Match facts ahead of #B04BMG

Everything you need to know as the Foals travel to Leverkusen to take on Bayer 04 on Sunday (18:00 CET).

Spectators

• In view of the exponential rate of infection of COVID-19, the German government and federal states agreed to introduce new measures to combat the spread of the virus. The regulations, which came into effect on 2nd November 2020, state that all professional sport must take place without spectators until the end of November.

Head-to-head record

• Sunday’s game will be the 77th Bundesliga meeting between the two sides. Leverkusen have the better record with 28 wins, while the Foals have 22 victories to their name. The fixture has ended in a draw 26 times.
• Since Peter Bosz has been in charge of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (December 2018) the away side has always won when the two sides have met. Borussia have won twice in Leverkusen, with Leverkusen winning once in Mönchengladbach.
• Leverkusen went unbeaten against Borussia for 26 consecutive games between 1994 and 2010 – the longest run in Bundesliga history. Since the run came to an end, Bayer have had a negative record against the Foals (7 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses). Borussia have been victorious in three of the last four Bundesliga meetings.
• The two sides exchanged 4th and 5th place for the final eight matchdays of last season. The Foals edged it, ending the campaign two points better off. In 2018/19, it was the other way around, with Bayer overtaking Borussia for the first time on matchday 34 to finish fourth.

Statistics – presented by UNIBET

• Sunday’s winner will end matchday 7 in fourth place or higher, regardless of results elsewhere.
• Borussia started the season with a 3-0 loss away to Dortmund, but have since been unbeaten in five games.
• Against Leipzig, five shots were enough to win the game (1-0). Under Marco Rose, the Foals had never recorded so few shots in a game.
• The last time Borussia were victorious with five or less efforts on goal was a 2-0 win against Bayern Munich in March 2015, when they had four shots.
• After three draws in the first three matchdays, Bayer 04 went on to record three consecutive victories – only Bayern and Dortmund have been able to match this.
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen have remained unbeaten for the first six games of the season for the first time in eleven years (three wins, three draws). In the 2009/10 season, Bayer were unbeaten for the first 24 games under head coach Jupp Heynckes before losing to Nürnberg on matchday 25 (3-2).
• From the last five games, Leverkusen and Borussia have each picked up 11 points (three wins, two draws), with even the goal difference of the two sides being almost identical (Leverkusen 10-5, Mönchengladbach 9-5).

Officials

• In line with Coronavirus regulations, match officials will be announced by the DFB at short notice.

Social Media

• Fans can follow the game online using the hashtag #B04BMG or by following Borussia’s English-language social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter.