Borussia Dortmund predicted line-up and team news vs Frankfurt

Borussia Dortmund will play Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday evening, with both teams keen to secure a place in the last sixteen of the competition.

These two teams both met in the 2017 final, which BVB won. Frankfurt lifted the trophy the following year and reached the final again in 2023 when they lost to Bayer Leverkusen.

Team news from Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund will once again be without key players Emre Can and Julien Duranville, who are sidelined through injury. Duranville recently returned to light training after his shoulder problem, but neither he nor Can will be available until after the upcoming international break. Head coach Niko Kovač has indicated he is likely to stick with the line-up that delivered a dramatic late 1-0 win over FC Köln last weekend.

Striker Serhou Guirassy is having a challenging time in front of goal after a good start to the season. The Guinean forward has scored just once in Dortmund’s last eight games in all competitions. Nevertheless, Kovač has expressed his support, saying: “It is true that he has struggled to score lately, but his work rate and effort are never in question”.

Overall, Dortmund have been impressive this season, recording wins in eight of their 12 matches in all competitions. Kovač’s men needed an injury-time goal from Maximilian Beier to beat Köln on Saturday, while their only defeat this season was a narrow 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich on Matchday 7.