Record against Regensburg
Overall: 18 games, 8 wins, 8 draws, 2 defeats, 32:18 goal difference
In Bundesliga 2 (South): 4 games, 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 12:4 goal difference
Looking back
The most recent meeting between the two clubs took place in the 1976/77 season and ended in an 8-0 victory for VfB. The Cannstatt outfit led 5-0 at half-time before adding three further goals in the second half. Ottmar Hitzfeld, who played up front for VfB at the time, scored six of his team’s eight goals.
Away support
Tim Walter’s charges will be backed by approximately 2,000 fans on Saturday after selling out their entire allocation of tickets.
Familiar faces
VfB forward Hamadi Al Ghaddioui faces his former club this weekend, having played for Regensburg from January 2018 until last summer. Regensburg captain Marco Grüttner represented VfB’s second team between 2013 and 2016, while Alexander Meyer also made four reserve-team appearances for the club in 2017/18. SSV midfielder Max Besuschkow worked his way through the youth ranks at VfB before joining Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017.
Milestone
Daniel Didavi could make his 100th competitive appearance for VfB on Saturday. The 29-year-old has played 6,212 minutes for the club in all competitions, registering 23 goals and 11 assists.
Leading the way
Walter’s team have enjoyed more possession (69 per cent) and won more of their challenges (55 per cent) than any other team in Bundesliga 2 this season.