Match facts ahead of #BMGRBL

All of the important facts and useful information about the Foals’ Bundesliga home game on Saturday (15:30 CEST) against RB Leipzig.

Head-to-head record

• Borussia and RB Leipzig meet for the 15th time on Saturday. The visitors have the better head-to-head record, having won eight times. Three finished in a victory for Borussia. There have also been three draws.
• Goalfests: There has been an average of 3.14 goals per game when the Foals and Leipzig have met up to now, with a total of 44 goals in the 14 games – 18 for Borussia and 26 for RBL. The Foals have scored 10 home goals against Leipzig, while the visitors have found the net nine times at BORUSSIA-PARK.
• The Foals have won their last six home games against RB Leipzig, including a 3-0 victory in the seventh game of last season, a 3-1 on the 32nd matchday of 2021/22 and a 1-0 in the sixth league game of 2020/21.

Statistics

• Borussia are still waiting for their first win of the season after four matchdays, with a point in Augsburg being followed by another draw at promoted Darmstadt last time out.
• Against SV Darmstadt 98, Borussia came back to get a point from 3-0 down for just the second time in Bundesliga history.
• The Foals have scored eight times so far, which is exactly the average this season in the Bundesliga.
• Only two Bundesliga teams have created as many big chances as Borussia this season (10).
• The Foals have scored twice from corners – a Bundesliga high.
• RB Leipzig have had a good start to the Bundesliga season – following a defeat in Leverkusen on matchday one, they’ve picked up nine points after winning three games in a row.
• New arrival Xavi Simons has already been directly involved in seven of RBL’s goals (only Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy has more goal involvements with 8)
• RB Leipzig’s attackers can make a goal out of nothing. RBL only rank 12th in terms of xG – they’re expected to have scored around six goals. Leipzig have actually scored thirteen goals, a total which is only bettered by VfB Stuttgart (14) and is the most RBL have ever scored after four games.

Officials

• Robert Schröder will referee the match. The 38-year-old from Hanover already has 65 games in Germany’s top flight under his belt. His linesmen will be Norbert Grudziski and Dr. Jan Clemens Neitzel-Petersen. Dr. Robert Kampka will serve as the fourth official.

Social media

• The game hashtag is #BMGRBL. We will keep you up to date with everything happening in the game on social media.
• An overview of Borussia’s channels: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube