Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Borussia Dortmund 1st with 24 points, St. Gallen 94th with 0, 24 apart. The last five rounds placed St. Gallen no better than 2001st for form, against 94th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, St. Gallen ran at 1 scored and 4 conceded, Borussia Dortmund at 3.5 and 1.
St. Gallen carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. Borussia Dortmund came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Kybunpark staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,456. Borussia Dortmund led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
St. Gallen: Milan Vilotić (45') · Borussia Dortmund: Achraf Hakimi (3'), Jacob Bruun Larsen (31'), Jacob Bruun Larsen (44'), Marco Reus (64')
Key stats
Possession: St. Gallen 31% · Borussia Dortmund 69% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 2-8