VfL are winless in their last five meetings with Gladbach, but their overall record against the Foals suggests Niko Kovac’s side are about to face one of their favourite opponents at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday 15 October (kick-off 15:30 CEST). The Wolves have won more Bundesliga games against the Foals than against any other side in the division.
More facts and figures on the home game against Gladbach:
- Six of Gladbach’s 16 Bundesliga goals this season have been scored by defenders – a league high.
- The league’s tallest goalkeeper faces the shortest on Saturday as Koen Casteels (1.97m) and Yann Sommer (1.83m) go head to head.
- The Wolves have never had a younger squad in the top flight. The players used by VfL this season – their 26th in the Bundesliga – have an average age of 25 years.
- Yannick Gerhardt has found the net twice in his last two league games – he’s never scored more than two goals in a season.
- As a Bundesliga player, Niko Kovac scored more goals against Borussia than against any other side, netting five times in 11 competitive meetings for Leverkusen, Bayern and Hertha between 1996 and 2006.
