Foals prepare for home game against Union Berlin
On Tuesday morning, the Foals kicked off their preparations for the home game against Union Berlin. Manu Koné was partially integrated into team training, while Max Wöber was missing due to injury.
#BMGBVB: Match facts
Everything you need to know ahead of the Foals’ home game against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (15:30 CEST).
HEAD-TO-HEAD
- The Foals and BVB are set to face off against each other for the 104th time in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The visitors have had the better of the previous clashes, having emerged victorious on 43 occasions. The Foals have registered 32 wins, whilst there have been 28 draws.
- None of the last 21 meetings have ended in a draw. Mönchengladbach have lost 15 of these 21 games, but they have won their last three home games against Dortmund.
- There have been 25 goals in the past four Bundesliga games between the two sides. Gerardo Seoane’s side lost the return fixture 4-2 despite taking a two-goal lead.
STATISTICS
- The Foals rose to 11th place following the 3-1 win in Wolfsburg – this is the highest they’ve been in the second half of the season. They currently have an eight point gap to the relegation zone, whilst they are five points off seventh.
- Only two teams have scored more goals from opposition losses of possession than Mönchengladbach this season (13).
- Mönchengladbach have the highest shooting efficiency this season, whilst Dortmund have the lowest.
- Mönchengladbach and Dortmund have both scored 15 goals from set pieces, with only Bayern scoring more.
- Both sides have scored nine goals through substitutes this season – only Leipzig have had more goals scored by players coming off the bench.
- BVB are unbeaten in nine away games in the Bundesliga and have only lost once away from home in 2023/24 (Stuttgart).
OFFICIALS
- Florian Badstüber will referee Saturday’s clash between the Foals and BVB. Guido Kleve and Philipp Hüwe have been selected as linesmen for the game, whilst Nicolas Winter is the fourth official. Robert Hartmann and Thorsten Schiffner will be on VAR duty.
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