Match facts ahead of #FCUBMG

Everything you need to know ahead of the Foals’ Bundesliga clash away to Union Berlin on Saturday (15:30 CET).

Head-to-head record

• This will be the ninth Bundesliga clash between Union and Gladbach. The side from the capital have won five times so far, whereas Borussia have only taken home all three points on one occasion (May 2020, 4-1), with the other two games ending in draws.
• Union came out on top in the past four meetings with Borussia and are currently on a six-game unbeaten streak against the Foals.
• Union are yet to lose at home to Gladbach. In addition to their four games in the Bundesliga at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei,  (three wins, one draw), FCU prevailed in the teams’ first meeting in the semi-final of the DFB-Pokal in 2001, which ended in a penalty shoot-out  (2-2 a.e.t).

Statistics

• Borussia are on a good run, having picked up 14 points from their last eight Bundesliga games (four wins, two draws, two defeats) –  the fifth-best record of any side during this period.
• The Foals scored 19 goals in these eight games – the third-most behind FC Bayern München (25) and Bayer Leverkusen (21).
• Alassane Plea has scored in all four of the Foals’ wins this season, and has netted five times here. That means that Gladbach are yet to win this Bundesliga season without a Plea goal.
• 34 goals have been scored in the Foals’ six away games this season, including 16 of their own – the most of any team – and 18 conceded, with only Darmstadt having let in more. That’s an average of 5.7 goals per match away from home.
• Saturday’s match will be a battle of two of the league’s most prolific crossers. Union’s Sheraldo Becker has delivered 43 crosses from open play this season (one leading to a goal) and Mönchengladbach’s Franck Honorat has delivered 40 (two leading to goals). Only Leipzig’s David Raum has more (53).

Referee

• Martin Petersen will referee the match on Saturday. The 38-year-old from Stuttgart has officiated 62 Bundesliga games in his career so far, seven of which involved the Foals, most recently in the 1-0 home defeat to Union Berlin last season.
• Alexander Sather and Guido Kleve will run the line, with Norbert Grudzinski acting as the fourth official. Günter Perl and Franziska Wildfeuer will be the Video Assistant Referees for the game.

Social Media

• The game hashtag is #FCUBMG. We will keep you up to date with everything you need to know regarding the match via social media
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