Facts and stats ahead of #BMGS04

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s clash with Schalke at BORUSSIA-PARK (18:30 CET).

Supporters

• TICKETS: There will be a full house at BORUSSIA-PARK on Saturday evening!

Head-to-head record

• This will be the 98th meeting between the two sides in the Bundesliga. The Foals have the better record with 40 wins to their name, whereas Schalke have been victorious on 28 occasions. There have been 29 draws in this fixture.
• Schalke have only won one of their last ten against Gladbach. This came in a 2-0 win back in January 2020 at the VELTINS-Arena.
• Borussia’s recent home record against Schalke is exemplary. The Foals are unbeaten in their last eight (W6, D2) against Saturday’s opponents at BORUSSIA-PARK. The Royal Blues’ last victory in Gladbach came in May 2013, when Julian Draxler scored the only goal in a 1-0 win.

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• Borussia have kept more clean sheets against Schalke than they have against any other side in the Bundesliga. 22 of their 30 clean sheets against S04 have come at home.

Statistics

• Gladbach haven’t dropped out of the top two-thirds of the Bundesliga table this season. Schalke, on the other hand, haven’t been higher than twelfth.
• Jonas Hofmann bagged a brace in last weekend’s 4-1 win over Hoffenheim to take his tally for the season to seven. Jamal Musiala is the only midfielder to have scored more than Hofmann this campaign (8). Schalke’s midfielders have scored a combined eight goals between them so far.
• Gladbach have scored five goals from corners this season- the most of any side. Schalke, on the other hand, haven’t netted once from a corner so far this term.
• Gladbach kept three clean sheets in their first seven league games this campaign. Farke’s side, however, haven’t kept a clean sheet since matchday 7, when they beat Leipzig 3-0 at BORUSSIA-PARK.
• Borussia are the most clinical side in Germany’s top flight. Borussia have averaged a goal every six shots in the Bundesliga this season.

Officials

• The referee for the game is Deniz Aytekin. He will be assisted on the sidelines Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger, with Sven Jablonskias the fourth official. The VAR officials are Pascal Müller and Christian Fischer.

Social Media

• For updates, follow Borussia’s English-language social media channels on Twitter and Facebook and use the hashtag #BMGS04