Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Borussia Dortmund 2nd with 73 points, Heidenheim 17th with 26, 47 apart. FC Heidenheim's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Borussia Dortmund 2.06 scored and 1 conceded per game, Heidenheim 1.21 and 2.12, with the league averaging 1.62.
Heidenheim's winless run stood at 6. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Borussia Dortmund against 2/15 for Heidenheim.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Borussia Dortmund, 0 by Heidenheim, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Signal Iduna Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 81,365. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Borussia Dortmund: Waldemar Anton (44'), Serhou Guirassy (69'), Serhou Guirassy (68') · Heidenheim: Julian Niehues (45'), Julian Niehues (48')
Key stats
Possession: Borussia Dortmund 65% · Heidenheim 35% · Total shots: 19-12 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 12-3