Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Borussia Dortmund: probable line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!

Fortuna Düsseldorf have the unenviable task of trying to keep Jadon Sancho and Borussia Dortmund at bay without the help of Zack Steffen as they look to keep their chances of Bundesliga survival alive (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST/2.30pm BST/9.30am ET)

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USA No.1 Zack Steffen had been central to what was an impressive second consecutive top-flight season for Fortuna, but knee injuries have kept the Manchester City-owned shot-stopper out of action since December, and although Florian Kastenmeier has done an admirable job in his stead, Die Flingeraner nonetheless find themselves in the promotion-relegation play-off spot ahead of Saturday's game. Fortuna have proved difficult to beat since Uwe Rösler - another former Man City man - was appointed coach in January, losing just three games in that time. Goals have been something of a problem, though, even if top-scorer Rouwen Hennings - having endured a four-month goalless spell - has now scored three in his last two, including both goals in last Saturday's 2-2 draw with Hoffenheim. Marcel Sobottka could slot back into midfield after overcoming an ankle injury, but Oliver Fink is definitely out.

The big news coming out of Dortmund is that both club captain Marco Reus and prolific teenaged striker Erling Haaland returned to training this week following injury. The trip to the Merkur Spiel-Arena will come too soon for Reus to start, but Haaland could be restored to the point of Dortmund's attack, with a lack of penetration evident in BVB's 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin last Saturday without him. Julian Brandt could join Jadon Sancho and Thorgan Hazard in the final third should coach Lucien Favre elect to use the young Norwegian from the bench. Dortmund begin the day in second, 14 places and 35 points better off than their hosts, whilst they also won December's reverse fixture 5-0. A first league title since Jürgen Klopp 's 2012 vintage now depends on a Bayern Munich slip-up with the record champions seven points clear with 12 left to play for, but BVB remain overwhelming favourites for this one. Sancho - owner of two goals and an assist in the reverse fixture - has now had a hand in a league-best 33 goals. At the other end, Mats Hummels returns from suspension, allowing Emre Can to revert to his preferred position in central midfield.

Watch: Dortmund - wearing all-black kits - thrashed Fortuna in the reverse fixture

Match stats

Fortuna have drawn seven of their 11 games since former Man City striker Rösler was appointed coach.

Only Robert Lewandowski (30), Timo Werner (25) and Sancho (17) have scored more goals than Düsseldorf forward Hennings (14) this season.

The relegation-threatened side have not picked up a single point in their last eight games against the current top five, though, conceding 29 times across those fixtures.

No player has had a hand in more goals this term than Sancho, the young Englishman having laid on 16 alongside the 17 he has scored himself.

The returning Haaland has scored his 10 goals at a rate of one every 76 minutes since his winter transfer from Red Bull Salzburg.

Lukas Piszczek - captaining the side in Reus's absence - is set to lead the side out for his 250th Dortmund game in the Bundesliga.

Probable line-ups

Fortuna: Kastenmeier - Ayhan, Jörgensen, Suttner - Zimmermann, Stöger, Sobottka, Berisha, Thommy - Karaman, Hennings (c)

Out: Barkok (knock), Bodzek (suspended), Fink (calf), Steffen (knee), Wiesner (ankle)

Doubtful: -

Coach: Uwe Rösler

Dortmund: Bürki - Piszczek (c), Hummels, Akanji - Hakimi, Can, Witsel, Guerreiro - Sancho, Haaland, Hazard

Out: Dahoud (knee), Zagadou (knee)

Doubtful: Reus (groin), Schulz (muscular)

Coach: Lucien Favre