Football at Borussia Dortmund

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FSV Mainz 05. Here's a preview of the facts.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"On Friday evening (13 February, kick-off 20:30 CET, live on Sky and RTL), Borussia Dortmund host 1. FSV Mainz 05. Here's a preview of the facts.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;The club in second place host the club at place fourteenth in the table. Mainz have climbed four places from last place with four wins out of their last five matches. Their 1-2 defeat at 1. FC Köln on matchday 18 was their only loss since the beginning of December (four wins, three draws).<\/p>\n<p><b>Home/away:<\/b>&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund have won eight of their ten matches so far at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK and are the only team that have yet to lose a game at home. Mainz have picked up five of their nine away points in their last four away games, most recently winning in Leipzig (2-1), drawing in Munich (1-1) and in Berlin (2-2).<\/p>\n<p><b>Head-to-head:<\/b>&nbsp;After a brief run of four matches without a win (two defeats, two draws) betweenMay 2023 and November 2024, Borussia Dortmund won the last two encounters, improving their overall record to 22 wins and ten draws with only seven losses. Mainz have won only 18 percent of their matches \u2013 even against Bayern Munich, Mainz have a higher win rate. Borussia Dortmund have never lost against Mainz after taking a 1-0 lead (18 wins, six draws).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/bl-faktenvorschau/40-Mainz-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"40-Mainz-2-1770801657144\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Statistics:<\/b>&nbsp;After a 3-3 draw in Frankfurt at the start of the year, Borussia Dortmund have won five consecutive Bundesliga matches and are top of the calendar year table. Mainz are in fifth place: The 05\u2019ers have already earned significantly more points (13) since the winter break than before that period (eight) and, after three consecutive wins, they are now no longer one of the bottom three for the first time since matchday five (after the 0-2 defeat against Dortmund). After conceding 24 goals in the first 13 matches (no clean sheets), they have only conceded nine goals in eight games under new coach Urs Fischer. Since his arrival, Mainz have played the second most duels and are among the clubs with the strongest stamina.<\/p>\n<p><b>Biggest home win:<\/b>&nbsp;The 3-0 victory in BVB's first ever home game against Mainz 05 remains their highest win to this day: on 26 February, 2005, the Black &amp; Yellows won comfortably 3-0 with goals from Ebi Smolarek, Jan Koller and Lars Ricken. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/bl-faktenvorschau/40-Mainz-2005.jpg\" data-assetref=\"40-Mainz-2005-1770801678159\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Last season:<\/b>&nbsp;81,365 spectators in the sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK witnessed a BVB performance that was initially error-prone, but in the closing stages of the first half saw a brilliant goal by Maximilian Beier to make it 1-0 (39) and a beautiful header from Emre Can that was the 2-0 (42). Beier then scored the 3-0, 20 minutes before the final whistle. Paul Nebel scored one for Mainz shortly after that (76).<br>\n<i>Compiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;The club in second place host the club at place fourteenth in the table. Mainz have climbed four places from last place with four wins out of their last five matches. Their 1-2 defeat at 1. FC Köln on matchday 18 was their only loss since the beginning of December (four wins, three draws).<\/p>\n<p><b>Home/away:<\/b>&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund have won eight of their ten matches so far at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK and are the only team that have yet to lose a game at home. Mainz have picked up five of their nine away points in their last four away games, most recently winning in Leipzig (2-1), drawing in Munich (1-1) and in Berlin (2-2).<\/p>\n<p><b>Head-to-head:<\/b>&nbsp;After a brief run of four matches without a win (two defeats, two draws) betweenMay 2023 and November 2024, Borussia Dortmund won the last two encounters, improving their overall record to 22 wins and ten draws with only seven losses. Mainz have won only 18 percent of their matches \u2013 even against Bayern Munich, Mainz have a higher win rate. Borussia Dortmund have never lost against Mainz after taking a 1-0 lead (18 wins, six draws).