Record against Union Berlin
Overall: 6 games, 1 win, 4 draws, 1 defeat, 9:8 goal difference
In the Bundesliga: 2 games, 0 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 3:4 goal difference
Looking back
Last season, VfB drew 2-2 with the capital club at the Mercedes-Benz Arena before losing 2-1 in the reverse fixture in Berlin.
Spread of goals
Eight different players have been on the scoresheet for VfB so far this season, compared to six for Union.
Heads above the rest
Union are currently top of the league when it comes to aerial duels won (214). VfB are fifth in this category with 177.
On a roll
Union make the journey to Stuttgart with high confidence, having won their last three Bundesliga matches.
Challenges
No Bundesliga team have won more challenges this season than VfB (876), while Wataru Endo has won more duels than any other player in the league.