Borussia Dortmund's ride to its first Bundesliga title in seven years is shaping up nicely and Lucien Favre's men moved an inch further in the quest with yet another win. Die BVB cruised to an all-new milestone by seeing off Hannover 96 in an emphatic 5-1 win at the Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.
In form full-back Hakim Achraf fired the hosts into the lead inside the 24th minute before Marco Reus doubled the advantage 15 minutes into the second half. Mario Gotze subsequently grabbed the third and Raphael Guerrero as well as Axel Witsel delivered the final two blows. In between, Marvin Bakalorz scored the visitor's consolation goal.
Great win @BVB pic.twitter.com/MZDi3DdDdp
— Mario Götze (@MarioGoetze) January 26, 2019
While the win took Dortmund nine points clear atop the league table with Bayern Munich yet to play on Matchday 19, the day's feat also caused the history books to be revised. With 48 points after 19 games, Die BVB has achieved its highest-ever points haul (48) at this stage of the season.
48 - For the first time ever @BlackYellow have picked up 48 points from their first 19 games of a #Bundesliga season. Masterly. #BVBH96 pic.twitter.com/pVYyQYHGId
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) January 26, 2019
Furthermore, Lucien Favre is also yet to lose a game on home soil with his men in yellow and black since he took over. The Swiss manager has managed 12 wins and two draws across all competitions.
Also, on only two previous occasions has Dortmund managed to score more than its current goal tally (50) after 19 Bundesliga games. The last time it happened was in the in 2015/16 where it registered 52 goals while the first ever instance was during the 1963/64 where 54 goals were scored.
Relatively, for the very first time in his career, Marco Reus managed to score 12 goals in his first 19 games of the league season.
