Match facts ahead of #BMGSGE

Everything to know ahead of the Bundesliga home game against Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday evening (18:30 CET).

Spectators:

• Under the current Coronavirus regulations in North Rhine-Westphalia, football clubs are permitted to open their stadiums at 30 to 50 per cent of the total capacity. As a result, a maximum of 15,000 fans will be permitted at BORUSSIA-PARK for the final home game of the year against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Head-to-head record:

• This will be the 95th Bundesliga meeting between Borussia and Eintracht Frankfurt. Of these meetings, the Foals have won 33 with Frankfurt coming out on top 34 times (D27).
• There have been a total of 286 goals scored across the previous 94 top-flight meetings between the sides: 114 for the Foals and 142 for the Eagles.
• Borussia are currently unbeaten in their last six Bundesliga games against Frankfurt (W4, D2).
• The Foals have won all of their last three Bundesliga home games against Eintracht, scoring 11 goals in these matches (3-1, 4-2 and 4-0).
• Borussia’s last defeat in this fixture dates back to September 2017, in a 1-0 defeat on matchday 3 of 2017/18.
• The Foals have a positive record at home against Frankfurt, winning 21 times, drawing 14 games and losing 12 in 47 meetings.

Statistics – presented by UNIBET:

• Adi Hütter will come up against his former club for the first time since joining Borussia. The Austrian had spent three years as head coach of the Eagles before making the move this summer.
• Borussia have had the fourth-most possession of any side this season (56%) and have completed 86% of their passes (only Bayern have been more accurate). The Foals have also had 231 shots on goal, with only Bayern having attempted more.
• Gladbach have lost three successive Bundesliga games for the first time under Adi Hütter.
• Eintracht have won four of their last five Bundesliga games. They have picked up 12 points in this timeframe, scoring 13 goals while conceding seven – the best record of any team in this period.
• Frankfurt celebrated their biggest league win of the season last time out, beating Leverkusen 5-2. It was also the first time in over 13 years that SGE have managed to come back to win after being 2-0 down in the top flight (won 3-2 in Cottbus in October 2008 back then).
• SGE moved up into ninth place following their 5-2 win against Leverkusen last weekend. It’s the first time this season that the Eagles are in the top half of the table.
• Frankfurt’s Djibril Sow has covered 169km this season, with Gladbach’s Joe Scally running 167km – the second and third-most ground covered by an individual player this season. Only Bielefeld’s Manuel Prietl has run more this term (184km).  

Officials:

• Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the DFB will announce the officials on the day of the game.

Social Media:

• Fans can follow the game on social media by using the hashtag #BMGSGE, or by following Borussia’s English language accounts on Twitter and Facebook.