Julian Brandt klatscht Torschütze Serhou Guirassy ab im Pokalspiel gegen Rot-Weiß Essen.

Post-Match Report

Facts: Guirassy continues scoring streak – one goal to go to reach 500

The first four shots on goal were taken by BVB, but then it proved to be a passionately contested duel between two closely matched sides, with 12 shots on goal apiece. It was only logical that Serhou Guirassy scored the winning goal, having taken the most shots (four) of any player in the game. Here are the match facts.

Goalscorer: Serhou Guirassy has scored 14 goals in his last 12 competitive appearances for BVB. He scored his first goal for the Black & Yellows in the DFB-Pokal (in his second appearance).

Presence: Ramy Bensebaini had the most touches of the ball with 114, while Daniel Svensson put in the most work, covering 12.5 kilometres and completing 32 sprints.

Unbeaten run: Niko Kovac has lost only three of his 27 DFB-Pokal games as a coach. He has never been knocked out by a lower-ranked team.

Serhou Guirassy im Pokalspiel gegen Rot-Weiß Essen

Advantage Dortmund: The shot count was even at 12-12 at the end, but in all other metrics, the Black & Yellows were clearly ahead. BVB had 64% possession, made 227 sprints (Essen 183), covered slightly more ground than their opponents (120 kilometres to 118.3) and won 52% of their tackles.

Still going: Borussia Dortmund have not been knocked out of the first round of the cup for 20 years. The last time that happened was under Bert van Marwijk in 2005/06, when they lost 2-1 in Braunschweig.

Maximilian Beier im Pokalspiel gegen Rot-Weiß Essen

One goal to go: Borussia Dortmund have now scored 499 goals in 208 matches in the DFB-Pokal. (br)

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