Record against Gladbach
Overall: 95 games, 38 wins, 28 draws, 29 defeats, 154:126 goal difference
Home: 47 games, 24 wins, 10 draws, 13 defeats, 98:50 goal difference
Away: 48 games, 14 wins, 18 draws, 16 defeats, 56:76 goal difference
Looking back
VfB came out on top in the most recent meeting between the two teams at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, winning 1-0 on Matchday 22 of the 2017/18 campaign.
Zieler milestone
If selected, Ron-Robert Zieler will make his 250th Bundesliga appearance on Saturday evening. The 2014 World Cup winner has made 64 top-flight appearances for VfB, as well as 185 for Hannover 96.
Familiar face
Gladbach’s 31-year-old attacker Ibrahima Traoré played for VfB between 2011 and 2014, registering six goals and 12 assists in 75 Bundesliga appearances. Traoré also made twelve appearances for the Cannstatt club in the UEFA Europa League.