Hoffenheim had 57 percent possession but, tellingly, only managed to score from a penalty kick. TSG carved out hardly any opportunities against a consistent and clever BVB defence, who caught their opposition offside on ten occasions. Here we bring you the match facts.

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New run: Borussia Dortmund have remained unbeaten in four successive Bundesliga matches for the first time in 2017, having taken ten points from the last 12 up for grabs.

Unbeaten home run extended: The Black and Yellows are unbeaten in 37 Bundesliga home games. There have only ever been four longer such runs in the history of the top flight. In 2017, BVB have taken 22 points from a possible 24 at home.

Favourite foe: Thomas Tuchel has more Bundesliga victories over Hoffenheim (eight) than any other team. He has also drawn five and lost one against the Sinsheim outfit. Borussia Dortmund are the only club to have condemned Julian Nagelsmann to two defeats in his fledgling Bundesliga career. The Black and Yellows beat TSG 3-1 in Dortmund last term.

Opening goal: Marco Reus has scored in five of his six competitive games since making his comeback. Each one has been Dortmund's first goal of the game.

First blow key: BVB have been ahead on 19 occasions this season, winning 17 and drawing two.

Racing out of the blocks: BVB have now scored more goals in the opening quarter of an hour of matches than any other team in the division (16).

Following in Emmerich's footsteps: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang now has 28 league goals this season. The last BVB player to have that many goals after 32 rounds of matches was Lothar Emmerich in the 1965/66 season (31 goals).

DFB Cup XI: Raphael Guerreiro, Ousmane Dembele and Lukasz Piszczek returned to the starting XI having missed the 0-0 draw in Cologne. With the exception of Matthias Ginter, who replaced Sven Bender, it was the same team that faced Bayern in the DFB Cup.