Borussia Dortmund v Elversberg: unbeaten hosts face Bundesliga's 7th

The occasion and the table

Borussia Dortmund host Elversberg on matchday 9 of the Bundesliga, with kick-off set for 7 November 2026 14:30. A side yet to lose in the league this season meets opponents whose campaign has swung between impressive wins and heavy defeats.

Borussia Dortmund sit 2nd in the table with 18 points from 8 matches. They have won 5, drawn 3 and lost none, scoring 14 goals and conceding 6.

Elversberg are 7th with 13 points from their 8 matches. That tally comes from 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with 16 goals scored and 16 conceded.

Recent form and home/away records

Borussia Dortmund arrive in strong form. Their most recent outing was a 2-1 home win over Real Betis. Before that they drew 2-2 away at Bayern Munich, and before that they beat Werder Bremen 3-2 at home.

Earlier still came a 1-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt, and before that a 2-1 away victory against Sabah. That makes 4 wins and 1 draw, with no defeats, from their last 5 matches.

Elversberg's recent run has been far less settled. They come into this fixture off a 4-1 home win over Mainz. Before that they lost 0-2 at home to Darmstadt, and before that they were beaten 0-4 away at RB Leipzig.

Prior to those two defeats, Elversberg won 4-3 at home against Augsburg, and before that they lost 0-1 away at Union Berlin. Their last 5 matches therefore brought 2 wins and 3 defeats, with no draws.

The venue split adds further context. In the Bundesliga this season, Borussia Dortmund have played 4 home matches, winning 3 and drawing 1 without defeat, scoring 8 and conceding 2.

Elversberg have played 4 league matches away from home, recording 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They have scored 4 goals on their travels and conceded 8.

Players to watch

Fabio Silva is Borussia Dortmund's top scorer in the Bundesliga this season with 3 goals. In a side that has found the net in every one of its last 5 matches, he is the leading name in the scoring chart.

For Elversberg, Maurice Krattenmacher leads the way with 4 Bundesliga goals this season. With his team producing high-scoring home wins against Mainz and Augsburg in their last 5 matches, his contribution in attack will be an important part of the visitors' threat.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to a well-balanced Borussia Dortmund. Conceding only 6 goals in 8 league matches makes theirs the stingier record of the two sides, and at home they have let in just 2 in 4 games.

They have also been consistent in front of goal, scoring in all of their last 5 matches. However, they kept a clean sheet in only 1 of those games, and both teams scored in 4 of them, so opponents have often found a way through.

Elversberg's league record of 16 goals scored and 16 conceded suggests their matches tend to be open. Their recent results show a side capable of big scorelines at both ends.

In their last 5 matches Elversberg scored in 2 and kept a clean sheet in none, while both teams scored in 2. Away from home in the league they have scored 4 and conceded 8, a contrast to the hosts' home record of 8 scored and 2 conceded.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, are: Borussia Dortmund 73%, draw 16%, Elversberg 11%. These figures are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the result.

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