Match facts ahead of #BOCBMG

All of the important facts and useful information ahead of Saturday’s away fixture against VfL Bochum (15:30 CEST).

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

• Bochum and Mönchengladbach have played against each other 68 times in the Bundesliga. The Foals have won 27 of the clashes and lost 20, with 21 ending all-square.
• Borussia have only won one of their last 11 Bundesliga games in Bochum (D3, L7), with the victory coming in the 2021/22 season – the Foals were awarded the win after game was abandoned with Borussia 2-0 up because the linesman was hit on the head by a cup thrown by a Bochum fan.
• Last season’s meeting in Bochum ended in a 2-1 defeat for Borussia after early goals from Christopher Antwi-Adjei und Philipp Hofmann, before Alassane Plea got one back in the second half.

STATISTICS

• The Foals have picked up points in each of their two away matches so far this season – the games in Augsburg and Darmstadt both ended in high-scoring draws (4-4 and 3-3 respectively).
• Borussia have two points after five matchdays, which is their lowest tally at this stage of the season since losing the opening five games of the 2015/16 season under Lucien Favre.
• Alassane Plea has scored three goals in four games against Bochum. The Frenchman is the only current Borussia player to have scored against VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga.
• Reunion: Christoph Kramer was loaned out to Bochum from Leverkusen from 2011 until 2013, scoring four goals in 61 second-division games for VfL.
• Like last year, Bochum are still waiting for their first league win of the season; they had to wait until matchday 9 for their first Bundesliga victory last term.
• Bochum have already conceded 16 goals, which is the most that they have ever shipped after five matchdays in the Bundesliga.

REFEREES

• Dr. Felix Brych will be the match referee. His linesmen will be Stefan Lupp and Christian Leicher. The fourth official will be Michael Bacher. Günter Perl and Marco Achmüller will be the video referees.

SOCIAL MEDIA

• The game hashtag is #BOCBMG. We will keep you up to date with all that you need to know about the game via social media.
• An overview of Borussia’s channels: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube