Match facts ahead of #BMGBVB

Everything you need to know ahead of Friday night’s fixture, at home to Borussia Dortmund (20:30 CET).

Supporters

• Borussia have sold around 53,500 tickets for the game. There are still some tickets in the Online Ticket Shop remaining for club members and fans who registered an account before September 1st.
• Some tickets may be on sale up until kick-off on the resale market on the Online Ticket Shop.

Head-to-head record

• This will be the 101st meeting between the two teams. BVB have won 41 of these clashes, the Foals 31. There have been 28 draws.
• Dortmund have won 12 of the last 14 matches against Mönchengladbach. The two most recent wins for the Foals have been in the two most recent games at BORUSSIA-PARK: a 4-2 win in January 2021, and a 1-0 last season.
• There has not been a goalless draw in any of the last 53 meetings between the two sides – the last 0-0 came in April 1994 at the old Bökelberg stadium

The number ahead of the game: 5 – Presented by Interwetten (external content)

• Borussia have won five of their last seven home games. The results came against TSG Hoffenheim (3-1), Hertha BSC (2-1), RB Leipzig (3-0), 1. FC Köln (5-2) and VfB Stuttgart (3-1). The results mean they currently sit in fifth place in the Bundesliga.

Statistics

• Borussia have only won one of their last five Bundesliga matches. The most recent win was the 3-1 success at home to Stuttgart, but there has been a 2-2 draw at VfL Wolfsburg, as well as three defeats (1-3 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, 1-2 at Union Berlin, and 1-2 away to VfL Bochum).

Officials

• The referee for the game is Sven Jablonski. He will be assisted on the sidelines by Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski, with Tobias Reichel the fourth official. The VAR officials in Köln are Günter Perl and Markus Sinn.

Social Media

• For updates, follow Borussia’s English-language social media channels on Twitter and Facebook and use the hashtag #BMGBVB.