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The weekend’s action kicks off tonight with Bayern Munich facing a side they’ve made a habit of struggling against: Borussia Mönchengladbach. Predicting Ball doesn’t see it being close, though. The model gives Bayern Munich an 85% win probability, and predicts that they will put up a whopping 3.05 expected goals, compared to Die Fohlen’s project […]
Welcome to BVB purgatory folks. Any hope for trophies is over and Champions League qualification is essentially guaranteed, so there’s essentially nothing to do except talk about what might happen this summer and next season. I encourage you all to read Paddy’s article on the next steps BVB should take. The biggest story right now […]
Dortmund entered the final week of February with plenty of momentum. Six successive Bundesliga victories and an undefeated streak in domestic competition since December 2nd saw Dortmund only six points behind Bayern Munich with a looming Der Klassiker. Abroad, a convincing win over Atalanta in the Champions League signaled that Dortmund could make a run […]
If you are monitoring the football news, you can see when a team’s season is effectively over just based on the headlines. Everything switches to a focus on the summer. Now we’re done with all this silly football business, we can focus on the only part of the season that matters: the transfer window. BVB […]
Good morning, Fear the Wall. Welcome to the end of the season. Borussia Dortmund have been knocked out of the Champions League, and fallen 11 points behind Bayern Munich in first place. BVB are now playing for pride, with the goal of confirming second place and, well, that’s it. This is a demoralizing place to […]
It’s all but official: Borussia Dortmund’s 2025/26 season will end without a trophy. After failing to pass muster in the UCL against Atalanta, Niko Kovac’s men came into the all important Der Klassiker needing three points to keep any Bundesliga hopes alive. Instead, Dortmund find themselves 11 points behind a dominant Bayern Munich side with […]
The title race was over, and now it’s even more over. As has been the case far too often over the last decade+, Borussia Dortmund could not overcome their challengers from Bavaria, despite coming out of the first half with a 1-0 lead and tying the game again with less than 10 minutes to play. […]
When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: ESPN Select (US), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
Borussia Dortmund fans are focused on one game only this weekend. More through a sense of dread than anticipation. The Saturday evening slot sees BVB face Bayern Munich, and while the title race is all but over, it’s hard not to treat this game as bigger than the rest. But there is more Bundesliga football […]
The Bundesliga title has been and will continue to be a Hail Mary for Borussia Dortmund this season. The writing is very clearly on the wall. Should BVB not be the victor this Saturday: Congratulations to Bayern Munich on their bajillionth Meisterschaft. Even if the Black and Yellows do find a way to claim all […]
They thought they could get away with it, sneaking in a Champions League disaster right before facing Bayern, so we all get distracted and forget about it quickly. Aha! I caught them. They thought they were being clever, but I haven’t forgotten. We’ll have all next week to talk about whatever happens tomorrow at the […]
If there’s one thing you can say for Borussia Dortmund, it’s that they don’t half ass anything. Unfortunately, that includes defensive collapses that end their Champions League campaign. BVB certainly whole assed their way out of Europe, giving up a two-goal first leg advantage over Atalanta by losing 4-1 in the return leg. Atalanta certainly […]
Ugh. Last weekend, the Bundesliga title race ended, all but officially. Today, Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League campaign ended. Officially. Despite going into the match with a 2-0 aggregate lead, Dortmund crapped the bed under pressure, with defensive miscue after defensive miscue from every single member of the back line, which I’m sure whichever cursed individual […]
When: 12:45 PM EST Where: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy How: Paramount Plus (US), DAZN1 Germany (Germany), TNT Sports 3 (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
Last week, Borussia Dortmund gave their Champions League ambitions a huge boost with a 2-0 win against Atalanta at home at the Westfalenstadion. Now, they must finish the job and shepherd out an aggregate win away in Bergamo, with anything closer than a two-goal defeat guaranteeing a trip to the Champions League Round of 16. […]
The Daily Bee comes to you a little late tonight because I had a busy day at work followed by getting too engrossed in the Inter Milan vs FK Bodø/Glimt game. Bodø/Glimt have been one of the best stories of the Champions League this season, giving a great account of themselves in the league phase, […]
Good morning, Fear the Wall. This is a grueling week for BVB, with ramifications that will determine how the season finishes out. A perfect English week would see BVB defeat RB Leipzig, advance past Atalanta in the Champions League, and defeat Bayern Munich at the Westfalenstadion to reignite the title race. BVB stumbled out of […]
Fabio Silva’s game-tying goal struck the net four minutes into the seven-minute stoppage time, stunning Red Bull Arena and sending the visiting Borussia Dortmund fans into a frenzy. It was electric. It was dramatic. It was, at best, questionably deserved. And most importantly, it was not enough. Trailing Bayern Munich nine points in the table […]
Luck be on Dortmund’s side for this match. Leipzig came out of the gates flying, with the unstoppable Yan Diomande wreaking havoc on the hastily assembled Dortmund backline. Luca Reggiani and Julian Ryerson looked helpless against his silky dribbles, and by the half, Leipzig was up by two and could easily have had more. The […]
When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany How: ESPN Select (US), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany), Sky Go UK and Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
A little late on the thread tonight, but better late than never. I spent most of the day fixing some very silly issues with Predicting Ball. You fix one thing, then it breaks something else. But it’s fixed now! I’m sure you’re all outraged that you had nowhere to discuss the exciting 1-1 between Mainz […]
I’m not kidding, get up from where you’re sitting right now, close your eyes, and go for a trust fall. Luca Reggiani will find a way to catch you… probably. Okay, maybe that’s a slight oversell but you have to remember, as of recently, he’s been busy playing Champions League football. That takes up a […]
Borussia Dortmund are heading east to Leipzig for a must-win Bundesliga match if Niko Kovac’s side wants to continue their title chase. Leipzig, once the proud home of SSV Markranstädt, is now home to sports drink conglomerate Redbull GmbH’s RasenBallsport Leipzig. Unfortunately for Dortmund, The Cans are actually very good at soccer. It’s been far […]
On November 10th, I published an article titled, Dortmund Need More From Maximilian Beier. In that article, I laid out a case that Maximilian Beier’s struggles were seriously hurting BVB’s season, being partially responsible for the club’s offensive struggles. Here’s what I wrote: Last season, [Beier] got off to a very slow start but ultimately […]
After forcing Daniel Svensson to play almost every minute this season, Borussia Dortmund have finally secured left-back depth. 17-year-old Kauã Prates will be joining Borussia Dortmund from Cruzeiro this summer. The Brazilian left-back made his professional debut at 16 and has played just shy of 900 minutes across the last year-and-a-half. Despite his relatively brief […]