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/bl-faktenvorschau/40-Mainz-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"40-Mainz-2-1770801657144\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Statistics:<\/b>&nbsp;After a 3-3 draw in Frankfurt at the start of the year, Borussia Dortmund have won five consecutive Bundesliga matches and are top of the calendar year table. Mainz are in fifth place: The 05\u2019ers have already earned significantly more points (13) since the winter break than before that period (eight) and, after three consecutive wins, they are now no longer one of the bottom three for the first time since matchday five (after the 0-2 defeat against Dortmund). After conceding 24 goals in the first 13 matches (no clean sheets), they have only conceded nine goals in eight games under new coach Urs Fischer. Since his arrival, Mainz have played the second most duels and are among the clubs with the strongest stamina.<\/p>\n<p><b>Biggest home win:<\/b>&nbsp;The 3-0 victory in BVB's first ever home game against Mainz 05 remains their highest win to this day: on 26 February, 2005, the Black &amp; Yellows won comfortably 3-0 with goals from Ebi Smolarek, Jan Koller and Lars Ricken. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/bl-faktenvorschau/40-Mainz-2005.jpg\" data-assetref=\"40-Mainz-2005-1770801678159\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Last season:<\/b>&nbsp;81,365 spectators in the sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK witnessed a BVB performance that was initially error-prone, but in the closing stages of the first half saw a brilliant goal by Maximilian Beier to make it 1-0 (39) and a beautiful header from Emre Can that was the 2-0 (42). Beier then scored the 3-0, 20 minutes before the final whistle. Paul Nebel scored one for Mainz shortly after that (76).<br>\n<i>Compiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-90a261ea5a","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund host Mainz: first place against fifth place in the 2026 annual table","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"<p>/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569236_22_borussiadortmund-1fsvmainz05<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569236_22_borussiadortmund-1fsvmainz05","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"1457193197","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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The match against Mainz is the first of five crucial games for Borussia in the space of two weeks, and Niko Kovac says that the match against FSV is the most important.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB and FSV Mainz 05 kick off matchday 22 of the Bundesliga at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Friday (13.02, 20:30 CET, live on Sky and RTL). The match against Mainz is the first of five crucial games for Borussia in the space of two weeks, and Niko Kovac says that the match against FSV is the most important.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>The scenario<\/b><br>\n\u201cWe&nbsp;now have five important matches in two weeks,\u201d says Niko Kovac, looking ahead to the play-off matches against Atalanta in the Champions League and the Bundesliga matches against Mainz, Leipzig and Bayern. Friday's match against FSV marks the start of a busy period for the Black &amp; Yellows, who are second in the table on 48 points and are unbeaten in the Bundesliga since October 2025. The BVB head coach says that makes victory on Friday evening even more important: \u201cMainz is the most important game for me because a win will help us to prepare for the upcoming games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters<\/b><br>\nNiko Kovac had to do without five players against VfL Wolfsburg as Karim Adeyemi, Emre Can, Marcel Sabitzer and Filippo Mane were out with injuries, while Yan Couto was ill. There is good news about three of those five players ahead of the match against Mainz. Yan Couto trained individually on Wednesday but could return to the squad on Friday. \u201cHe is on the mend. I hope he will be available,\u201d explains Kovac. Things are looking even better for Marcel Sabitzer as the midfielder took part in elements of team training on Tuesday and Wednesday, so Kovac expects Sabitzer to be back against Mainz. The same applies to Karim Adeyemi: \u201cHe is ready to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/vorbericht-mainz/Adeyemi.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Adeyemi-1770815797106\"><\/p>\n<p>But Borussia will definitely be without three defenders on Friday as Emre Can and Filippo Mane are still out with injuries, while Nico Schlotterbeck is suspended for the upcoming matchday after picking up his fifth yellow card in the game against Wolfsburg. Nevertheless, Kovac believes the squad is well prepared: \u201cI am convinced that we have enough quality to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The opponent<\/b><br>\nLast December, Mainz brought back Urs Fischer, the coach who led Union Berlin to the German top flight in 2019 and even to Champions League qualification in 2023. Under their new coach, FSV are the second best team in the league since the winter break, with BVB leading the pack ahead of TSG Hoffenheim and FC Bayern. \u201cI'm delighted that he's back in the Bundesliga. He did a great job in Berlin,\u201d says Niko Kovac about Fischer. \u201cYou can see that he's now demonstrating those qualities at Mainz too.