Dortmund return to winning ways, thanks to Brandt's brace. They close the gap to six points, ahead of Bayern's meeting with Augsburg. Stuttgart stay a point above the bottom three, having played a game more than the teams below them.

Four to go for Stuttgart to make things interesting. They've certainly come close already!

Dortmund lead through Julian Brandt's early goal at the end of an entertaining first half. Stuttgart haven't been without their chances, but they've lacked the necessary composure in the final third.

The ball's rolling at a very wet Mercedes-Benz Arena.

It's great to see the fans back as the players take to the field. Some atmosphere in Stuttgart!

Dortmund can still catch leaders Bayern, but they have just six matches left to overturn the nine-point gap. Although unbeaten in four, Stuttgart are only a point clear of the relegation zone and could drop back into the bottom three if results go against them this weekend.

'Stop War' is emblazoned across the Stuttgart players' training shirts, while Dortmund have just announced they will play host to a benefit match against Dynamo Kyiv on 26 April. "The benefit match will take place three days after our away match in Munich, but even if it had taken place three days before that match, we would definitely have still played this match," said Rose. "Nothing is more important at the moment than standing up together for peace and helping the Ukrainians in times of this humanitarian catastrophe. We are happy about every single football fan, no matter what colours they wear, and about every single person who buys a ticket to help the Ukrainians who have been hit so hard by the war."

"There was a lot of disappointment in the stadium and among ourselves after the Leipzig game," admits BVB boss Marco Rose. "Now we have the chance to set the record straight. Stuttgart have settled and are a really good attacking side. We need to disrupt their flow - that's our task."

"Dortmund are a side with great attacking quality, but we want to put up a good fight," said Stuttgart head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo at his pre-match press conference. "We’ve produced good to very good performances in recent weeks. That makes me optimistic that we can get the points we need in the remaining six matches to achieve our aim if survival."

Haaland has gone four matches without scoring for the first time in his Bundesliga career, but makes his fifth straight start for club and country following injury. Dortmund captain Marco Reus was also back in action against Leipzig after a mini lay-off, and is joined in attack by Gio Reyna. Marius Wolf, who scored in the 1-1 draw in Cologne a fortnight ago, makes way as Die Schwarzgelben look to end a two-game winless run. Jude Bellingham is fit to start in midfield despite suffering with a dead leg this week, but Donyell Malen has not travelled.

Sasa Kalajdzic scored his third goal in four games as Stuttgart took a point off relegation play-off incumbents Arminia Bielefeld last time out, but the towering Austrian striker is currently in isolation and will play no part against Dortmund. In his absence, Portuguese teenager Tiago Tomas slots into the centre, flanked by Rookie of the Month for March Omar Marmoush and Chris Führich. Left-back Borna Sosa is back after missing the Bielefeld draw with a knock. Hirkoki Ito, who deputised for Sosa, moves inside to compensate for the suspended Waldemar Anton.

Hitz, Zagadou, Moukoko, Brandt, Reinier, Witsel, Pongracic, Wolf, Bynoe-Gittens

Kobel - Can, Akanji, Hummels - Hazard, Dahoud, Bellingham, Guerreiro - Reyna, Haaland, Reus (c)

Bredlow, Mola, Coulibaly, Millot, Thommy, Massimo, Beyaz, Bazzoli, Tibidi

Müller - Stenzel, Mavropanos, Ito, Sosa - Endo (c), Karazor, Mangala - Marmoush, Tomas, Führich

Sosa back? Rookie of the Month set to start? The official line-ups are on their way...

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