Borussia face an away match against SV Darmstadt 98 on Wednesday (20:00 CET) – their first in 34 years. Here are the match facts ahead of BVB's trip down memory lane.

Match facts

  • Darmstadt only won the first of their six competitive matches against BVB, securing a 3-2 victory at the Böllenfalltor on 7 October 1978. It was the club's first-ever win in the top flight.
  • BVB have only failed to score against the Lilies in one of their six clashes (0-0 in Dortmund in April 1979), and have scored at least twice in the other five matches.
  • The two matches in Darmstadt have been won by the team that conceded the first goal.

Facts on SV Darmstadt 98

  • The promoted outfit have only won one of their last five matches (2-0 in Hoffenheim on 7/2/2016) and have not scored more than twice in any league game.
  • Darmstadt have not won at home in seven (the last win was 2-1 at home to Bremen on 22/9/2015).
  • Schuster's players have received the most bookings in the division (62), but have yet to be sent off once!
  • The Lilies are the only team who have scored almost half of their goals from dead ball situations. 12 of their 25 goals have come from set-pieces, while 7 of their 13 goals from open play have come from crosses.
  • Darmstadt have given away relatively few clear chances and have only conceded twice from counters (league record!).

Facts on Borussia Dortmund

  • BVB have only lost one of their last five away matches (2-1 in Cologne on 19/12/2015).
  • Only Bayern have won more often than Borussia on the road (9/7).
  • Marco Reus has scored against 17 of the current 18 clubs in the Bundesliga – only Darmstadt is missing from his list.