Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund Lineups, Preview

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Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund Lineups, Preview

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Farah Ben Gamra | Last updated Sep 5, 2026 8:30 AM ET

Hoffenheim will look to bounce back from their opening-day defeat when they welcome Borussia Dortmund to the SNP Arena today, Saturday. Kick-off is at 3:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET in the USA) in this Bundesliga Matchday 2 clash.

Hoffenheim began the Bundesliga season with a 3-2 defeat away to FC Köln. Christian Ilzer’s side did, however, record a 4-0 victory over Erzgebirge Aue in the DFB-Pokal before this gamne. They are currently 14th in the early Bundesliga table with no points from their opening league game.

Borussia Dortmund made a winning start to their Bundesliga campaign, defeating Hamburger SV 2-0. Niko Kovač’s side then followed that result with a 5-0 victory over HEBC Hamburg in the DFB-Pokal, giving BVB plenty of momentum heading into their first away league game.

The two teams have produced some entertaining matches in recent seasons. Hoffenheim won the most recent encounter 2-1 at home on April 18, 2026, while Dortmund won the previous meeting 2-0 in December 2025. Across the last five Bundesliga meetings, both sides have won twice, with one draw.

Hoffenheim Starting Lineup

Goalkeeper: Baumann
Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Rots
Wimmer, Avdullahu, Burger, Daghim
Lemperle, Hložek

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Borussia Dortmund Starting Lineup

Goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel
Gadou, Anton, Mané
Ryerson, Nmecha, Bellingham, Svensson
Karetsas, Beier
Guirassy

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How & Where to Watch Hoffenheim vs. Dortmund (Streaming & TV)

Europe

France: beIN Sports
Spain: DAZN, LaLiga TV M3
Germany: Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go, WOW
Italy: DAZN
Portugal: Sport TV
Netherlands: Sportdigital
Austria: DAZN
Turkey: S Sport Plus
United Kingdom: Prime Video, Sky Sports
Switzerland: DAZN
Belgium: DAZN
Denmark: Viaplay
Finland: Elisa Viihde Viaplay
Norway: Viaplay
Czech Republic / Slovakia: Nova Sport

North Africa & Middle East

Algeria: MBC Shahid
Morocco: MBC Shahid
Saudi Arabia, UAE: Shahid MBC

Americas

USA: Fandango, Peacock, Universo
Canada: DAZN
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay: Disney+ Premium
Brazil: OneFootball
Mexico: FOX, FOX One