Match facts ahead of #BMGSGE

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

Spectators:

• A total of 52,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game.

Head-to-head record:

• This will be the 97th Bundesliga meeting between Borussia and Eintracht. The Eagles narrowly have the edge, having won 35 times to Borussia’s 33 (D28).
• The previous 96 matches between the sides have seen a total of 293 goals scored – 147 by the Foals and 146 by the Eagles, at an average of 3.05 per game.
• Frankfurt have only beaten Werder Bremen more often in the Bundesliga (37) than they have the Foals. However, they have won just one of their last eight matches against Borussia (3-2 in the first half of 2021/22).
• Borussia and Eintracht are meeting in Saturday’s primetime slot of 18:30 CEST for the first time at BORUSSIA-PARK. Gladbach have picked up seven points from the previous three primetime encounters between the sides, all in Frankfurt.

The number of the game: 13 – presented by Interwetten

• Borussia have scored 13 goals in their last four home games against Eintracht, with the results reading: 3-1 win, 4-2 win, 4-0 win, 3-2 loss.

Statistics:

• Borussia have won four of their five Bundesliga games at BORUSSIA-PARK this season. They are currently in third place in the home form table with 12 points, behind RB Leipzig and Union Berlin (both 13).
• Marcus Thuram has scored in three consecutive Bundesliga games for the first time in his career. The Frenchman has scored seven goals in 2022/23, and has already more than doubled his return from last term (3).
• Borussia commit an average of nine goals per game – a league low. Frankfurt, meanwhile, have been shown a league-low 11 yellow cards this term.
• Eintracht have scored eight goals so far from set pieces, the most of any side in the division. Borussia have netted six times from dead-ball situations.
• Only FC Bayern (26) have created more clear-cut chances than Borussia (24) and Frankfurt (23). The Eagles require just six shots per goal (best rate in the league), while Borussia score with every seventh shot on average (3rd place).

Officials:

• Daniel Siebert will officiate the match, alongside assistant referees Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. Wolfgang Haslberger will be the fourth official. The video assistant referees will be Pascal Müller (VA) and Eduard Beitinger (assistant video assistant referee).

Social Media

• For updates, follow Borussia’s English-language social media channels on Twitter and Facebook and use the hashtag #BMGSGE.