Energie are on the verge of relegation zone, but they must confront a difficult task of ending the four-game losing streak against Dortmund at home.
It will be very hard and i think open game because both teams need win in that match!
Cottbus didn't start good second part of the season, they have one lost game at home ( Cottbus-Leverkusen 2:3 ) and draw away after they loosing 3-0 from Bochum they come back to 3-3. I think that his coach Bojan Prasnikar was satisfied with the play of his starters so he will probably field the same eleven in this match against Dortmund. The most important thing for Cottbus is to avoid another defeat since this would bring them in a difficult position of chasing victory in the next round against direct rival in relegation battle, Nurnberg.
Dortmund lost from Schalke in a Rhur derby last week. In the match full of twists and turns and of course a lot of goals! Actually with a 1:1 score Amedick managed to fool his own keeper and in the end it turned out that this goal was the crucial for the final outcome. Coach Doll had to take out the experienced keeper that had a minor injury and he gave the chance to third keeper Bade instead. Game finished 2-3 for Schalke, and they have only one point from two games and closing relegation zone. So they need to wake up and tray to go in safer part of table!
FORM:
TEAM NEWS:Borussia Dortmund looks like a never ending bad story right now. So for this match in Cottbus they will miss Dede (suspended), Rukavina, Blaszczykowski,Weidenfeller and Degen all injured and if this is not enough there big doubts about goalkeeper Ziegler (shoulder's injury), Klimowicz and Kringe, really not an easy situation to handle for Tomas Doll above all with the probable missing of both 1st and 2nd goalkeeper. Cottbus are fighting especially at home even if they have a couple of important missing too: Kukielka (reha), da Silva (suspended), Rangelov, Burca e Chr. Müller (all injured).
Probable starting XI:FC Energie Cottbus: Tremmel - Ipsa, Mitreski, Cvitanovic, Ziebig - Bassila - Angelov, Rost - Skela - Papadopulos, Sörensen
Bench: Piplica - Feick, Radeljic, Vasiljevic, Shao, Schuppan, Aloneftis, Jelic, Rivic.
Borussia Dortmund: Ziegler (Bade) - Hummels, Amedick, Kovac, Kringe - Kehl - Kruska, Tinga - Federico - Frei, Petric.
Bench: Bade (Höttecke) - Wörns, Brzenska, Hillenbrand, Buckley, Klimowicz, Valdez, Nöthe.
PREDICTION:In this match i exspect over because both teams have problems with injury and they need points so they will attacking for sure! So i think both teams will start open towards the opposite net and that is why it is best to bet here on goals since they shouldn't lack if we are to judge by the tradition. I think that over 2.5 with confidence 8/10, but i will tray over 3.5!
Pick: over 3.5 @ 2.72Confidence: 6/10
