#VFBBMG: Match Facts
All of the key facts and figures ahead of the Foals' final game of the Bundesliga season at VfB Stuttgart (Saturday, 15:30 CEST).
Academy graduate Rocco Reitz’s goal against SV Werder Bremen has been voted as Borussia’s Goal of the Year 2023 by the fans. The 21-year-old’s goal to put his side 2-1 up against Werder narrowly prevailed against goals from Lars Stindl and Manu Koné.
It was a strike which deserved more than one goal: Borussia turned a 1-0 deficit around in their last home game ahead of the winter break against Werder Bremen as they went 2-1 up (2-2 draw). The goal in the 48th minute was brilliant both in terms of its creation and the shot itself. The Foals launched a wonderful attack through Luca Netz and Alassane Plea before shifting the ball right to Robin Hack. Despite finding himself in a good shooting position, Hack had the vision to pick out Rocco Reitz, who was in an even better position. Borussia’s academy graduate turned Olivier Deman before applying a cool finish.
Reitz narrowly won the fan vote for Borussia’s Goal of the Year 2023, finishing in first place with approximately 28% of the vote. Lars Stindl’s goal in the 3-2 loss against Bayer Leverkusen in the 22/23 season (25%) and Manu Koné’s strike to make it 1-0 in extra time in the DFB-Pokal quarter final against VfL Wolfsburg (23%) came second and third respectively.
An overview of Borussia’s Goal of the Year (since 2011):