Facts: Guirassy continues scoring streak – one goal to go to reach 500 | OneFootball

Goalscorer: Serhou Guirassy has scored 14 goals in his last 12 competitive appearances for BVB. He scored his first goal for the Black & Yellows in the DFB-Pokal (in his second appearance).

Presence: Ramy Bensebaini had the most touches of the ball with 114, while Daniel Svensson put in the most work, covering 12.5 kilometres and completing 32 sprints.

Unbeaten run: Niko Kovac has lost only three of his 27 DFB-Pokal games as a coach. He has never been knocked out by a lower-ranked team.

Advantage Dortmund: The shot count was even at 12-12 at the end, but in all other metrics, the Black & Yellows were clearly ahead. BVB had 64% possession, made 227 sprints (Essen 183), covered slightly more ground than their opponents (120 kilometres to 118.3) and won 52% of their tackles.

Still going: Borussia Dortmund have not been knocked out of the first round of the cup for 20 years. The last time that happened was under Bert van Marwijk in 2005/06, when they lost 2-1 in Braunschweig.