\u201d Ultimately, however, Mainz are still in a relegation battle,&nbsp;sitting two points above the relegation zone with 21 points. According to Kovac, that is precisely what makes the opponents so dangerous: \u201cMainz are fighting for survival. They put in good performances in Munich and Leipzig. This is not a walkover, this is a very well-prepared team,\u201c says Kovac, whose primary concern is the visitors' counter-attacks, often with deep balls played in behind the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/vorbericht-mainz/Silva-Mainz.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Silva-Mainz-1770812472212\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Beier double and Silva debut&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><br>\nNiko Kovac has faced FSV Mainz 05 twice as BVB coach so far, and both times the Black &amp; Yellows came out on top. In March 2025, Maximilian Beier scored his first and only brace for BVB in a 3-1 home win, and Nico Schlotterbeck took corner kicks for the first time in his Bundesliga career \u2013 two of which led to the goals that made it 2-0 and 3-0. In September 2025, Fabio Silva made his Bundesliga debut against Mainz, with Borussia winning 2-0. Since then, Silva has played 23 more games for BVB, scoring once and setting up six more goals.<\/p>\n<p><i>Nina Bargel-Neuhaus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6hS1iyQZJM\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To the live stream.<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario<\/b><br>\n\u201cWe&nbsp;now have five important matches in two weeks,\u201d says Niko Kovac, looking ahead to the play-off matches against Atalanta in the Champions League and the Bundesliga matches against Mainz, Leipzig and Bayern. Friday's match against FSV marks the start of a busy period for the Black &amp; Yellows, who are second in the table on 48 points and are unbeaten in the Bundesliga since October 2025. The BVB head coach says that makes victory on Friday evening even more important: \u201cMainz is the most important game for me because a win will help us to prepare for the upcoming games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters<\/b><br>\nNiko Kovac had to do without five players against VfL Wolfsburg as Karim Adeyemi, Emre Can, Marcel Sabitzer and Filippo Mane were out with injuries, while Yan Couto was ill. There is good news about three of those five players ahead of the match against Mainz. Yan Couto trained individually on Wednesday but could return to the squad on Friday. \u201cHe is on the mend. I hope he will be available,\u201d explains Kovac. Things are looking even better for Marcel Sabitzer as the midfielder took part in elements of team training on Tuesday and Wednesday, so Kovac expects Sabitzer to be back against Mainz. The same applies to Karim Adeyemi: \u201cHe is ready to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/vorbericht-mainz/Adeyemi.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Adeyemi-1770815797106\"><\/p>\n<p>But Borussia will definitely be without three defenders on Friday as Emre Can and Filippo Mane are still out with injuries, while Nico Schlotterbeck is suspended for the upcoming matchday after picking up his fifth yellow card in the game against Wolfsburg. Nevertheless, Kovac believes the squad is well prepared: \u201cI am convinced that we have enough quality to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The opponent<\/b><br>\nLast December, Mainz brought back Urs Fischer, the coach who led Union Berlin to the German top flight in 2019 and even to Champions League qualification in 2023. Under their new coach, FSV are the second best team in the league since the winter break, with BVB leading the pack ahead of TSG Hoffenheim and FC Bayern. \u201cI'm delighted that he's back in the Bundesliga. He did a great job in Berlin,\u201d says Niko Kovac about Fischer. \u201cYou can see that he's now demonstrating those qualities at Mainz too.\u201d Ultimately, however, Mainz are still in a relegation battle,&nbsp;sitting two points above the relegation zone with 21 points. According to Kovac, that is precisely what makes the opponents so dangerous: \u201cMainz are fighting for survival. They put in good performances in Munich and Leipzig. This is not a walkover, this is a very well-prepared team,\u201c says Kovac, whose primary concern is the visitors' counter-attacks, often with deep balls played in behind the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/11/vorbericht-mainz/Silva-Mainz.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Silva-Mainz-1770812472212\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Beier double and Silva debut&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><br>\nNiko Kovac has faced FSV Mainz 05 twice as BVB coach so far, and both times the Black &amp; Yellows came out on top. In March 2025, Maximilian Beier scored his first and only brace for BVB in a 3-1 home win, and Nico Schlotterbeck took corner kicks for the first time in his Bundesliga career \u2013 two of which led to the goals that made it 2-0 and 3-0. In September 2025, Fabio Silva made his Bundesliga debut against Mainz, with Borussia winning 2-0. Since then, Silva has played 23 more games for BVB, scoring once and setting up six more goals.