Story byBorussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim – Predicted lineup and team newsThe Football FaithfulSun, December 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM UTC·2 min readBorussia Dortmund welcome TSG Hoffenheim to Signal Iduna Park for Sunday’s Bundesliga showdown. The top-five rivals currently occupy third and fifth spots respectively. Dortmund sit third on 25 points, with Hoffenheim two points behind after 12 games. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNotably, Hoffenheim are the only team other than Bayern Munich who are yet to suffer an away defeat in the Bundesliga this campaign. Dortmund’s unbeaten home streak came to an end with a frustrating 1-0 DFB-Pokal last-16 loss to Leverkusen despite registering 20 shots. It was a first home defeat since March. They’re positioned third in the league table, buoyed by a recent 2-1 league triumph over Leverkusen, where Serhou Guirassy tops their scoring charts with five Bundesliga strikes, However, he’s netted just once in his past 11 league domestic outings. Borussia Dortmund team newsNiklas Süle is back in full training following a nagging toe problem that kept him out since late October, offering Dortmund a vital defensive reinforcement.