Historically, BVB have enjoyed facing VfL Wolfsburg. Their meetings have always been high-scoring too, with an average of more than three goals per game when the two clubs square off. Below we have compiled the most important information on the home game this Saturday (kick-off at 15:30 CET) in the usual compact format.

The scenario: There are only five points separating the clubs in first and 10th place. And what's more, many of the teams in top half of the table will be facing one another this weekend: eighth take on first, ninth face second and – here in Dortmund – fifth are up against fourth. That means the table is likely to change on an almost minute-by-minute basis between 15:30 CET and sometime shortly after 17:15 CET on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund could theoretically climb as high as first place with a win or fall as low as ninth spot with a defeat.

Home/away: BVB have won five and drawn two of their seven matches at Signal Iduna Park in all competitions this season. At least one goal has been scored in each of their last 29 league home games (ongoing club record). Wolfsburg are unbeaten in four away matches, with their last defeat on the road a 3-0 loss in Stuttgart on 11 May.

Personnel matters: There are question marks hanging over the involvement of Marco Reus (muscular problems) and Mats Hummels (gastrointestinal infection), while Marcel Schmelzer is still building up his fitness. Otherwise, Lucien Favre could have everyone at his disposal – including Paco Alcácer, who was part of the matchday squad on Wednesday. Wolfsburg are without Camacho, Casteels, Ginczek, Klinger, Mehmedi and Schlager.

Head-to-head record: Borussia Dortmund have not lost any of their eight Bundesliga meetings with Wolfsburg – there have been seven wins and one draw by a combined goal difference of 21-3 – since tasting defeat in the 2015 DFB Cup final. BVB have kept clean sheets in every one of the last five clashes. The Black & Yellows have an excellent record at home to the Wolves, against whom they have lost only one of the last 11 fixtures (W6 D4) in front of their own fans. VfL Wolfsburg have only suffered more defeats (34) and conceded more goals (109) to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga than they have to Borussia Dortmund (25 defeats and 90 goals conceded).

Statistics: The Black & Yellows are unbeaten in six matches. Only Bayern Munich have scored more goals (24) than Borussia Dortmund (20). VfL Wolfsburg have the best defensive record in the league (five goals conceded). Never before in their Bundesliga history have the Lower Saxony outfit conceded fewer than nine goals in their first nine games. Their new back three gives away very few chances with concentration remaining high until the final whistle. Only on one occasion have the Wolves conceded a goal in the final half-hour of a game.

Biggest home win: BVB have beaten VfL Wolfsburg by a four-goal margin at home on four occasions. The last time was on 30 April 2016 when they won 5-1. They led 5-0 thanks to goals from Shinji Kagawa (7), Adrian Ramos (9), Marco Reus (59) and a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace in the space of 60 seconds (77/78), before Schürrle (86) popped up with a consolation for Wolfsburg.

Attendance: Wolfsburg will be accompanied by 1,700 fans. There are still 300 standing tickets available for VfL supporters; they can be bought from the away box office from 13:00 CET on Saturday.

Referee: Wiesbaden native Tobias Welz, 42, is refereeing his 103rd Bundesliga match, 11 of which have involved BVB (W6 D4 L1). He has even officiated a match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg once before. That clash came almost five years ago, on 17 December 2014, and ended in a 2-2 draw.
Compiled by Boris Rupert