Overview
- Heidenheim went ahead twice through Julian Niehues after Waldemar Anton opened for Dortmund from a spilled corner by loanee goalkeeper Diant Ramaj.
- Video review penalized Niklas Dorsch for handball, allowing Serhou Guirassy to equalize from the spot before he struck again less than two minutes later.
- Guirassy missed an 85th-minute penalty that would have sealed a hat-trick, and Dortmund survived stoppage-time chances for Arijon Ibrahimovic and Mikkel Kaufmann.
- The victory narrowed the gap to Bayern Munich to six points following Bayern's draw the previous day and marked Dortmund's fourth straight league win.
- Niko Kovač rotated after a midweek Champions League defeat, with Emre Can out ill and Filippo Mané injured, as Dortmund turn to an away trip to Wolfsburg next.