Marco Reus scored the only goal as Borussia Dortmund booked their place in the DFB Cup round of 16 with victory over Hoffenheim.

Borussia Dormund 1-0 Hoffenheim
Goals: 1-0 Reus 43' (assist: Bynoe-Gittens)
Sent off: Kabak (90'+3)

Dortmund survived a huge scare when Ihlas Bebou forced the fit-again Gregor Kobel into a parried save inside the opening 120 seconds. The loose ball fell for Mergim Berisha in the six-yard box, but his effort was cleared off the line by Nico Schlotterbeck. BVB heeded the warning, and began to create chances of their own as Reus and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens crashed efforts wide from range. The Black-Yellows' persistence told late in the first half, when Reus swept in Bynoe-Gittens' pull-back for the opening goal, albeit with a hint of a mis-kick.

Dortmund threatened a second goal soon after the restart, but Youssoufa Moukoko's shot was too close to Oliver Baumann in the Hoffenheim goal. The visitors responded in kind, with Maximilian Beier stinging the palms of Kobel, but were unable to make any serious in-roads thereafter. Substitute Donyell Malen squandered a couple of promising openings, and Ozan Kabak was sent off for two bookable offences, as Dortmund extended their unbeaten start in domestic competition to 11 matches, ahead of Saturday's Klassiker with Bayern Munich.

Match stats

• Reus scored his 21st DFB Cup goal.
• Edin Terzić has lost just one of 11 DFB Cup games as Dortmund coach.
• Dortmund lifted their last of their five DFB Cups in 2020/21.
• BVB have progressed in 13 of their last 14 DFB Cup home fixtures. All three cup ties with Hoffenheim were won at home by Borussia.
• Dortmund have won their last six competitive meetings with Hoffenheim – the best run in the 35-game history of this fixture.
• Hoffenheim have won only one of their last 10 DFB Cup ties against fellow Bundesliga clubs (5-1 vs. Schalke at this stage last season).

Teams

Dortmund: Kobel (c) - Ryerson, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Wolf (Bensebaini 64') - Özcan, Reyna (Nmecha 70') - Brandt, Reus (Sabitzer 83'), Bynoe-Gittens (Malen 64') – Moukoko
Unused subs: Meyer, Haller, Füllkrug, Hummels, Adeyemi
Out: Can (muscular), Duranville (thigh), Morey (knee)
Coach: Edin Terzić

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) - Akpoguma (Kabak 63'), Brooks, Vogt - Bebou, Prömel (Tohumcu 79'), Stach, Bülter (Bischof 88'), Berisha (Conté 64') - Weghorst, Beier
Unused subs: Phillipp, Justvan, Samassekou, Becker, Szalai
Out: Geiger (groin), John (knee), Kadeřábek (knee), Kramarić (thigh), Nsoki (knee)
Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo

As it happened!

1 - 0

(1 - 0)

Dortmund

FINAL

Hoffenheim

DFB Pokal
Second round Second round Signal Iduna Park

90'

+ 4

Klassiker next

Applause all around from Dortmund's fans as the men in Black and Yellow wave up to the stands. Next up for this group, it's Der Klassiker against Bayern Munich on Saturday!

90'

+ 4

Game over!

That's it. A solitary strike from Marco Reus has won this second-round DFB Cup tie and Dortmund are heading through to the last 16.

90'

+ 3

Kabak ordered off

Kabak and Malen get into a bit of shirt tugging out on the flank and the Dortmund man goes down. The referee shows the Hoffenheim sub a second yellow and off he goes.

90'

Second yellow card

Ozan Kabak

90'

Time added on

Dortmund have four extra minutes in which to keep Hoffenheim at bay.

88'

Substitution

Tom Bischof

Marius Bülter

85'

Malen goes close

Malen makes some space on the left, goes through, and powers a shot into the side-netting.

83'

Reus and out

Huge home applause for Marco Reus, who heads off in the hope that he'll be tonight's match winner. Marcel Sabitzer comes into the action.

83'

Substitution

Marcel Sabitzer

Marco Reus

79'

Substitution

Umut Tohumcu

Grischa Prömel

75'

Weghorst booked

Weghorst goes into the book after complaining a little too vociferously to the referee.

75'

Yellow card

Wout Weghorst

73'

Malen goes it alone

Dortmund break through Malen, who races into the area on the left. The attacker has support but chooses to go it alone and he's forced into a weak shot, which Baumann gathers with ease.

