Facts against Freiburg: BVB have won seven home games in a row | OneFootball

The scenario: Second against seventh. After two defeats (against Leverkusen and Hoffenheim), BVB are looking to secure their place in the Champions League on matchday 31 and maintain their five-point lead over Leipzig. Freiburg recently won two Bundesliga matches in a row for the first time in 2026 (in Mainz and against Heidenheim) and now have more wins (12) than defeats (11) to their name. The SC have not yet managed three consecutive wins this season.

Home/away: Borussia Dortmund now have the joint-second best record at home this season (11 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats). SC Freiburg have won two away games in a row for the first time this season, against FC St. Pauli and in Mainz, while the club record stands at three away wins in a row. In total, the Baden-based side have recorded four away wins in 15 matches this season (three draws, eight defeats).

Head-to-head: Borussia Dortmund have failed to score in just two of their 51 meetings. The team have won 16 of their last 17 home games (51 goals scored, 5 conceded). Freiburg have won only one of their 25 away games in Dortmund. In their Bundesliga history, the only team they have lost to more often than Borussia Dortmund (34 times) is Bayern Munich (38 times). On seven occasions in this fixture – both at home and away – the Black & Yellows have come from behind to win; against no other club have Freiburg lost more after leading 1-0.

Statistics: BVB have scored 20 goals from set pieces this season and Freiburg have scored 18 – only Bayern have done better (21). When it comes to corners, Dortmund and Freiburg are actually ahead of Bayern, with ten and nine goals from them respectively. The experts here are Julian Ryerson and former Dortmund player Niklas Beste, with the current Dortmund player having taken eight corners leading to goals this season and the former Dortmund player six. This places them first and second in assists from corners.

Reverse fixture: In an intense, entertaining match, BVB deservedly took the lead after half an hour through Ramy Bensebaini, following Carney Chukwuemeka’s shot against the post ten minutes earlier. But the visitors from Baden, who were looking to hit on the counter, also created chances in the first half and found themselves with a numerical advantage from the 53rd minute onwards after Jobe Bellingham was shown a red card following a mistake by Gregor Kobel. Following the red card, Freiburg had 11 shots on goal, equalised through Lucas Höler in the 75th minute and celebrated what they thought was a 2-1 lead, but Igor Matanović’s goal from a scramble was ruled out for offside (86).

Last season: Maxi Beier put Borussia ahead early on in the seventh minute, with Felix Nmecha making it 2-0 shortly before half-time (40). Julian Brandt scored a direct free-kick (66) and Jamie Gittens netted in the 77th minute to seal a 4-0 home win. Freiburg’s Adamu (90+3, violent conduct) and Patrick Osterhage (second yellow card, 63) were sent off.