Facts preview: the league's highest-scoring fixture
The scenario: Third against second. Just one place, but eight points separate the two clubs. Borussia Dortmund have lost only one of their last 20 Bundesliga matches, while VfB have lost just one of ...
Facts preview: the league's highest-scoring fixture The scenario: Third against second. Just one place, but eight points separate the two clubs. Borussia Dortmund have lost only one of their last 20 Bundesliga matches, while VfB have lost just one of their last 14.
Home/away: VfB have the third best home record (ten wins, two draws, one defeat), while BVB have the second best away record (seven wins, five draws, one defeat). Head-to-head: Between 2010 and 2023, the Black & Yellows lost just one of 11 away games at the Neckar, winning eight of those 11 encounters. However, after 111 Bundesliga meetings, the overall record is negative, with 41 wins to 44 defeats (25 draws).
This is because BVB have not beaten VfB in six games. Statistics: Borussia Dortmund celebrated their 18th win of the season with a 3-2 victory over HSV on the last matchday, meaning they have already won more matches than in the whole of last season. Kovac’s side have 61 points to their name.
Only once in Bundesliga history has a team in second place had more points at this stage – and that was Borussia themselves in 2015/16 (64). VfB climbed to third place thanks to their 5-2 away win in Augsburg – a position the Swabians have not occupied since matchday 8. Last season: In front of 60,000 spectators at the sold-out MHP Arena, VfB took the lead as early as the fourth minute through Deniz Undav.