Previous encounters: Werder and Gladbach have met 104 times in the Bundesliga and the overall balance is slightly in Borussia’s favour. The Foals have 41 wins to SVW’s 38. Werder’s last home win against Gladbach came in August 2015. Aron Johannsson and Jannik Vestergaard scored for the hosts and Lars Stindl bagged for the away side.
Solid at the back, strong at the top of the pitch: Werder and Gladbach are two of four sides that are yet to concede a header this season. While Borussia haven’t scored a header themselves, Werder have already scored five- more than any other team in the league.
Coming from behind: Werder have so far picked up six points from losing positions this season (1 win, 3 draws). This is only matched by FC Köln, who have also picked up six points from four games in which they were trailing.
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