Borussia Dortmund take on the visitors Darmstadt in the round 34 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Saturday, April 18th at Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund).
Borussia Dortmund can definitely mark this football season as a success, having reached the Champions League final. They also performed excellently in the Bundesliga: although the Bees didn't make the top 4, they have secured a spot in next year's Champions League. The final matchday is a mere formality for Edin Terzić's players, essentially a friendly game. The team can't climb higher than fifth place nor drop lower. Dortmund's main goal is to save as much energy as possible for the Champions League final and avoid injuries. It's highly likely that the reserves will play against Darmstadt, and they will almost certainly concede at least one goal.
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My primary focus is on this, rather than the visitors' attacking skills. Although scoring 30 goals in 33 Bundesliga matches is not a weak performance for the worst team in the league. For the Lilies, all matches in the tournament have long since turned into friendlies, and this game is no exception. However, the team will undoubtedly try to score in their last Bundesliga match. And they are likely to succeed. After all, Borussia have conceded goals in six consecutive rounds: losses to Stuttgart (0-1), Leipzig (1-4), Mainz (0-3), a draw with Bayer (1-1), a win over Augsburg (5-1), and Mönchengladbach (2-1).
Considering that this match has no significance for either the hosts or the visitors, anything can happen. My choice in such a situation is straightforward - Goal for the visitors. For Darmstadt, this is their last Bundesliga match, and no one knows for how long. So the Lilies might try to make a small statement against one of the country's giants. Especially given that Borussia have the Champions League final ahead, the Bees have nothing to play for in the league, and recently they've been conceding goals left and right in the Bundesliga. Prediction - Visitors will score: YES.
Prediction for the match: Darmstadt to score – yes.
