Hamburg vs Borussia Dortmund preview - Dortmund seek fifth successive win

Posted Friday, March 06, 2015 by PA

Borussia Dortmund go in search of a fifth straight Bundesliga win on Saturday, keen to break with tradition at the HSV-Arena.

Dortmund have lost four of their last five games against Hamburg with Jurgen Klopp rarely able to celebrate against the Red Shorts.

Earlier this season Hamburg left the Westfalenstadion with a 1-0 win, while they defeated Dortmund 3-0 in northern Germany last term.

"We've got something to put right in Hamburg," said Klopp. "We've lost far too many points to them for my liking.

"When we lost 1-0 to them earlier this season, it gave them a big boost and some breathing space.

"That should not happen again this Saturday."

Instead, Dortmund are looking for a win which would give them some breathing space above the relegation zone, even if captain Sebastian Kehl is refusing to take victory for granted.

"The wins against Freiburg, Mainz, Stuttgart and Schalke should have given us more energy and motivation, but we are still in a tricky situation," he told Kicker magazine.

"We need the three points in Hamburg so we don't fall back into choppy waters."

That is where Hamburg find themselves, with just a single point separating them from the bottom three.

"We can't get anything for our past record against them," said their coach Josef Zinnbauer. "We're going to have to be alert from the very first minute."

Zinnbauer can welcome Valon Behrami back from injury while Ivica Olic could also be an option once again.