The 3rd Liga match at Erzgebirgsstadion on Sunday sees home side Erzgebirge Aue welcome guests Borussia Dortmund II.
All Erzgebirge Aue v Borussia Dortmund II game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Erzgebirge Aue
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Erzgebirge Aue will be wanting a better result here following the 4-2 3rd Liga defeat last time out to RW Essen.
For Erzgebirge Aue, the goals were scored by Ali Loune (30') and Steffen Nkansah (79'). Tom Moustier (21'), Ahmet Arslan (45', 65') and Eric Voufack (88') scored for RW Essen.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Erzgebirge Aue haven’t conceded. In fact, Erzgebirge Aue have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 13 goals in the process.
Coming into this fixture, Erzgebirge Aue have left without a victory over Borussia Dortmund II in their previous 2 league matches.
Borussia Dortmund II
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Borussia Dortmund II will go into the match after a 4-1 3rd Liga win to beat Energie Cottbus in their previous outing.
For Borussia Dortmund II, goals were scored by Kjell-Arik Wätjen (13'), Yannik Lührs (38') and Paul-Philipp Besong (42', 54'). Tolcay Ciğerci (70') was the scorer for Energie Cottbus.
During their six latest matches, Jan Zimmermann's Borussia Dortmund II have turned their attacks into goals 9 times thus giving them the goals per game average of 1.5.
Coming into this clash, Borussia Dortmund II have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 14/04/2010 shows us that Erzgebirge Aue have won 3 of these & Borussia Dortmund II 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
21 goals were scored between them in this period, with 12 of them from Aue and 9 being from Die Borussen. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.
The previous league meeting featuring the two was 3rd Liga match day 15 on 24/11/2024 when it ended Borussia Dortmund II 3-1 Erzgebirge Aue.
The match was refereed by Felix Grund.
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Team News: Erzgebirge Aue
Marcel Bär (Achilles tendon rupture), Kilian Jakob (Adductor pain), Niko Vukancic (Ankle problems), Can Özkan (Cruciate ligament tear), Maximilian Schmid (Syndesmotic ligament tear) and Maxim Burghardt (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Erzgebirge Aue gaffer Jens Härtel.
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Team News: Borussia Dortmund II
Borussia Dortmund II boss Jan Zimmermann has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Felix Irorere (Fitness), Jordi Paulina (Hamstring injury) and Felix Paschke (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
In this match, Borussia Dortmund II will likely be able to put one past this Erzgebirge Aue side, but it possibly won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We can see a narrow 2-1 winning score for Erzgebirge Aue at the end of this one. We’ll have to see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 minute result market, a win for Erzgebirge Aue can be had for 2.4, going for a drawn result is 3.1 & taking a punt on a victory for Borussia Dortmund II gets you 3. They are the best of the bets offered as of now.
Victor Martins,
01:04 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Erzgebirge Aue
Formed: 1946
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion (15,500)
Captain: Martin Männel
Chairman: Roland Frötschner
Manager: Jens Härtel
Competitions: 3rd Liga position 14
⭐ Key Man: Omar Sijarić
Generally taking up the Right Wing position, Omar Sijarić was born in Montenegro. Having played his first senior match for Türkgücü München in the 2020 - 2021 season, the gifted Forward has managed 6 league goals in this 3. Liga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 30 appearances.