Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga Analysis: 2nd Place, 17 Points After 7 Games
Borussia Dortmund are 2nd in the Bundesliga with 17 points from 7 games (5W 2D 0L) and a goal difference of +8.
Season at a glance
They trail the leaders Bayern München by 0 points, and are 4 points clear of fifth place.
They are 14 points above bottom-placed M'gladbach.
Borussia Dortmund's season marks: biggest wins 3-0 at home and 2-3 away; a best winning run of 4.
Against top-half opponents Borussia Dortmund have 0W 1D 0L (1.0 points per game from 1 games); against the bottom half it is 5W 1D 0L (2.67 per game from 6).
Attack
Borussia Dortmund have scored 12 goals (1.71 per game), the 10th-best attack in the Bundesliga. The league average is 1.79 per team per game, so they sit 4% below it. They failed to score in 1 of 7 games. They average 2.0 goals per home game and 1.3 per away game.
Defence
They have conceded 4 (0.57 per game), the 1st-best defence, with 5 clean sheets in 7 games. Clean sheets: 3 at home and 2 away. They concede 0.5 per home game and 0.7 per away game.
When the goals come
Borussia Dortmund's 11 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (5 goals); 8 (73%) came after half-time and 5 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (3 of 5 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.
Tactics and discipline
Borussia Dortmund's most used formations: 3-4-2-1 (6 games), 3-4-3 (1 game).
Borussia Dortmund have collected 15 yellow and 1 red cards.
Home and away
Borussia Dortmund have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats at home (10 points from 4 games, 2.5 per game), scoring 2.0 and conceding 0.5 per game. They kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.
Borussia Dortmund have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats away from home (7 points from 3 games, 2.33 per game), scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.67 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 3.
Form and streaks
Borussia Dortmund's last 5 results in the Bundesliga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-0 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (14th, W); 0-0 at Union Berlin (17th, D); 2-2 vs Werder Bremen (7th, D); 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart (15th, W); 3-0 vs SC Paderborn 07 (13th, W). That is 11 points from a possible 15, with 7 goals scored and 2 conceded.
Current streaks for Borussia Dortmund: a 7-game unbeaten run, 2 clean sheets in a row.
Squad leaders
Borussia Dortmund's league contributors: goals - F. Nmecha 2, S. Guirassy 2, Fábio Silva 2; assists - S. Guirassy 2, J. Bellingham 2, M. Sabitzer 1.
Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): N. Schlotterbeck 7.91, F. Nmecha 7.48, W. Anton 7.44.
Workload and impact: most minutes - G. Kobel (630), W. Anton (630); most key passes - J. Ryerson (12); most tackles and interceptions - W. Anton (32); goalkeeper G. Kobel has made 17 saves; most yellow cards - J. Ryerson (2).
Strengths and weaknesses
Borussia Dortmund's strengths: 1st in the league for goals conceded (4 conceded); 1st in the league for away points per game (2.33); 2nd in the league for points from the last five games (11 points).
The schedule ahead
Next up: at Bayern München (1st), vs SV Elversberg (5th), at M'gladbach (18th). The average league position of those opponents is 8.0, a mixed run.
Outlook
At 2.43 points per game, a full 34-game season would end near 83 points, and at 1.71 goals per game near 58 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.