<\/p>\n<p><i>Nina Bargel-Neuhaus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6hS1iyQZJM\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To the live stream.<\/a><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-f7d2336a07","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB heading into crucial stage: three players in and three out for Mainz match","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"<p>/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569236_22_borussiadortmund-1fsvmainz05<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569236_22_borussiadortmund-1fsvmainz05","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-1957559429","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Frank Buschmann and Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld will provide commentary on both channels.&nbsp;BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black &amp; Yellow lens. The reporters are Norbert Dickel and Tobias Reiff.&nbsp;BVB Netradio will begin broadcasting 15 minutes before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">the homepage<\/a>&nbsp;and in the BVB app on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.<\/p>\n<p><b>Weather: cold and wet<br>\n<\/b>The weather forecast for Friday: rain is expected throughout the day, with a tendency to ease off in the afternoon. Temperatures will hover around four degrees. The probability of rain is 80%.<\/p>\n<p><b>Live ticker: over to the app<br>\n<\/b>BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. 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He has scored a total of nine goals this season.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/07/bl-fakten/60-Guirassy.jpg\" data-assetref=\"60-Guirassy-1770493922384\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Glad to face Wolfsburg:<\/b> Guirassy has scored nine times in seven games against VfL \u2013 more than against any other club.<\/p>\n<p><b>Also a goalscorer:<\/b> 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 \u2013 no other player in the league has scored more often to make it 1-0.<\/p>\n<p><b>Top assist provider<\/b>: Julian Ryerson provided his seventh assist of the season \u2013 he is third in this metric, behind Michael Olise and Luis Diaz (both Bayern Munich).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/07/bl-fakten/60-Ryerson.jpg\" data-assetref=\"60-Ryerson-1770493913120\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Fireworks:<\/b> BVB\u2019s 18 shots in the first half set a league-wide season record for a first half!<\/p>\n<p><b>Dangerous from corners:<\/b> BVB scored for the sixth time from a corner \u2013 only Freiburg have done so more often (eight goals).<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-045a05aae7","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Facts: 100 wins for Niko Kovac","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"<p>/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569229_21_vfl_wolfsburg-borussiadortmund<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569229_21_vfl_wolfsburg-borussiadortmund","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-103034111","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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A total of 25 of his 76 Bundesliga goals have been the first goal of the game \u2013 impressive! What's more, the 29-year-old has already scored more goals than he did in the whole of last season (five goals). Only once has he had more goals to his name after 21 matchdays: in the 2022/23 season, he had already scored seven goals.<\/p>\n<p>However, his headed goals are a rarity. His 76th Bundesliga goal was only the third he has scored with his head, and also the first for BVB, where the 29-year-old has been playing since 2019. \u201cI've scored a couple, but unfortunately not in black and yellow,\u201d he said in an interview with BVB-TV, adding jokingly: \u201cI don't know, maybe I'm being played in the wrong position...\u201d His two previous headed goals were in 2016 (against Darmstadt) and 2018 (against Frankfurt), both while playing for Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/08/bl-nachbericht/61-Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"61-Brandt-1770492328782\"><\/p>\n<p>Brandt has close ties to Wolfsburg. From 2011 to 2013, he played in the VfL youth team, but he doesn't show any \u2018consideration\u2019 for them now. In his Bundesliga career, he has already been involved in 15 goals <b><i>against <\/i><\/b>the Wolves (five goals, ten direct or indirect assists).