Borussia Dortmund will look to Jude Bellingham for inspiration in their meeting with top-four rivals Freiburg on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CET).
Left-back [Raphael Guerreiro](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/raphael-guerreiro) returns to [Edin Terzic](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/edin-terzic-5-things-on-borussia-dortmunds-new-head-coach-13917)'s starting line-up at the expense of Julian Ryerson, but midfielder [Salih Özcan](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/salih-ozcan) is suspended. [Die Breisgauer](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/german-soccer-dictionary-meaning-definition-translation-term-phrase-2773-1262) have won just one of their last 15 Bundesliga matches at the [Signal Iduna Park](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/signal-iduna-park-borussia-dortmund-s-stadium-yellow-wall-5280), whilst losing 13 and drawing one. They suffered a [6-0 drubbing at the hands of Wolfsburg](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/wolfsburg-freiburg-live-team-news-match-stats-doan-ginter-brekalo-wind-grifo-22278) in their first game back, but responded by [holding fellow top-four candidates Eintracht Frankfurt to a 1-1 draw](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/freiburg-eintracht-frankfurt-live-team-news-match-stats-kolo-muani-gotze-kamada-22345) before running out [3-1 winners against Augsburg](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/freiburg-augsburg-live-team-news-match-stats-doan-ginter-grifo-beljo-cardona-22405) on Matchday 18. Head coach [Christian Streich](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/christian-streich-freiburg-10-years-league-treasure-18314) recalls nine-goal top scorer [Vincenzo Grifo](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/vincenzo-grifo), who has been restricted to two substitute outings so far in 2023 following illness, but drops Maximilian Eggestein and [Michael Gregoritsch](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/michael-gregoritsch) to the bench. Freiburg LIVE blog!](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/matchday/2022-2023/19/borussia-dortmund-vs-sport-club-freiburg) [Bellingham](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jude-bellingham) donned the captain's armband in Leverkusen as [Dortmund](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/borussia-dortmund) extended their winning start to 2023 to three matches. The game also marked striker [Sebastien Haller](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/sebastien-haller-borussia-dortmund-striker-return-cancer-diagnosis-chemotherapy-20685)'s first start for the club following a six-month [fight against testicular cancer](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/sebastien-haller-borussia-dortmund-baumgartl-boetius-richter-cancer-recoveries-22309). Not for the first time this season, the 19-year-old midfielder was the driving force behind a [2-0 win](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayer-leverkusen-borussia-dortmund-live-team-news-match-stats-bellingham-moukoko-22417) that lifted [BVB](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bvb-meaning-borussia-dortmund-s-nickname-explained-2889-1465) up to fourth and within three points of leaders [Bayern Munich](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen). [Freiburg](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/sport-club-freiburg) begin the weekend level on 34 points with Dortmund. He leads the line once more, with fit-again skipper [Marco Reus](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/marco-reus) also starting after returning from a combination of injury and illness as a substitute last time out. [3-1 win in Freiburg](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/freiburg-borussia-dortmund-live-team-news-match-stats-bellingham-reus-hummels-20828)on Matchday 2. [Matthias Ginter](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/matthias-ginter)made 102 appearances for Dortmund between 2014 and 2017, winning the Supercup and DFB Cup. [Get Bellingham for your Fantasy team for 15.1M!](https://blf.page.link/22web)
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Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg). Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Concede.
Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner following a corner. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
It's just about impossible to remember the last time the Bundesliga, which has been so singularly dominated by one team over the past decade or so, was.
