The teams of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will go head-to-head for the 110th time in the Bundesliga and the 135th time in total on Saturday. The facts on the top match.

The scenario: The two Champions League quarter-finalists experienced a clear upward trend before the international break. Borussia Dortmund won four competitive matches on the bounce for the first time in more a year. But with Stuttgart and Leipzig picking up all three points on the last three Bundesliga matchdays too, the race for the Champions League places continues to be wide open. Bayern Munich have won their last three competitive matches, scoring 16 goals in the process; nonetheless, they remain 10 points behind league leaders Leverkusen.

Match facts: Borussia’s last competitive victory against the men from Munich dates back to 3 August 2019, when the team won 2-0 in the Super Cup thanks to goals from Paco Alcacer and Jadon Sancho. The 25th and most recent triumph in a Bundesliga meeting took place on 10 November 2018. Marco Reus bagged a brace in a 3-2 home win that day. Paco Alcacer notched the winning goal. Since 2009/10, either Bayern Munich (12 times) or Borussia Dortmund (two times) have always been champions of Germany.

Bayern Munich facts: FCB are unbeaten in four rounds of matches and have won their last three matches in a row. They have 60 points on the board. That is five more than at the same stage of last season. Bayern have scored the most goals (78) but have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight games. The men from Munich have won 10 of their last 11 matches on home turf.

Borussia Dortmund facts: BVB have won their last three league matches, have lost just one of their past 12 games and have only failed to find the net in one of their last 16 fixtures. The Black & Yellows are unbeaten in eight away games. Their last such run came more than 11 years ago. Their last and to date only away defeat was by a 2-1 scoreline in Stuttgart on 11/11/2023.