Sebastian Kehl admits Borussia Dortmund are falling short of expectations away from home

Sebastian Kehl has admitted that Borussia Dortmund's form away from home has not been good enough so far, but he is confident that the team will be able to turn things around.

Borussia Dortmund suffered yet another defeat away from home on Saturday as they were beaten by Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. The Black and Yellows have now lost their last four away games in the league, and their last six away matches across all competitions.

Defeats have included a 5-1 thrashing away to Stuttgart, a second-half collapse against Real Madrid, and abject showings away to FC Augsburg and Union Berlin.

Sebastian Kehl confident Borussia Dortmund can turn the tide amid woes away from home

The team's poor run of form when they are not being cheered on by 80,000+ fans at the Westfalenstadion has raised many eyebrows. And Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl commented on their away day woes after the 3-1 defeat to Mainz 05 on Saturday.

"One point in five away games doesn't live up to our expectations, it's far too little," Kehl said. "We want to collect a lot of points in November and December to stay in contention. Everything is still relatively close in the table if you leave Bayern Munich out. Other teams aren't as stable yet either. Today we've taken a step back.. but we're continuing on this path and we believe in it."

While Borussia Dortmund have often looked out of sorts away from home, they have won all of their matches so far at the Westfalenstadion. Next up for Nuri Sahin's side is a home game against SC Freiburg, followed by a trip to Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League. Then, BVB will host Bayern Munich in what will be their toughest test of the season so far.