After a long winter break, Borussia Dortmund resumed action with a comfortable 3-1 win over Borussia M'gladbach on matchday 18. With Bayern beating Hamburg, the result keeps Thomas Tuchel's men eight points adrift of die Roten as they hope to finally snatch the league crown from the Bavarian giants at the end of this campaign. Meanwhile, Dortmund's upcoming opponents Ingolstadt will also be coming into this match with a win and will be expected to play defensively to try to thwart die Schwarzgelben.
Borussia Dortmund
Currently, Dortmund are the highest scoring side in the Bundesliga, with a whopping 50 goals from just 18 matches. After their ups and downs from last season, they are enjoying a fruitful campaign so far, with and are presently unbeaten at home with 11 wins out of their 12 matches. Bayern Munich were the last side to beat them at the Signal Iduna Park back in April 2015 and they have already scored three more goals than their entire total from the 2014/2015 season.
Although in-form striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was unable to find the back of the net, die Borussen showed their overall team strength as goals from Ilkay Gündogan, Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were enough to see off M'gladbach last weekend. Impressively, Dortmund not only are the only side to have scored in all 18 games thus far, but also have netted at least two goals in their past 12 home matches - including during a 2-2 draw with Darmstadt.
It will be a tough task for them to catch Bayern, who despite not being at their best managed to grind out a 2-1 win over Hamburg, but Dortmund fans are still hopeful given their team's excellent performances so far this term. Tuchel will have most of his key players available, with only Sven Bender and Nuri Sahin missing out due to injury. The hosts cruised to an easy three points in their first meeting with Ingolstadt, which concluded as a 4-0 victory.
Ingolstadt
Here is an interesting stat: Aubameyang has scored 18 goals. Ingolstadt, however, has netted just 12, meaning that the Gabonese attacker alone has found the back of the net more times than the entire squad. Yet, despite this, die Schanzer are not in the relegation places and in fact are within touching distance of breaking into the top half of the table.
Considering that Ingolstadt were founded back in 2004 and are making their first ever appearance in the Bundesliga, many had expected them to be struggling just to stay afloat. However, although Ralph Hasenhüttl's side have the least number of goals in the league thus far, they nonetheless have managed to rack up 23 points to sit in an impressive tenth place. Not surprisingly, key to their survival so far has been their defense, which has conceded just 18 goals. Only Bayern Munich, who have given up a measly nine, have fared better.
Out of their six victories, it's not surprising that four have come as 1-0 results as given their inexperience in the top flight, they oftentimes have had to put everyone behind the ball and hope to score a fortunate goal. Naturally, this will frustrate fans of whatever team they are playing - Mainz supporters, for instance, would not have been pleased with watching their team lose 1-0 due to a penalty - but for Ingolstadt's loyal fan base, it works and they will certainly attempt to do the same thing when they arrive at Signal Iduna Park.
They will have their work cut out for them, as they are taking on the team with the strongest attack in the league and a side who humiliated them 4-0 in their first meeting last year. Moreover, Ingolstadt have been quite poor away from home, with three wins and three draws in their last six fixtures. Worrying for Hasenhüttl will be the absence of Pascal Groß due to suspension, given that the midfielder has created over 50 chances for his side - more than any other player in the Bundesliga, and it will be interesting to see how the team cope without the presence of such an important player.
Which channel is broadcasting Borussia Dortmund vs Ingolstadt on TV or Online?
This will be Dortmund's first home game after the winter break and the famed Signal Iduna Park will be rocking as fans gather in full force to support their team, so if you happen to be in the area, you surely will experience quite a lively atmosphere.
However, if you live elsewhere in Germany or too far away to experience it live, no worries. LiveSoccerTV.com has plenty of resources available for you to tune in via your TV, computer, tablet, or phone. Here are some selections for fans residing in other parts of Germany and in the following countries:
- In the USA at 9.30 EST on: Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Soccer 2GO USA
- In Germany at 15.30 CET on: Sky Go Deutschland, Sky Bundesliga 1/HD, Sky Bundesliga 2/HD, BVB Total, Sport1.FM, TeleClub Sport Live
- In Canada at 9.30 ET on: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific
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