Kovac is experiencing bitter debut: Dortmund loses against Stuttgart!

Kovac is experiencing bitter debut: Dortmund loses against Stuttgart!

On February 9, 2025, Borussia Dortmund celebrated a disappointing premiere under the new head coach Niko Kovac. The team lost 1: 2 in the home game against VfB Stuttgart and thus remains in an insecure place in the table. Dortmund was urgently dependent on points, but is currently in the 11th place in the Bundesliga. After 20 games, the club has a record of 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats and now has 4 points behind the Top 4.. In the last four home games, the team only achieved one win, while they played three times and lost. This series raises questions about the future stability of the team.

Niko Kovac took over the coaching office after Mike Tullberg's temporary commitment, who coached the team after the dismissal of Nuri Şahin. Tullberg had a draw and two victories in three games, but left a team that weakened considerably in the last encounters against Stuttgart. Kovac was also faced with injury problems: Niklas Süle and Felix Nmecha fail while Nico Schlotterbeck is not available due to a lock.

The accident against Stuttgart

In the game against Stuttgart, Dortmund was again unable to secure the urgently needed points. Despite a strong start and an early chance, it was unable to claim the lead. Tim Kleindienst had put the Stuttgart lead in the lead, while Dortmund was able to compensate for Hugo Ekitiké's goal. But again in the defense, which made the final hit possible for Stuttgart.

Stuttgart currently occupies 5th place in the table and has only one point behind the top 4.. After a disappointing phase with two defeats in a row, the team found the team back onto the winning road. Before the game against Dortmund, Stuttgart had won the DFB Cup with a narrow 1-0 win against Augsburg and now wanted to win the second victory in a row against the black and yellow to take on last year's 5-1 defeat.

other Bundesliga results

Bayer Leverkusen also had a difficult weekend and was only able to achieve a 0-0 draw against VfL Wolfsburg. From Leverkusen's point of view, the distribution of points in this encounter was insufficient, especially since the club fights for a long time on the 4th place. In this way, the gap to the Champions League places remains intensive.

In other league legs, there were other exciting duels. FC Bayern Munich clearly won 3-0 against SV Werder Bremen and strengthened its lead with a lead of eight points. SC Freiburg was also able to draw attention to itself with a 1-0 victory against 1. FC Heidenheim and is now sixth in the table.

FSV Mainz 05 and FC Augsburg separated 0-0, which Mainz dropped behind the SC Freiburg. Eintracht Frankfurt also did not get over a 1-1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach. While Gladbach took the lead through Tim Kleindienst, Hugo Ekitiké was able to equalize for Frankfurt. The coaches and players of both teams will deal with these points of points in view of the high expectations in the course of the season.

The upcoming games are already pending, including Borussia Dortmund's last attempt to stabilize in the fight for the table positions before the Champions League game against Sporting Lisbon is waiting for them. The team is under pressure to increase their shape quickly.