Professionals 8. March 2019

Pre-match facts: Borussia Dortmund vs. VfB

A round-up of the key facts and figures ahead of VfB Stuttgart's trip to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CET).

Record against Dortmund

Overall: 99 games, 39 wins, 24 draws, 36 defeats, 163:166 goal difference

Home: 50 games, 27 wins, 9 draws, 14 defeats, 97:68 goal difference

Away: 49 games, 12 wins, 15 draws, 22 defeats, 66:98 goal difference

Previous meeting

VfB suffered a 3-0 defeat on their last visit to Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park.

Other encounters

The teams have met five times in the DFB Cup to date, with VfB winning twice. However, Dortmund triumphed in the most recent of those matches, registering a 3-1 victory in the 2015/16 quarter-finals.

Weinzierl: "We’ll fight for every point"

After earning a draw in Bremen and a vital win at home to Hannover 96 over the past two weeks, VfB Stuttgart are looking to continue their improving form and pick up additional points away to Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CET).

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Solid support

VfB's ticket allocation is completely sold out, with approximately 7,500 fans expected in Dortmund to cheer on their side.

Notable milestone

This weekend's fixture is the 100^th Bundesliga match between the two clubs. VfB have only played against Bayern Munich (102), Hamburger SV and SV Werder Bremen (104 each) more often in the league.

Familiar faces

In the VfB squad, Gonzalo Castro and David Kopacz previously played for Dortmund, while Dženis Burnić and Jacob Bruun Larsen both returned to BVB from loan spells in Stuttgart last summer. The former made six outings for VfB, the latter four.