Facts
No goalless draws since 1990
Borussia Dortmund will visit Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. BVB have more wins against the Eagles than any other club, although they have not claimed a victory at the Commerzbank-Arena since September 2013.
Match facts
- Borussia Dortmund have claimed more victories over Eintracht Frankfurt than any other club (44 wins in 92 Bundesliga matches).
- The Westphalians have not lost any of their last six competitive games against the Hesse outfit, winning four times – including the 2017 cup final – and drawing twice.
- However, they have not won away in Frankfurt for six years now. The victory in question came on 1 September 2013, when they emerged 2-1 victors thanks to a Henrikh Mkhitaryan brace. There have since been three defeats and two draws. Their only longer winless streak away from home has been in Hoffenheim (six games).
- There has been at least one goal in each of the last 46 Bundesliga clashes between the teams. The last 0-0 – there have been two in total – came in Dortmund on 11 April 1990.
- BVB have beaten SGE more often than any other club after being 1-0 down (nine times).
Eintracht Frankfurt facts
- The men from Hesse have scored five goals in the first four rounds of matches – the league average stands at seven. But Frankfurt have netted in every single game this season.
- Only Werder Bremen have registered more shots than Eintracht this term.
- Frankfurt have racked up the most crosses and have scored three of their five goals from balls into the box.
Borussia Dortmund facts
- The Black & Yellows have already scored 13 goals in their four Bundesliga matches of the campaign to date. Only once before (2015/16) have BVB had more goals by this stage of a season.
- Borussia have won five of their last six Bundesliga matches and only lost on one of their last five away outings. (br)