Facts: Brandt draws level with Dickel, Beier scores off the bench | OneFootball

Clean sheet: For the eighth time this season, already more than in the entirety of last season, BVB did not concede a goal in a Bundesliga match.

Effort: Borussia Dortmund covered 122.1 kilometres, exactly two kilometres more than Mönchengladbach.

Streak: Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in eight matches (five wins, three draws) and will spend the winter break among the top three teams in the table.

Favourite opponents: BVB have won each of their last 12 Bundesliga home matches against Mönchengladbach. They have not achieved a longer streak against any other club. Between 1977 and 1998, they also recorded 12 consecutive home wins against MSV Duisburg.

Strong at home: BVB are unbeaten in 11 Bundesliga home games, with nine wins and two draws.

Goalscorer 1: Julian Brandt set the team on course for victory with his goal. He took advantage of his only shot on goal in the match to put his side ahead. He also demonstrated his footballing class with 93% of his passes arriving successfully at the feet of a teammate. Brandt now has four goals to his name this season, the last time he was this prolific in a half-season was in the first half of the 2023/24 season (six goals at the time). It was his 40th Bundesliga goal in a BVB shirt – the same number as club legend Norbert Dickel.

Good delivery: Borussia Dortmund scored from a cross for the seventh time this season. No other team have surpassed this.

Assist: Niklas Süle provided an assist for a Bundesliga goal for the first time since March 2023, when he did so in the 6-1 win against Köln (Matchday 25, 2022/23).

Goalscorer 2: Maximilian Beier has scored half of his four goals this season as a substitute.

Free: Felix Nmecha successfully beat the press 80% of the time. 92% of his passes under pressure reached his teammates.

Early goal: The Black & Yellows scored in the opening quarter of an hour for the first time this Bundesliga season; previously, the earliest they had scored was in the 20th minute.

Experienced: The starting XI had an average age of 28.3, which was older than in any other competitive match this season.