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In the second half of the season, both clubs are almost unbeatable. Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV have each suffered only one defeat in the second half of the season. The traditional clubs will face each other early Saturday evening (March 21, 6:30 PM).

BVB even ranks as the best team of the second half with 22 points. Only FC Bayern Munich was able to defeat the Black and Yellows with a 3-2 win at the end of February. HSV only lost to RB Leipzig with a 2-1 score and has 14 points. In the second half of the season, the Red Shorts remain unbeaten away from home (2 wins, 2 draws).

In the history of the Bundesliga, the two clubs have faced each other 103 times. The record is extremely close in favor of Borussia with 38 wins, 36 losses, and 29 draws, and a goal difference of 185:180. The last victory for the team from the Elbe was in the first half of the 2015/16 season when they won 3-1 at home. This was followed by five victories for Dortmund. The winning streak ended this season, when both teams drew 1-1 in November 2025.

Remarkably, in the DFB-Pokal, Hamburg and Dortmund have faced each other in three knockout duels. The North Germans always prevailed – most recently with a 4-1 win in the first round of the 1983/84 season. Since then, the clubs have avoided each other.

Prolific BVB

In the current season, BVB boasts the strongest home defense in the league. Only eleven goals have been conceded. Their 30 home goals are surpassed only by FC Bayern Munich (52).

HSV is remarkably ineffective away. The team from the Hanseatic city has celebrated a goal of their own only nine times. Only 1. FC Heidenheim has scored as rarely. Their defense works better. Across the league, Hamburg has the fifth-best defense with 20 goals conceded. There have been two away victories: 2-0 in Heidenheim and 2-1 in Wolfsburg. The promoted team secured all their away points against teams currently ranked ninth to eighteenth.

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Borussia has managed to score in each of the last 34 Bundesliga matches. The only better run in the top flight was between October 2020 and September 2021, when they scored in 37 games. In the past twelve league encounters, BVB has even scored at least twice. A longer streak only dates back to 1995 (14).

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