Facts against Freiburg: BVB have won seven home games in a row

Statistics: BVB have scored 20 goals from set pieces this season and Freiburg have scored 18 – only Bayern have done better (21). When it comes to corners, Dortmund and Freiburg are actually ahead of Bayern, with ten and nine goals from them respectively. The experts here are Julian Ryerson and former Dortmund player Niklas Beste, with the current Dortmund player having taken eight corners leading to goals this season and the former Dortmund player six. This places them first and second in assists from corners.

Reverse fixture: In an intense, entertaining match, BVB deservedly took the lead after half an hour through Ramy Bensebaini, following Carney Chukwuemeka’s shot against the post ten minutes earlier. But the visitors from Baden, who were looking to hit on the counter, also created chances in the first half and found themselves with a numerical advantage from the 53rd minute onwards after Jobe Bellingham was shown a red card following a mistake by Gregor Kobel. Following the red card, Freiburg had 11 shots on goal, equalised through Lucas Höler in the 75th minute and celebrated what they thought was a 2-1 lead, but Igor Matanović’s goal from a scramble was ruled out for offside (86).

Last season: Maxi Beier put Borussia ahead early on in the seventh minute, with Felix Nmecha making it 2-0 shortly before half-time (40). Julian Brandt scored a direct free-kick (66) and Jamie Gittens netted in the 77th minute to seal a 4-0 home win. Freiburg’s Adamu (90+3, violent conduct) and Patrick Osterhage (second yellow card, 63) were sent off.