The away game this Saturday afternoon sees VfB open their Bundesliga campaign at Hertha BSC. The game is set to get underway at 15:30 CET in the 'Olympiastadion'. Here we’ve put together all the important facts and figures ahead of the clash with the side from the capital.
Record from the VfB viewpoint:
Total: 62 games, 22 wins, 16 draws, 24 defeats, 82:73 goal-difference
Home: 31 games, 17 wins, 9 draws, 5 defeats, 60:23 goal-difference
Away: 31 games, 5 wins, 7 draws, 19 defeats, 22:50 goal-difference
Support
Some 4,300 travelling fans are expected to get behind coach Hannes Wolf’s men this Saturday afternoon in the Olympiastadion.
Additional clashes
Aside from their 62 previous meetings in the league, VfB and Hertha have also clashed on five occasions in the DFB-Cup. On four of those occasions, the Cannstatt Boys progressed to the next round.
Familiar faces
Berlin’s strike duo of Vedad Ibisevic and Julian Schieber both previously plied their trade in the shirt with the infamous red hoop. Vedad Ibisevic made a total of 111 appearances for the Wasenelf between 2012 and 2015, scoring 47 goals. Julian Schieber began his career with the ‚Jungen Wilden‘, making his professional debut in 2008. Before parting company with VfB in 2012, Schieber scored seven goals in 62 appearances for the Cannstatt Boys.