Borussia Dortmund have gone unbeaten in their first nine Bundesliga matches for only the second time in their history. Saturday sees the Black & Yellows visit Wolfsburg, where they have won each of their last three away games.

The match facts

  • Since losing the 2015 DFB Cup final, Borussia Dortmund have not lost any of their six Bundesliga matches against Wolfsburg (W5 D1) and have kept a clean sheet on the last three occasions they have met.
  • BVB are one of only three clubs currently in the Bundesliga against whom the Wolves have a negative home record − Bayern and Augsburg are the other two.
  • The Black & Yellows have won six of their last nine matches away to Wolfsburg, including the last three.

VfL Wolfsburg facts

  • Wolfsburg have only won two of their last 14 Bundesliga home games stretching back into last season. No team have amassed fewer points on home turf than the Wolves in 2018 (10). Their last home win was a 2-1 victory over Schalke on 25 August 2018.
  • The men from Lower Saxony have taken points from three matches in which they have been behind – only Borussia Dortmund have done so more often (four times).
  • 12 points from the first nine Bundesliga matches represents VfL Wolfsburg's best start since the 2015/16 campaign.
  • Wout Weghorst has been directly involved in five of his team's last six Bundesliga goals (three goals, two assists).

Borussia Dortmund facts

  • Borussia Dortmund have won four of their last five games and are unbeaten this season. Their last defeat was a 3-1 reverse in Sinsheim on 12 May 2018.
  • 21 points from the first nine Bundesliga matches represents Borussia Dortmund's best start since the 2013/14 campaign (22), which BVB ultimately finished in second place.
  • Never before have the Black & Yellows scored as many goals in their first nine Bundesliga games as now (29).
  • Jadon Sancho has been directly involved in eight goals in his last five Bundesliga appearances (four goals, four assists).