The third player tied with both for the team lead in assists is Ritsu Doan, a right winger who is now well known for scoring massive goals against both Spain and Germany, ironically enough, at the World Cup. On the Freiburg squad, he’s behind only Grifo in match rating, is tied with the Italian for the lead in assists, and has scored the most open play goals with 7. The performance of fullback duo of Christian Günter and Kiliann Sildilla has been a bit less spectacular than that of the central defenders, but they’ve each chipped in two assists and been steady, consistent presences at the back. The winger group is headlined by Julian Brandt, who has chipped in nicely with 4 goals and 4 assists, and an average match rating of 7.35 on FotMob, the third best figure on the team. Rounding out the group is goalkeeper Mark Flekken who is having a bit of a tough year. By match rating (average of 7.61), this is just one more in a string of really strong seasons for Freiburg, but he and the team will both be happy to see the goals and assists trending a bit higher than in years past, even in somewhat limited time on the pitch. Rounding out the back three is likely to be Lukas Kübler, who was in a strong run of form before the World Cup and has largely continued in that way since returning- really, he’s been excellent this season, albeit in relatively limited time. In a matchup between two teams that have performed evenly in so many ways, there’s a couple of deciding factors to take into consideration, the most obvious of which is recent form. This year, they have their sights set even higher; they have a realistic chance of qualifying for the Champions League, and at just three points behind first-place Bayern- who are in troubling form, to boot- there’s an outside chance to secure what would be a shocking league title. After years of kicking between mid-table status in the Bundesliga, slightly worse results, and a handful of short-lived stints in the second division, they qualified for the Europa league last season. The Ivorian striker is easing back into the swing of things, he’s just made his first start and is hopefully building towards playing full 90s for his new club. The draw is set at +300, while the visitors Freiburg are +370 underdogs to win.
BVB sit 4th in the Bundesliga, whilst the visitors are just below them in 5th, with the two sides separated by just goal difference after 18 games this season.
[Sebastien Haller](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/17/germany-bundesliga/1134900-new-signings-goalkeeping-sagas-and-a-feel-good-story-the-bundesliga-returns-with-a-bang-this-weekend.html) started ahead of [Youssoufa Moukoko](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/02/germany-bundesliga/1118683-is-karim-adeyemi-the-perfect-man-for-marco-rose.html) last time out against Bayer Leverkusen and could be set to lead the line once again for BVB. [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/11/germany-bundesliga/1119482-sc-freiburg-1-3-borussia-dortmund-teenage-dynamic-duo-wrap-up-all-three-points-for-dortmund-after-a-goalkeeping-blunder.html)'s [Signal Iduna Park.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/02/17/germany-bundesliga/1059889-marco-rose-reveals-reason-behind-borussia-dortmund-switch.html) [Signal Iduna Park.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/03/01/germany-bundesliga/1061652-borussia-dortmund-3-0-arminia-bielefeld-blackyellows-hit-form-against-stubborn-arminia.html) [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/18/germany-bundesliga/1134980-borussia-dortmund-vs-fc-augsburg-bundesliga-matchday-16-preview-2023.html) - [Karim Adeyemi](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/04/germany-bundesliga/1118836-borussia-dortmund-vs-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-preview-matchday-1-2022.html) [Signal Iduna Park.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/04/17/germany-bundesliga/1067646-borussia-dortmund-vs-werder-bremen-preview-how-to-watch-kick-off-time-team-news-predicted-lineups-and-ones-to-watch.html) [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/02/01/germany-bundesliga/1136403-eintracht-frankfurt-vs-hertha-bsc-bundesliga-preview-gameweek-19-2023.html) spot, in what would be his biggest achievement at the football club. [North Rhine-Westphalia](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/04/06/germany-bundesliga/1107596-haveborussia-dortmund-gone-backwards-under-marco-rose.html) and will be hoping to add to his first goal of the campaign against Freiburg. [Bayer Leverkusen.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/19/germany-bundesliga/1135121-the-lastmatch-of-g.html) [Thomas Meunier](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/01/19/germany-bundesliga/1055744-bayer-leverkusen-vs-borussia-dormund-preview-form-guide-team-news-predicted-line-ups-managers-thoughts-how-to-watch.html) are both still on the sidelines meaning [Julian Ryerson](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/01/26/1135771-hertha-berlin-v-union-berlin-bundesliga-preview-week-17-202223.html) is set to start again, with the January signing having impressed so far. [Vincenzo Grifo](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/04/02/germany-bundesliga/1065697-borussia-monchengladbach-vs-sc-freiburg-preview-how-to-watch-kick-off-time-team-news-predicted-lineups-and-ones-to-watch.html) has started on the bench in the last two games for Freiburg despite early season form and could be left out again after their victory last time out. [World Cup](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/26/germany-bundesliga/1135776-werder-bremen-vs-wolfsburg-bundesliga-preview-gameweek-18-2023.html) break last week, as the Breisgau-Brasilianer overcame the challenge of Augsburg at the Europa-Park Stadion. [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/27/germany-bundesliga/1135882-bayer-leverkusen-vs-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga-preview-gameweek-18-2023.html) go head to head with SC Freiburg tomorrow in the Bundesliga, with the winner going into the top four in Germany's top flight.
