Two teams on opposites side of the table will battle it out on Sunday May 31, 2020 as Paderborn host Borussia Dortmund. This game will air live on FS1 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Paderborn are trying everything they can to stay in the first division, while Dortmund are hoping to keep in touch with the title race.
Paderborn enter matchday 29 in dead last on the table and with just 19 points. They are eight points away from Dusseldorf, to get to the relegation battle, and are nine points back of Mainz for complete safety.
Borussia Dortmund enter the week in second place, on 57 points, and seven points back of league leaders Bayern Munich. Dortmund have a two-point lead over RB Leipzig and a four-point lead over Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen.
Below is my pick for the Bundesliga action between Wolfsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt. All odds are from BetMGM Sportsbook.
Paderborn (+650) vs Borussia Dortmund (-310) Draw (+460)
Paderborn played to their third consecutive draw after a 0-0 result at Augsburg on Wednesday. Neither team showed much attacking power and 0-0 is probably a fair result in this one. Paderborn has now earned a point in all three games since the restart but have scored just one goal combined. They have not won a game since a late January win at Freiburg. Paderborn are second-worst home club in the Bundesliga thanks to a 2-2-10 record and just eight points.
Borussia Dortmund hosted Bayern Munich and fell flat in trying to make it a legitimate title race. The game was 0-0, and looked like either team could win, until a beautiful chip by Joshua Kimmich made the score 1-0 in the 43rd minute. That was the only goal of the game and gave Bayern all three points. Dortmund have now lost two out of their last five games overall, but it was their first Bundesliga loss in seven games. Borussia Dortmund are the fifth best road club in Germany thanks to a 7-3-4 record and 23 points.
Series History: These two clubs have met in four competitive games and it is Borussia Dortmund who holds a 2-2-0 advantage.
Game Prediction: Give me Borussia Dortmund in this one.
2020 Results: 39-32