"There was little to split the sides in the opening stages, with Wouter Burger going closest with his low, long-range shot, which was comfortably saved by Gregor Kobel. At the other end, Brandt's shot from the left of the box was pushed away by Oliver Baumann, but the goalkeeper could not keep out his 43rd-minute effort at the second time of asking, as the German guided home Yan Couto's low delivery."
"Though the scoreline does not suggest it, there was little to split the teams as Dortmund created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from eight shots to Hoffenheim's 1.22 from 11 attempts. But Brandt was one of the difference makers on Sunday as he scored the opener in his 200th Bundesliga appearance for the club. He struck both of his shots on target, contributing 0.79 xG to Dortmund's overall total."
"Daniel Svensson's header was parried away shortly after the break, but Schlotterbeck got the insurance goal on the hour mark when he turned past Baumann from a corner despite losing his footing. Hoffenheim struggled to impose themselves on the game throughout, and Dortmund almost added late gloss to the scoreline when Serhou Guirassy rattled the crossbar despite having only Baumann to beat."
Borussia Dortmund defeated Hoffenheim 2-0, extending their unbeaten run to six Bundesliga matches and remaining unbeaten in their last ten home league games (W8 D2). Julian Brandt opened the scoring in his 200th Bundesliga appearance by guiding home Yan Couto's low delivery before half-time. Nico Schlotterbeck added a second on the hour mark after turning past Oliver Baumann from a corner despite losing his footing. Dortmund created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from eight shots to Hoffenheim's 1.22 from 11 attempts, with Brandt contributing 0.79 xG from two shots on target. Oliver Baumann suffered his 190th Bundesliga defeat, equalling the competition record for most losses by a goalkeeper.
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