SpVgg Greuther Fürth v VfL Wolfsburg
Furth and Wolfsburg have met in two competitive matches: On matchday four this season (1-1) and in the German Cup 2006/07 (Last sixteen; Wolfsburg won 3-1 at Furth).
Furth have not won any of their ten Bundesliga home games (D3 L7) scoring only four home goals in these matches.
Furth are only the fourth team in Bundesliga history to have failed to win any of their first ten home games in a season.
Wolfsburg have collected 13 of their 23 points on the road (only four teams more). Four of their six Bundesliga victories have come on the road.
With their 2-1 victory at Schalke last week, Furth put an end to their horrible run of 17 BL matches without victory (D6 L11).
Wolfsburg seem to have their problems with Bundesliga newcomers: They have never won a league game against (last season's newcomer) Augsburg (D2 L2) or Furth (D1).
Furths' winter signing Nikola Djurdjic became the match winner at Schalke last week: The Serbian assisted for the equalizer by Felix Klaus (1-1) and scored the game-winning goal in injury time.
Diego has been involved in six of Wolfsburg's last seven BL goals (two goals, four assists). The midfielder is waiting for his 50th Bundesliga goal (currently 49).
Wolfsburg´s Dieter Hecking has lost seven of his ten coaching duels (competitive games) against Furth (2D).
Furth player Gerald Asamoah has appeared in 20 Bundesliga matches against Wolfsburg (W5 D9 L6). No other active BL player made more than 20 games against the same club in the top flight.
Hannover 96 v 1899 Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim have won five of their nine BL duels against Hannover. Against no other club have they won more than five times in top flight (five victories also against Monchengladbach).
Against no other team have Hoffenheim scored as many BL goals as against Hannover: 18.
No team in the top flight has conceded as many goals as Hoffenheim (44) and Hannover (39).
No other keeper has conceded as many BL goals this season as Hannovers' Ron-Robert Zieler (39). note: three different keepers have been active for Hoffenheim this season).
In 2013 no team in the top flight has faced as many shots as Hannover (70) and no team has attempted as few shots (20).
Hannover have won their last three Bundesliga home games.
No team has gained as few points on the road this season as Hoffenheim (four in nine games).
Hannover have already played 33 competitive games this season (like no other BL club). Hoffenheim on the other side have played only 21 competitive games (like only Frankfurt).
Hannover have scored as many as 15 goals resulting from set pieces, the most in the league.
Hoffenheim have conceded as many as 19 goals resulting from set pieces, also a league-high figure.
In 2013, Kevin Volland has scored 100% of Hoffenheims' goals. He has had a hand in six of their last nine BL goals (three goals, three assists).
Hannover midfielder Szabolcs Huszti has appeared in 99 BL games (all for his current club), his teammate Jan Schlaudraf has currently made 149 BL games and Sergio da Silva Pinto 199 BL games.
Mirko Slomka was dismissed as Schalke coach in April 2008 by Andreas Müller who is now manager at Hoffenheim.
Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
Monchengladbach have not won any of their last 20 home games against Leverkusen (D15 L5). There has never been a longer winless home run by club against another in Bundesliga history.
Monchengladbach´s last home victory over Leverkusen came on February 25th, 1989 (2-0).
In their last nine BL duels, 38 have been were scored at an average of 4.2 per game. Leverkusen have failed to score in only one of their last 27 BL top flight duels against Monchengladbach (0-0 at Monchengladbach in 2003/04).
Mönchengladbach have won their last three Bundesliga home games and have lost only one of their last seven (BL games at home; W4 D2 and a 1-2 loss against Stuttgart on matchday 12).
Leverkusen have failed to win their last two BL games on the road (D1 L1). They have, however, never gone without victory in three consecutive BL away games this season.
Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre has lost only one of his seven BL duels against Leverkusen (W4 D2). This loss came in December 2007 (0-3 with Hertha BSC Berlin).
Monchengladbach defender Tony Jantschke and Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak will miss the game due to suspension. Toprak has missed two BL games so far this season, they both resulted in a loss for Leverkusen.
Stefan Kiessling hasn't scored in his last two games. He has still been waiting for his 100th goal in the top flight (currently 99).
Against no team has Stefan Kiessling won more Bundesliga matches than against Monchengladbach (eight, like vs. Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg).
Monchengladbach player Alexander Ring was active as a youth player for Bayer Leverkusen between 2000 and 2008.
VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen
Stuttgart have lost only one of their last six duels against Werder Bremen (W2 D3).
Stuttgart have won five of their last six home games against Werder Bremen (one loss in October 2009). They have scored at least four goals in each of these five home victories.
Stuttgart are the only team in 2013 who have failed to win or to draw in the top flight.
Stuttgart have lost their last four Bundesliga games. A longer run of this kind last came in May/June 1987 when they lost seven consecutive BL games (club record).
With their 2-0-victory last week over Hannover, Bremen stopped their run of four BL games without victory.
However, Bremen have failed to win back-to-back in the top flight for 15 months.
No other team have collected as many red cards this season as Bremen and Stuttgart (five each).
Bremen´s next one will be their 100th red card in the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart have already conceded seven goals in 2013 - only Hannover and Bremen more (eight each).
Martin Harnik joined Bremen in January 2006, he appeared for them in 17 Bundesliga matches (one goal). Harnik has scored three goals in his last two matches against Bremen.
Stuttgart coach Bruno Labbadia turns 47 one day before the game.
Labbadia appeared for Bremen from 1996 to 1998, scoring 18 goals in 63 Bundesliga games.
