Dortmund earn fourth straight league win with 2-0 win at 10-man Mainz

MAINZ, Germany :Borussia Dortmund outclassed 10-man Mainz 05 2-0 on Saturday with goals from Daniel Svensson and Karim Adeyemi to secure a fourth straight league win that stretched their unbeaten run in the Bundesliga.

Dortmund, who host Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League on Wednesday, have now gone 13 league matches without defeat, going back to last season, and have not conceded a league goal since the first matchday on August 23.

Niko Kovac's Dortmund are on 13 points in second place, two behind champions Bayern Munich, who were 4-0 winners over Werder Bremen on Friday.

The visitors dominated from the start and went ahead in the 27th minute when Svensson at the far post tapped in a Julian Brandt cutback.

Germany international Brandt delivered another assist after Adeyemi sprinted clear and finished the job in the 44th.

Mainz were left with 10 players when keeper Robin Zentner was sent off after bringing down Adeyemi outside the box, but by that time the game had long been decided with Dortmund in complete control.

Brandt nearly scored himself but his stoppage-time effort was spectacularly palmed over the bar by substitute keeper Lasse Riess.