Their failure so far to finish with goals what they so impressively start has left them languishing in the relative depths of ninth spot in the Bundesliga and is a source of considerable frustration to players and fans alike.
Even in their 2-1 Champions League win over Basel on Tuesday, a string of missed chances to improve a meagre season goal tally starkly illustrated the nub of the problem for last season's competition runners-up.
Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who scored both goals in the win, was still focusing on Bayern's less than sharp shooting afterwards.
"We constantly play better than our opponents but we just can't get the results we want," said Schweinsteiger, whose second goal of the evening in the 89th minute at Basel sealed the victory.
"We have to score goals and we have failed to do that and have dropped points. Unfortunately it has been like that the whole season so far," he told reporters.
"Now we have to fine-tune a few things and then the goals and the results will come. I am certain that the success is going to come. I have great faith in the team."
In comparison Dortmund have the league's best strike force with 16 goals.
"In Dortmund we can expect a fiery atmosphere but we just have to peak there in order to get these necessary points," said defender Daniel van Buyten.
With a frontline that is currently the envy of the league, coach Juergen Klopp is much more concerned with his team's fatigue. Sunday's match against Bayern will be the team's seventh in just 23 days.
"We are only dealing with recovery at the moment," said Klopp. "Hard training is not on the schedule because of the tight programme we have," he said before Dortmund's Europa League match against Sevilla on Thursday.
