Match facts ahead of #RBLBMG

Everything you need to know as the Foals take on RB Leipzig on Saturday evening (18:30 CET) in the Bundesliga.

Spectators

• Under the current Coronavirus measures being enforced by the federal and state governments, all professional sporting events must take place behind closed doors. 

Head-to-head record

• The two sides are meeting for the tenth time in the Bundesliga. Leipzig have won five of the previous nine, while the Foals have only managed one victry. The two sides have drawn on three occasions.
• In the first half of this season, the Foals recorded their first win over Leipzig at the ninth attempt. The victory also saw the Foals keep Leipzig scoreless for the first time. The only goal of the game in the 1-0 win came through former RBL man Hannes Wolf.
• Borussia’s win rate of 11% against Leipzig is lower than against any other team in the Bundesliga.

Statistics – presented by UNIBET

• In the Bundesliga, the Foals are unbeaten in six away games (one win, 5 draws). Borussia have only managed seven consecutive away games without defeat once in the last 39 years: in 2015 under Lucien Favre.
• Neither Leipzig nor Borussia have been able to rely on their attack too much this season: RBL have just twelve goals from strikers, the Foals eight (Bayern player Robert Lewandowski alone has 26 goals to his name). On the other hand, the Saxons have the most dangerous defense (10 goals) and the Foals the most dangerous midfield (24 goals).
• Lars Stindl scored his tenth goal of the season against Mainz. Borussia's captain is on the verge of beating his personal season record of eleven goals from the 2016/17 season.
• The Foals are winless in four Bundesliga games.
• Leipzig, on the other hand, recorded their fourth consecutive Bundesliga victory with a 3-0 win at Hertha, picking up twelve points from a possible twelve: their best run of the current season so far.
• Leipzig are currently sitting on 47 points, two more than at the same time last season.
• Leipzig have the best home record in the Bundesliga, winning nine of their eleven home games. The only exceptions were a 0-0 draw against Köln on Matchday 13 and a 3-1 loss to Dortmund on Matchday 15.

Officials

• The DFB will confirm the officials on the day of the match, due to the Coronavirus measures in place. 

Social Media

• Fans can follow the match on social media using the hashtag #RBLBMG or by following Borussia’s English-language account on Facebook and Twitter.