Borussia Dortmund vs SV Elversberg, Digi Mart USA News: Over nine years, under the sporting direction of Nils-Ole Book, SV Elversberg rose through German football from the Regionalliga Südwest to the 2. Bundesliga, and earned promotion to Germany’s top flight only months after his departure.
Tomorrow, the team created in Book’s image will face his current project, Borussia Dortmund.
Elversberg have thrived since arriving in the Bundesliga. They currently sit in 7th place, with big wins over Mainz and Leverkusen and coming close to taking a point off Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Dortmund are in solid form, with a close victory over Real Betis on Wednesday and a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Allianz a week ago.
Dortmund have home advantage, but Elversberg have the advantage of a longer rest and have actually scored more goals than BVB this season, so the match is likely to be very tough.
Player to Watch: Lukas Petkov Winger Lukas Petkov was the leading offensive driver in Elversberg’s promotion campaign last season, with 13 goals and 6 assists in 34 matches. This season he has two goals and two assists, including a goal and an assist in Elversberg’s season debut against Leverkusen.
Predicted Lineup The biggest news of the week is the injury Serhou Guirassy suffered against Real Betis. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, he has a muscle strain and will be out through the international break.
Dortmund will therefore need another forward to step up. According to RN, Maxi Beier could move out of his wingback position.
Fabio Silva, who has scored in consecutive games, would be another clear alternative.
The publisher praises the midfield trio of Joey Veerman, Jobe Bellingham and Felix Nmecha. Bellingham has been blossoming as an attacking midfielder, while Veerman is at his best sitting deep in possession.
The author would like to see Gadou return to the squad after starting on the bench against Betis, presumably for rest.
Score Prediction Dortmund’s games have not been particularly high-scoring, so the publisher predicts a 1-0 Dortmund win, with Fabio Silva scoring the winner.
