With Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart set to square off for the fifth time in the DFB Cup, we present you with the facts on Tuesday's quarter-final clash at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena.

  • There have previously been four clashes between the VfB and BVB first teams, and the home team has won on each occasion: the Swabians twice (most recently 1998) and the Westphalians twice (most recently 1989). In addition, BVB have twice faced the VfB Stuttgart amateur team, recording two away victories.
  • It is VfB Stuttgart's first quarter-final appearance since 2012/13, when they beat VfL Bochum 2-0. In that season the Swabians reached the final, where they were defeated 3-2 by FC Bayern.
  • BVB, on the other hand, have not failed to get past the last eight since that same 2012/2013 season - they lost 1-0 to eventual winners Bayern Munich.
  • It is Borussia's 16th appearance in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup overall, and their fifth in a row. Twelve of their previous 15 quarter-finals have ended in victory for the Black and Yellows.
  • Borussia Dortmund have emerged victorious in every single one of their last nine away matches in this competition.

Compiled by Boris Rupert