Facts
BVB and the big rivalry with Borussia Mönchengladbach
For the first time since 1968 the two “Borussias” are facing each other on the opening game of the season – 47 years ago BVB lost at home 3-1. However, that is the only bad omen before the sold-out match at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday evening. Here are the key match facts.
Dortmund are on great form at home!
- Borussia Dortmund have only lost one of their last 14 games at home against Mönchengladbach, the last being a 2-1 defeat in the 2013/14 season.
- Apart from that, eight of the last nine home games were victories for BVB.
- BVB have managed to score in each of their last 23 home games against Gladbach. Their last goalless match was a 0-0 stalemate in August 1988.
- Mönchengladbach have only picked up four points and scored eight goals in their last 13 visits to Signal Iduna Park.
Lots of goals and plenty of action
- In the last 36 meetings between the two clubs both have managed to score. The last 0-0 match was 17. April 1994 at the Bökelberg stadium.
- BVB have not come from 1-0 behind to win against any club more often than they have against Mönchengladbach – 8 times! Dortmund has only managed to equal this against Frankfurt.
- Gladbach has gone ahead 1-0 21 times in total but has thrown the lead away each time and ended up with 8 defeats and 13 draws.
- Gladbach achieved their biggest victory against BVB in 1978 – a 12-0 thrashing. However, they did also suffer their first Bundesliga defeat to BVB on the 5th match day in the 1965/66 season which ended 5-4.
Amicable yet tied
- The clubs’ head to head record is identical with both teams winning 29 times and drawing 28 times.
- BVB has not drawn against any other team more than they have against Mönchengladbach. (28 times, matching their record against Bayern Munich and Hamburg)
- This statistic is the same for Gladbach who have drawn against Stuttgart and Bayern Munich 28 times.