Both teams will be looking to protect interesting runs when they clash at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena in Stuttgart on Friday. VfB are unbeaten in front of their own fans in 2017, while Borussia Dortmund have avoided defeat on each of their seven visits to Stuttgart since 2010.

Match facts

  • BVB have won six of their last seven league and cup visits to the Swabian metropolis, with the other ending in stalemate.
  • The Black & Yellows have found the net at least once on each of their last 11 visits to Stuttgart. The last time they drew a blank was in a goalless draw in March 2006.
  • Only in Hamburg have BVB claimed as many victories as they have in Stuttgart (13 wins).
  • The Swabians are the only team yet to score in the opening half an hour of a match in the Bundesliga this term. Borussia Dortmund, by contrast, have more goals in the opening 30 minutes of games than any other German top-flight club (11).
  • VfB have failed to win any of their last 12 league games against BVB. No other club has denied them victory for so long.
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VfB facts

  • The Swabians are unbeaten in their 14 home matches in the 2017 calendar year, winning 11 and drawing three. Their last defeat on their own patch came when they were beaten 2-1 by Hannover in December 2016 – their only home loss under Hannes Wolf.
  • Stuttgart have won every match this season in which they have scored first.
  • However, VfB have lost the last 11 Bundesliga matches in which they conceded the opening goal.

 

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BVB facts

  • Borussia Dortmund have only lost one of their last eight away games stretching back into last season (in Hanover).
  • Only Bayern have won more often on the road (four victories) than BVB (three).
  • Borussia Dortmund have scored more goals than any other Bundesliga outfit this season (28).
  • Only Bayern have kept more clean sheets (six) than BVB (five).
  • The Black & Yellows' matches this season have been the highest-scoring in the league, with 42 goals. (br)