (7 December, 17:30 CET, live on DAZN). \u201cThey are in exceptionally good form,\u201d warns BVB coach Niko Kovac about the team with the best away record. A few remaining tickets for the match are still available in the online shop.","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>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 are unbeaten in 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 not lost 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. 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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 are unbeaten in 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 not lost 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-3304a94386","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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