Match Report
12 points for Borussia Dortmund (1st), 4 for Paderborn (12th): an 8-point gap. Per game in the league, Borussia Dortmund were scoring 2.25 and conceding 0.5, Paderborn 0.75 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Borussia Dortmund arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Borussia Dortmund 3, draws 2, Paderborn 0, at 5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Signal Iduna Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 81,365. H. Osmers officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.7 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Borussia Dortmund: Fábio Silva (5'), Felix Nmecha (80'), Felix Nmecha (89')
Key stats
Possession: Borussia Dortmund 55% · Paderborn 45% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 8-0 · Corners: 7-3