Match facts ahead of #BMGWOB

All of the important facts and useful information ahead of the Foals’ Bundesliga home game against VfL Wolfsburg on Friday evening (20:30 CET).

Head-to-head record

• The two teams will be facing off against each other for the 47th time in the Bundesliga. Borussia have won 14 of these matches until now, whilst Wolfsburg have picked up 22 wins. There have also been ten draws.
• In the last seven Bundesliga clashes between the sides, Borussia have won three and there have been four draws – the Foals’ are unbeaten in seven games against Wolfsburg for the first time.
• Wolfsburg have won more games against Mönchengladbach than any against any other side in their Bundesliga history (22 wins in 46 games) and haven’t picked up more points against any other side (76).

Statistics

• Mönchengladbach drew for the 495th time in the Bundesliga in Freiburg (3-3) and are now level with Hamburger SV as the team with the most draws in Bundesliga history.
• The Foals have had the most headed shots in the Bundesliga this season (39). They have scored with six of these headed efforts (only Union Berlin have scored more headed goals). VfL Wolfsburg are still waiting for their first headed goal.
• Borussia and Wolfsburg have both given away leads four times this season, with no other team squandering a lead on as many occasions.
• Alassane Plea is Borussia’s top scorer with four goals. On the other hand, Jonas Wind has been a constant threat in front of goal for Wolfsburg, with the Dane scoring eight of his side’s 15 goals.
• Julian Weigl hasn’t lost any of his previous six Bundesliga games against Wolfsburg (4 wins, 2 draws). Meanwhile, Ridle Baku hasn’t won any of his eight Bundesliga games against the Foals (4 draws, 4 losses).
• Wolfsburg ended their run of three defeats in a row with a 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen, but they are without a win in four games and have only picked up one point during this spell – only Union Berlin have failed to pick up a single point during this period.
• VfL Wolfsburg have lost their last four away games in the Bundesliga. They have only previously had a longer run of defeats away from home once, with Felix Magath’s side losing five away games in a row twelve years ago.

Officials

• Felix Zwayer will be the referee. The 42-year-old real estate agent has refereed the Foals 24 times in the Bundesliga, last taking charge of one of their games in the derby away at 1. FC Köln (0-0) in the 2022/23 season.
• Marco Achmüller and Marcel Pelgrim will be Zwayer's assistants on Friday, whilst Dr. Arne Aarnink is the fourth official. Meanwhile, Sascha Stegemann and Eduard Beitinger will be the video assistants.

Social media

• The game hashtag is #BMGWOB. We will keep you up to date with all that you need to know about the game via social media.
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