The Bundesliga's third-best defence will take on its best attack when Borussia Dortmund travel away to FC Augsburg (Saturday, 15:30 CET) on Matchday 7. Here we bring you the match facts.

The match facts

  • A match between the two teams has never been as high-profile as it is now: the hosts are fifth in the table, while the visitors sit top.
  • BVB have yet to taste defeat away to FC Augsburg. Their previous trips have yielded four wins and two draws, plus a victory in the DFB Cup.
  • Energie Cottbus are the only other club Borussia Dortmund have played so often away from home in the top flight without losing; they have six wins from six in Lusatia.
  • Augsburg have only taken two points from their six home games against Dortmund.
  • FCA have only been ahead for a combined total of 33 minutes in those six home clashes with the Black & Yellows.
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has already scored two hat-tricks against Augsburg (away in 2013 and at home in 2015); he has only scored more Bundesliga goals against HSV (nine) than he has against FCA (seven goals from seven games).
  • FCA avoided defeat against BVB for the first time in the 2016/17 season, with both matches ending in a 1-1 stalemate.

FC Augsburg facts

  • Augsburg have won three of their last four matches and have only lost one of their last ten.
  • FCA have not fallen 1-0 behind in any of their last five matches.
  • Augsburg are unbeaten in their last six in front of their own fans. The last time they went on such a run was over five years ago under Jos Luhukay.
  • They last lost at home on 5 April 2017, when they were beaten 3-2 by Ingolstadt.

Borussia Dortmund facts

  • BVB have had the best start to a Bundesliga campaign in their history (16 points and a 19-1 goal difference after six rounds).
  • Borussia Dortmund have won their last three matches and are unbeaten in 12 outings.
  • Their last away defeat came in Munich on 8 April. (br)