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After the Oberhausen vs Dortmund live stream? Rot-Weiß Oberhausen host Borussia Dortmund in a pre-season club friendly on 18.07.2026 at 17:00 CET. You can watch the live video stream online of Oberhausen vs Dortmund for free on this page and follow every moment as a Regionalliga host takes on one of Germany’s biggest clubs.
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Where and when to watch Oberhausen vs Dortmund
Oberhausen vs Dortmund kicks off on 18.07.2026 at 17:00 CET. The free live stream is available in the player embedded above, and you can follow the match live from any device — desktop, tablet or mobile. If you want to size up the form before kick-off, our rundown of the best football betting websites is a good place to start ahead of this friendly.
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen ahead of the match
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, nicknamed Die Kleeblätter, come into this game as a Regionalliga West side — the fourth tier of German football — but one arriving off the back of a fine campaign. Under head coach Sebastian Gunkel, in charge since the summer of 2024, they finished second in the division last season, narrowly missing out on a step up.
For a club of Oberhausen’s level, hosting a side of Borussia Dortmund’s stature is a marquee occasion and a valuable early gauge of where Gunkel’s squad stands. Expect the Kleeblätter to relish the challenge in front of their own supporters and use the run-out to sharpen up for the new Regionalliga season.
Borussia Dortmund ahead of the match
Borussia Dortmund arrive for what is their first friendly of pre-season under head coach Niko Kovač, who returns refreshed after the summer break. BVB enjoyed a strong league campaign last term, finishing as Bundesliga runners-up on 73 points, and Kovač has made clear he wants his side to go further in the cup competitions this time around.
This is a deliberately youthful Dortmund group for now: with several World Cup participants still on holiday and captain Emre Can sidelined, Kovač has leaned on established names such as Serhou Guirassy and Jobe Bellingham alongside newcomers like Joane Gadou and Justin Lerma, plus a clutch of academy talents. That makes this early friendly a useful platform to blend the squad before bigger tests, including August’s Super Cup meeting with Bayern Munich.
Oberhausen vs Dortmund: preview and head-to-head
There is no meaningful head-to-head record to lean on for Oberhausen vs Dortmund, and as a pre-season friendly with no odds pointing to a set outcome, the sensible verdict is a neutral one. There is, though, a neat symmetry in the build-up: both clubs finished as runners-up in their respective divisions last season — Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Oberhausen in the Regionalliga West.
The gulf in resources and division is obvious on paper, and Dortmund’s quality means they will be expected to control much of the play. But with Kovač fielding a young, heavily rotated group and Oberhausen fired up in front of their own fans, this friendly is far more about minutes, fitness and first impressions than the final score.
Oberhausen vs Dortmund: live stream LIVE
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