Borussia Dortmund News & Current Form: Borussia continue to gain momentum with each match and are reaching their peak condition, based on the quality of recent ...
In the last match [Ritsu Doan](https://www.instagram.com/doanritsu/), [Nicolas Hofler](https://www.instagram.com/chicco2727/) and [Philipp Lienhart](https://www.instagram.com/philipp_lienhart/) scored for Freiburg. Three of their four defeats in the Bundesliga have been on the road. [VFL Wolfsburg](https://twitter.com/VfLWolfsburg_EN) (0:6), drew (1:1) with Eintracht at home and also defeated Augsburg at home with the score (3:1), returning to the top five of the table. Moreover, the team lost three times in their previous four away matches (1-3 to Leipzig, 0-5 to Bayern, 0-6 to Wolfsburg). They stayed in their system the whole game because they believed in it. [Mainz FC](https://twitter.com/Mainz05en) (2-1) and a tough Bayern away game made it clear that Dortmund are determined to challenge the top of the table, from which they are only three points behind. Julien is finishing the recovery process from a muscle injury suffered in the fall, he is considered one of the brightest talents of his age. The gap from Bayern is three points, given the recent statistics of Munich, Borussia may well be in the fight for the title this season. In the last round the Black and Yellows managed to beat In the 53rd minute Bayer’s defender [Edmond Tapsoba](https://www.instagram.com/edmondtapsoba/) scored a goal to his own net. The team won all three last games, advancing to the top-4. Borussia continue to gain momentum with each match and are reaching their peak condition, based on the quality of recent soccer.
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[Julian Brandt](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/197628/Julian-Brandt) did not miss with a long-range effort that went in off the post in the 69th, and Gio Reyna completed Freiburg's demolition in the 82nd, after Freiburg coach Christian Streich was sent off as well for dissent. "So the goal came today, in front of the yellow wall [of Dortmund fans]. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) in the Champions League Round of 16 on Feb. We hope it was the first of many, many goals." "We had wished he had scored his first goal back in July and August when we signed him, but you all know the story since then. [Jude Bellingham](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/291281/Jude-Bellingham) set up [Karim Adeyemi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/274913/Karim-Adeyemi) with a backheel flick and the [Germany](/soccer/team?id=481) international slipped the ball past keeper [Mark Flekken](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/177821/Mark-Flekken) in the 48th to put them back in front.
Get a report of the Borussia Dortmund vs. SC Freiburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga football match.
[Julian Brandt](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/197628/Julian-Brandt) did not miss with a long-range effort that went in off the post in the 69th, and Gio Reyna completed Freiburg's demolition in the 82nd, after Freiburg coach Christian Streich was sent off as well for dissent. [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) in the Champions League Round of 16 on Feb. [Jude Bellingham](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/291281/Jude-Bellingham) set up [Karim Adeyemi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/274913/Karim-Adeyemi) with a backheel flick and the [Germany](/football/team?id=481) international slipped the ball past keeper [Mark Flekken](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/177821/Mark-Flekken) in the 48th to put them back in front. [Marco Reus](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122356/Marco-Reus) should have scored as well when he was left unmarked in front of goal at the far post in the 55th, but he rattled the crossbar with his shot. [Nico Schlotterbeck](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286828/Nico-Schlotterbeck) rifled in for the lead from the tightest of angles in the 26th. [Borussia Dortmund](/football/team?id=124) crushed 10-man Freiburg 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with forward [Sebastien Haller](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/164171/Sébastien-Haller) on target for the first time since his return from cancer treatment, helping lift his side into third spot.