72'

Özcan sighter

Dortmund's eighth corner of the game leads to Özcan smacking a shot into Oliver Baumann's midriff.

69'

BVB swap

Gio Reyna's game is over as the American is replaced by Dortmund's recent Champions League match winner in Newcastle, Felix Nmecha.

69'

Substitution

Felix Nmecha

Giovanni Reyna

66'

Kabak booked

He's only on the pitch but Kabak is already booked after tripping fellow substitute Malen.

66'

Yellow card

Ozan Kabak

64'

Changes on both sides

Marius Wolf limps out of the contest and is replaced by Bensebaini. Elsewhere, Donyell Malen is also on for the hosts while Conté and Kabak are thrown into the mix for Hoffenheim.

63'

Substitution

Ramy Bensebaini

Marius Wolf

63'

Substitution

Donyell Malen

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

62'

Substitution

Bambasé Conté

Mërgim Berisha

62'

Substitution

Ozan Kabak

Kevin Akpoguma

59'

Beier menacing

Beier's cross-shot from the left flies off target. TSG's No. 14 then wallops a shot into Kobel's arms. The visitors are coming more and more into this in the second half.

56'

Yellow card

Nico Schlotterbeck

55'

Hoffenheim set piece

Stach's free kick to the far post finds Beier, who volleys off target. The referee's assistant had his flag up on that play.

BVB maintain lead

Marco Reus's 21st DFB Cup goal in his 54th appearance in the competition keeps the Black-and-Yellows in front as the second half progresses.

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49'

Dortmund go close

BVB wrestle back possession, leading to Bynoe-Gittens and Moukoko linking up. The latter gets a shot away and Baumann makes a solid save.

46'

Back underway

We're back up and running in the second half in Dortmund.

45'

Half time!

The hosts lead at the break, with Marco Reus striking late in the half to give Edin Terzic's side a deserved advantage.

43'

BVB lead!

The hosts hit the front and it's that man Marco Reus with his fourth goal of the campaign in all competitions. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is the man who sets Reus on his way and Dortmund's talisman applies the tidy finish for 1-0.

43'

Marco Reus

GOAL!

1:0

36'

Reyna involved

The USMNT international has been heavily involved in the past few minutes. Reyna's pass almost set up a clear chance for Reus while the American's subsequent delivery into the danger zone soon afterwards had Hoffenheim on their toes.

31'

Different wavelength

Bynoe-Gittens beats his man and gets a ball into the Hoffenheim mixer. There's nobody there for Dortmund.

No breakthrough

We await the game's first goal at a rainy Signal Iduna Park.

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24'

Bynoe-Gittens effort

This time it's the lively Bynoe-Gittens who combines with Reyna down the left. The former gets a shot off but it fizzes wide of the upright.

19'

Reus again

Marco Reus has been busy in this game and the BVB legend sees a shot blocked by Brooks and Dortmund's latest move.

15'

TSG chance

Hofffenheim work the ball forward quickly and Stach gets the shot away. That's gone over the top.

High entertainment

Dortmund are edging this Cup game thus far but Hoffenheim present a clear and present danger here.

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10'

Dortmund in control

Reus and Moukoko cause TSG 'keeper Baumann some problems while Bynoe-Gittens continues to get himself into threatening positions. Dortmund have fully settled now.

7'

BVB building

Moukoko does very well to win a corner but the hosts can't take advantage from the set-piece, with Schlotterbeck's header handily cleared by Hoffenheim.

4'

BVB respond

The Black-and-Yellows go straight down the other end and nearly take the lead following a set-piece, with Marco Reus shooting narrowly wide. What a start to this game! The home team responds through Reus! After a corner, he shoots from the back area and puts the direct shot past the left post by just centimeters.

2'

So close Hohhenheim!

The visitors are almost a goal up in the opening minutes. Kobel saves well from Bebou while Berisha sends the follow up straight at Schlotterbeck, who clears off the line!

1'

Peeeeep!

Game on! The DFB Cup second-round action is underway at the Signal Iduna Park.

BVB team news

For their part, BVB have made five changes to last weekend's starting XI. Niklas Süle, Julian Ryerson, Julian Brandt, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Youssoufa Moukoko all come in from the get-go for the Black-and-Yellows.

