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Post-Match Report

Facts: 100 wins for Niko Kovac

Borussia Dortmund put in a strong first-half performance in Wolfsburg, registering 18 shots – a league-wide record for this season! However, VfL came back stronger after the break. Here are the match facts.

Winning streak: Borussia Dortmund have won their last five Bundesliga matches – their longest run of victories so far this season.

Favourite opponent: BVB have won 14 of their last 16 Bundesliga matches against Wolfsburg (one draw, one defeat).

Anniversary victory: Niko Kovac celebrated his 100th victory as a coach in his 216th Bundesliga match (23 with Borussia Dortmund, 29 each with Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt, and 19 with VfL Wolfsburg).

Goalscorer once again: Serhou Guirassy has scored three goals in his last two Bundesliga appearances, one more than in his previous 15 Bundesliga games. He has scored a total of nine goals this season.

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Glad to face Wolfsburg: Guirassy has scored nine times in seven games against VfL – more than against any other club.

Also a goalscorer: Julian Brandt has already scored more goals (six) than in the entire 2024/25 season (five). Only once before has he had more goals to his name after 21 matchdays. This was in the 2022/23 season, when he scored seven. Four of his six goals this season have been the opening goal of the game – no other player in the league has scored more often to make it 1-0.

Top assist provider: Julian Ryerson provided his seventh assist of the season – he is third in this metric, behind Michael Olise and Luis Diaz (both Bayern Munich).

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Fireworks: BVB’s 18 shots in the first half set a league-wide season record for a first half!

Dangerous from corners: BVB scored for the sixth time from a corner – only Freiburg have done so more often (eight goals).

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