Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt: How to watch, TV channel, live stream, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

UEFA Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt in the first round of fixtures in the new Bundesliga season.

New manager Nuri Sahin will hope to improve on Dortmund's fifth placed Bundesliga finish last season, with the former assistant replacing Edin Terzic in the summer.

Former UEFA Europa League champions Frankfurt finished sixth last season, one place behind hosts Dortmund, and Dino Toppmoller's side will hope to secure another season of European football this campaign.

How to watch Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt, TV channel and live stream

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga is available to watch live on bet365's Live Streaming Service.

The match will also be broadcast on Sky Sports Football in the UK.

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt kick-off time, date and venue

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt will be played at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, and kick-off is at 17:30 BST on Saturday 24th August.

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Borussia Dortmund suffered a slow start to their pre-season campaign and were winless in their first three fixtures, but they won their opening domestic match, beating minnows Phonix Lubeck away from home in the cup.

Frankfurt also won their DFB Pokal first round tie 4-1 away at Braunschweig, however they failed to win any of their final four Bundesliga matches at the end of last season.

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt head-to-head record (H2H)

Borussia Dortmund wins	22
Draws	11
Eintracht Frankfurt wins	7

Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt team news

Borussia Dortmund team news

Guinean forward Serhou Guirassy is still expected to be absent with a knee injury he picked up in the summer.

Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel is doubtful as the 26-year-old has been struggling with a back injury recently.

Eintracht Frankfurt team news

Young midfielders Marcel Wenig and Mehdi Loune are both long-term absentees with knee injuries.