Bremen striker Nils Petersen scored his first brace in the top flight last week against Hannover (2-0).
Petersen has contributed to more goals than any other Bremen player this season (nine goals, three assists).
No BL keeper has conceded as many goals from distance as Bremen keeper Sebastian Mielitz (9) and Stuttgart keeper Sven Ulreich (8).
FC Bayern Munich v FC Schalke 04
Bayern have won their last four Bundesliga duels against Schalke. They have, however, never won more than four consecutive duels against them in top flight.
Schalke have a deficit of 22 points against Bayern who top the Bundesliga with 51 points. They haven't had such a high deficit to Bayern before a direct duel in the top flight for almost ten years (2002/03, 29-point-deficit before their duel on matchday 34).
Only Furth (five points) and Hoffenheim (four) have gained fewer points from their last nine Bundesliga games than Schalke (six).
Bayern's current record of 51 points and +44 goals has never been reached by any other team in the Bundesliga after 20 games. They have gained 51 points themselves in their 2005/06 campaign, however they had a worse goal difference back then (+26).
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 16 competitive matches. After losing against Leverkusen in October (1-2), they have won twelve of their 16 competitive matches (D4).
Schalke have won only one of their last ten competitive games (D4 W5).
Bayern have been playing a brilliant season so far: No other team have managed to concede only seven goals after 20 games in Bundesliga history.
No other team have managed to keep 14 clean sheets after 20 games in Bundesliga history.
No other team have managed to keep a clean sheet throughout 2013 so far.
Mario Mandukic has had a hand in six of Bayern's last seven Bundesliga goals (five goals, one assist). No other player has scored as many Bundesliga goals in 2013 (5). The striker currently leads the Bundesliga top scorers (14 goals).
Mario Gomez has had three short appearances in 2013, playing only 20 minutes altogether.
Arjen Robben has had two appearances in 2013, playing 34 minutes. He hasn't been involved in a Bundesliga goal this season (7 appearances).
Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hasn't scored a Bundesliga goal in 433 minutes. He has scored only two goals in his last 13 BL appearances. His last goal came on November 27th, 2012 (1-3 defeat at Hamburg).
Manuel Neuer will appear for the fourth time against his former club, he has won each of the first three duels without conceding a goal. The German national was active for Schalke for more than 20 years (1991 - 2011; 156 BL appearances)
FC Augsburg v 1. FSV Mainz 05
Andreas Ivanschitz and Adam Szalai scored the goals in Mainz' 2-0 victory over Augsburg on matchday four.
Augsburg and Mainz have met in twelve competitive matches with Augsburg winning five and Mainz three games (D4).
Augsburg's first victory in Bundesliga history came on the road against Mainz (1-0, matchday 9, 2011/12).
Only Augsburg, Dortmund and Bayern Munich remain undefeated in 2013. Only three teams have gained more points in 2013 than Augsburg (five).
Augsburg haven't won any of their last six home games (L3 D3). Their only home victory this season came in October 2012 against Bremen (3-1).
Augsburg have lost all 17 BL games in which they have faced a deficit at half-time.
Only in 2010/11 have Mainz gained more points from their first 20 games (36) than currently (30).
Thomas Tuchel (39 years) and Markus Weinzierl (38) are the youngest coaches in the top flight.
Tuchel played for Augsburg as a youth player (1988 - 1992). He later coached the club's under-19 team in 2005/06 and the Reserves in 2007/08.
Mainz keeper Christian Wetklo has appeared in 99 Bundesliga games (all for Mainz). Only Elkin Soto (131 matches) and Nikolce Noveski (201) have appeared in more Bundesliga games for Mainz.
Mainz goal getter Adam Szalai (eleven goals) will be back on the pitch. He missed last week's match vs. Bayern due to previously picking up his fifth yellow. His teammate Nicolai Müller will miss the game (fifth yellow).
SC Freiburg v Fortuna Dusseldorf
Freiburg have faced 34 different clubs in their Bundesliga history. Dusseldorf are the only of these who have never lost against Freiburg (W2 D3).
Only against Bayern Munich do Freiburg have a lower points per game average (0.52) than against Dusseldorf (0.60).
Freiburg and Stuttgart are the only teams to have failed to win in 2013 (Freiburg: D2 L1), they have also scored the fewest goals this year (one each).
Dusseldorf have gained only one point from their last six away games. Only Nurnberg have been waiting longer for an away victory in the top flight.
Dusseldorf (currently 24 points) have gained 2 more points from their first 20 games than in 1996/97 (which resulted in their relegation). They have never been relegated when they have gained at least 23 points from their first 20 games.
Dusseldorf have lost all three games played on a Sunday this season. They have only won one of their 14 games on a Sunday in their Bundesliga history (D7 L6 and a 2-0 home victory over Karlsruhe in March 1996).
Freiburg have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five home games. They will equal their club record (=three consecutive clean sheets in home games) if they manage to keep another clean sheet against Dusseldorf.
Freiburg have lost for the third time this season after previously leading 1-0 (1-2 at Hoffenheim last week).
Kruse vs. Kruse: Freiburg player Max Kruse (5 goals, 5 assists) is his team's top scorer, Robbie Kruse (4 goals, 5 assists) is Dusseldorf´s top scorer. The latter has had a hand in six goals in his last six Bundesliga matches (3 goals, three assists).
Stefan Reisinger will return to his former club Freiburg for the first time after moving to Dusseldorf. He had been a fan favourite at Freiburg from 2009 - 2012 (72 BL games, 10 goals). Reisinger has never won a competitive match against Freiburg (D4 L3).
