Borussia Dortmund might have had the lion's share of possession (63 percent), but 1. FSV Mainz 05 were more than worthy opponents. The men from Rhinehessen even had more shots than the visitors (14-12).

Record start: Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their first 12 Bundesliga matches for the first time ever and have a comfortable cushion at the top of the table.

Away run: That was the fourth time in a row the Black & Yellows have won away from home. The last time they put together such a run on the road was under Jürgen Klopp in February 2014.

Double-quick: Paco Alcácer has taken only 237 minutes in the Bundesliga to score his ninth goal, smashing the previous record set by Gert Dörfel of Hamburg, who needed 565 minutes to reach nine goals in the 1963/64 season.

Scoring subs: BVB's tally of goals scored by substitutes in the Bundesliga this season has reached 12, meaning they have already equalled their record from 2008/09 and it is still only Matchday 12. Paco Alcácer's tally of eight BVB goals from the bench has only been matched by Marcio Amoroso and Ewerthon.

Team effort: Lukasz Piszczek is already the 15th Dortmund player to score in the Bundesliga this term − a division high. It was the first time the Poland international has netted in the Bundesliga since February 2017 (40 games ago).

Stomping ground: BVB have won seven of their previous nine matches in Mainz.

111 won: Lucien Favre today celebrated his 111th win as a Bundesliga coach.

Major presence: Axel Witsel had the most touches of the ball (111), a pass completion rate of 95 percent and won an impressive 67 percent of his challenges.

Rare half-time score: It is only the second time this season that Borussia Dortmund have been drawing a Bundesliga game 0-0 at the break. The other time was on Matchday 2 in Hanover, when the game ended goalless.

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