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TSG team news

Hoffenheim are showing four changes to the side that started the 3-2 weekend win in Stuttgart. Anton Stach, Ihlas Bebou, Marius Bülter and Mërgim Berisha come in for Florian Grillitsch, Pavel Kadeřábek, Robert Skov and Tom Bischof.

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BVB starting XI

Kobel (c) - Ryerson, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Wolf - Özcan, Reyna - Brandt, Reus, Bynoe-Gittens – Moukoko

BVB subs

Meyer, Bensebaini, Nmecha, Haller, Füllkrug, Hummels, Sabitzer, Malen, Adeyemi

Hoffenheim starting XI

Baumann (c) - Akpoguma, Brooks, Vogt - Bebou, Prömel, Stach, Bülter, Berisha - Weghorst, Beier

Hoffenheim subs

Phillipp, Kabak, Justvan, Samassekou, Becker, Conte, Bischof, Tohumcu, Szalai

Form guide

BVB are undefeated on the domestic front this season while last weekend's 3-3 Bundesliga draw against Eintracht Frankfurt stalled a three-game winning streak that included an impressive 1-0 win away to Newcastle in the Champions League. TSG had a four-match winning sequence ended by Dortmund in September while tonight's visitors have won two and lost one since then.

© IMAGO/Moritz Müller

A sell out

We can expect a typically special atmosphere at the superb Signal Iduna Park after Dortmund announced that tonight's game is a sell out, with every seat at the 81,365 capacity stadium taken.

"Big plans"

A one-time DFB Cup winner in charge of BVB, coach Edin Terzic, explained that the Black-and-Yellows have ".. prepared meticulously and professionally to give it our all to play a really good home game," against Hoffenheim. "We have big plans in this competition and want to make it into the next round with a home win," the tactician added.

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"A complete game"

Hoffenheim boss Pellegrino Matarazzo would love nothing more than to go all the way in this season's DFB Cup but the New Jersey native understands his team are facing a big challenge this evening: "I find it exciting that you can win a title in just a few games," the tactician explained. "We also know that we are not the favourites [this evening] and we need a top performance; a complete game. That's the goal, and the goal is to advance one round too."

History on their side

If recent history is anything to go by, Dortmund will be confident of progressing here. They have won 12 of their last 13 DFB Cup home matches, while they have beaten Hoffenheim on both occasions when they two have met in this competition. Their opponents, meanwhile, have won just one of their last nine matches against Bundesliga clubs in the DFB Cup.

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First-round results

In the competition's opening stage, both teams earned resounding wins. Dortmund won 6-1 away at Schott Mainz, while Hoffenheim beat Lübeck 4-1, also away from home.

Dortmund team news

Edin Terzić, too, faces some selection headaches. Felix Nmecha, after scoring his first Dortmund goal in the 1-0 UEFA Champions League win over Newcastle United, is likely to miss a second game in a row with a muscle problem, while Mats Hummels and Emre Can will be unavailable. Gregor Kobel needed to come off early in the draw with Frankfurt, but his issue isn't deemed to be too serious, meaning he could even start. Julian Duranville and Mateu Morey will not be able to play, although Julian Brandt could return to the starting line-up after coming on from the bench at the weekend.

Hoffenheim team news

Pellegrino Matarazzo has a number of absentees to contend with for this encounter. There may be good news in regards to Andrej Kramarić, who could have recovered from a thigh injury in time for this clash, but Dennis Geiger and Stanley Nsoki will not be available. Florian Grillitsch is another who will be on the sidelines, as will Pavel Kadeřábek, although Ozan Kabak could be in contention to feature after recovering from a shoulder issue.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 Dortmund - previous match-up

Dortmund travelled Sinsheim at the end of September during Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga campaign. Despite having Ramy Bensebaini sent off, they still managed to pick up all three points.

Head-to-head

Dortmund have enjoyed plenty of success in this fixture in recent years. They have won each of the previous five encounters, and are unbeaten in the previous seven meetings. Hoffenheim's last triumph came in June 2020, when the 2019/20 campaign was extended due to the coronavirus campaign - TSG prevailed 4-0 at Signal Iduna Park on that occasion.

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 3-3 Dortmund

BVB were 2-0 and 3-2 down away at Frankfurt on Sunday, but fought back to pick up a point.

2:03

Watch: Stuttgart 2-3 Hoffenheim

Die Kraichgauer picked up an impressive victory over high-flyers Stuttgart in their last match, at the weekend in the Bundesliga.

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