Match Report
Borussia Dortmund, 5th with 63 points, sat 46 points above Darmstadt 98 (18th, 17). Borussia Dortmund had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Borussia Dortmund 2 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Darmstadt 98 0.88 and 2.53, with the league averaging 1.61.
Defeat had followed defeat for Darmstadt 98 — three in succession. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Borussia Dortmund against 3/15 for Darmstadt 98.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Borussia Dortmund, 1 for Darmstadt 98 and 1 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund (capacity 81,365). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Borussia Dortmund led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.