<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>The last four of Julian Brandt's six goals this season were all opening goals. No other player in the league has scored more opening goals this season \u2013 not even Harry Kane! A total of 25 of his 76 Bundesliga goals have been the first goal of the game \u2013 impressive! What's more, the 29-year-old has already scored more goals than he did in the whole of last season (five goals). Only once has he had more goals to his name after 21 matchdays: in the 2022/23 season, he had already scored seven goals.<\/p>\n<p>However, his headed goals are a rarity. His 76th Bundesliga goal was only the third he has scored with his head, and also the first for BVB, where the 29-year-old has been playing since 2019. \u201cI've scored a couple, but unfortunately not in black and yellow,\u201d he said in an interview with BVB-TV, adding jokingly: \u201cI don't know, maybe I'm being played in the wrong position...\u201d His two previous headed goals were in 2016 (against Darmstadt) and 2018 (against Frankfurt), both while playing for Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/08/bl-nachbericht/61-Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"61-Brandt-1770492328782\"><\/p>\n<p>Brandt has close ties to Wolfsburg. From 2011 to 2013, he played in the VfL youth team, but he doesn't show any \u2018consideration\u2019 for them now. 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We didn't start the second half so well, and after the equaliser it was an open game. We lost control then. But we fought our way back and were rewarded for our courage. It was a deserved victory, which also shows that the team believes in itself until the end and has the quality to win games like this. The fact that we have turned games around in recent weeks is also a strength. We see that as a very positive sign for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Niko Kovac<\/b>&nbsp;(at the press conference): \u201cIt was a very intense game from both teams today. We dominated the first half and VfL dominated the second. All in all, we played really well in the first half, kept the pressure on our opponents and didn't allow them many chances, but perhaps we should have gone into the break with a second goal. After that, we did exactly what we didn't want to do. We slowed the game down, we lost possession too easily, and our opponents switched gears immediately after winning the ball. This gave VfL a lot of great chances. My team then showed their mentality and still managed to win the game thanks to their quality and a bit of luck. What Felix Nmecha, Fabio Silva and Serhou Guirassy did at the end was truly spectacular.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnreFERyC0s\">Kovac on the winning goal: \u201cGreat cinema\u201d<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/07/bl-reaktionen/62-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Kovac-1770490597821\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Felix Nmecha<\/b>&nbsp;(on BVB TV):&nbsp;\u201cWe controlled the game, but we also had phases where things weren't going so well. Wolfsburg changed something in the second half. We adjusted after a while and then things got better again. It's great that Serhou (Guirassy, ed.) scored the goal for us at the end. It's an important victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Julian Brandt<\/b>&nbsp;(in the mixed zone):&nbsp;\u201cI'm very relieved, especially when you look at how the game went. We were too slow in the second half. In my opinion, Wolfsburg deserved to equalise. But we still had confidence because we've often managed to score goals in the last ten minutes or score last-minute goals this season. Sometimes you just need individual quality to do that, and we have that. Our second goal was a well-worked goal. Felix (Nmecha, ed.), Fabio (Silva) and Serhou did really, really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/07/bl-reaktionen/62-Reggiani.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Reggiani-1770490610788\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Luca Reggiani<\/b>&nbsp;(on BVB TV):&nbsp;\u201cI'm very happy. It's a dream come true for me. I'm very, very happy. 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We see that as a very positive sign for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Niko Kovac<\/b>&nbsp;(at the press conference): \u201cIt was a very intense game from both teams today. We dominated the first half and VfL dominated the second. All in all, we played really well in the first half, kept the pressure on our opponents and didn't allow them many chances, but perhaps we should have gone into the break with a second goal. After that, we did exactly what we didn't want to do. We slowed the game down, we lost possession too easily, and our opponents switched gears immediately after winning the ball. This gave VfL a lot of great chances. My team then showed their mentality and still managed to win the game thanks to their quality and a bit of luck. 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