Borussia Dortmund have won each of their last 09 Bundesliga home games against Borussia Mönchengladbach at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, in addition to one tie in the cup. BVB found the net 34 times across those 10 matches, an average of well over three goals per game. The facts preview.

The scenario: After taking only two points from their first five games of the season, Borussia Mönchengladbach have picked up 11 from their six matches since and, with 13 points in total, are now back in the top half of the table for the first time since the opening day. While Gladbach are unbeaten in three matchdays, BVB are without a victory in the same period. The home team have always won meetings between the teams in the last two seasons.

Home/away: Borussia Dortmund have won three of their last four home games in the league. Mönchengladbach have lost only one of their last six away matches stretching back into last season (in Cologne on 22 October). No team has drawn more away games (three).

Head-to-head record: BVB have taken points against Mönchengladbach after being 1-0 down on 22 occasions (09 wins, 13 draws) – in the Bundesliga’s history, only Bayern Munich have done so more often against VfB Stuttgart (23 times). 16 of the last 17 home games against the Lower Rhine outfit have ended in victory. The Black & Yellows have not failed to score in any of their 31 home games against Gladbach since August 1988. VfL have only conceded a triple-digit number of goals in Munich, Stuttgart and Dortmund (114).

Statistics: Both Dortmund and Gladbach have taken points from four Bundesliga matches in which they were behind this season; only Augsburg have achieved this feat more often (six times). Mönchengladbach have lost only one of their last six matches. Only the games involving Bayern Munich have produced more goals (51) than the ones involving VfL (46).

Last season: 81,365 fans witnessed a 5-2 home victory. There were 46 shots in the game (33-13 in BVB’s favour) – a league high for the 2022/23 season. BVB’s 33 shots were surpassed only by FC Bayern (35, also at home to Mönchengladbach).

The biggest win in this fixture was by a 6-0 scoreline on 20 February 2022. In front of the 10,000 spectators permitted during the pandemic, BVB found themselves 2-0 in front by the halfway point of a spectacular match that was fiercely contested by both teams thanks to goals from Marco Reus (26) and Donyell Malen (32), and several stunning saves from goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. Substitutes Marius Wolf (70) and Youssoufa Moukoko (74) wrapped up the victory with a quick two-goal salvo. Marco Reus – the match-winner with two goals and three assists – increased the lead to 5-0 in the 82nd minute, with Emre Can rounding off the scoring in stoppage time.
Compiled by Boris Rupert