Pre-Match Report
Final fixture of the English week: U23s targeting points in Ingolstadt
BVB personnel: Jordi Paulina will not be available after accumulating five yellow cards. Otherwise, BVB coach Jan Zimmermann has the same squad at his disposal as for the Mannheim match on Tuesday.
Stats and facts on the opposition: FC Ingolstadt went into the current third-tier campaign with promotion aspirations, but the team occupy 13th position in the table after 11 rounds of matches. The team have picked up 13 points, only one fewer than the Black & Yellows. The Schanzer have won three matches overall but are unbeaten in four games. What is striking is that Ingolstadt have not lost any of their matches by a margin of more than one goal.
Head-to-head record: The Borussia U23s and FC Ingolstadt have faced each other six times to date. The record is even: two Dortmund victories, two draws and two wins for FC Ingolstadt. The two league rivals played out 1-1 draws in the 2023/24 season.
Outlook: "We have discussed the defeat to Mannheim and put it behind us, because our focus needs to be on the future. Ingolstadt have an identical workload, so it will be crucial that we produce our performance on the pitch. The performance on Tuesday should have been sufficient for at least one point. Now we need to learn from this as a young team and do it better," said Jan Zimmermann, casting his full focus on the away trip.