About Match
Borussia Dortmund go into the game 2nd in the table on 9 points; TSG Hoffenheim sit 13th on 3 — a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Borussia Dortmund score 2.67 and conceding 0.67, TSG Hoffenheim 2 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game. Victory would move Borussia Dortmund to 12 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Borussia Dortmund arrive on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Borussia Dortmund have taken 15 of 15 points to TSG Hoffenheim's 7.
35 meetings are on record — 17 won by Borussia Dortmund, 8 by TSG Hoffenheim, 10 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 77%.
The match takes place at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund (capacity 81,365).