La Liga Opta Facts: 19-22 April

Mallorca v Rayo Vallecano
Mallorca have won five of their six home games against Rayo Vallecano in the top-flight (1D).
Following the victory earlier in the season, Rayo have the opportunity to win successive games against Mallorca in La Liga for the first time in their top-flight history.
Mallorca have won two of their five league games at the Iberostar under Manzano, only one less win than they managed in 10 home games under Caparros this season.
Rayo have only won one of their last six away league games (1D 4L), but this came in their last game on the road (2-0 v Celta Vigo).
Mallorca have won fewer fouls on home soil than any other La Liga side this term (160).
Andrija Delibasic, the former Mallorca player, has scored four of his five league goals off the bench this season, with those four goals all coming in the final 10 minutes.
The Balearic side have won just five games having scored the first goal (out of 11) this season, a league-low with Zaragoza.
The Franjirrojos have conceded a league-high 10 goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season.
Mexican midfielder Giovani dos Santos has participated in more goals than any other Mallorca player in the year 2013 (four goals, three assists).

Granada v Valladolid
Granada have won two of their three previous home meetings with Valladolid in the Primera (1L), keeping a clean sheet in both of these victories.
Despite this, Valladolid have won three successive top-flight meetings with Granada overall, keeping a clean sheet in each victory.
After winning their opening two games under Lucas Alcaraz, Granada are without a win in eight league games (D2 L6).
Djukic's side have won just one of their last eight away league games (D3 L4).
Oscar has scored 11 league goals this season, already his best ever record in a single La Liga campaign.
Granada have scored exactly once in each of their last five home league games, with all of those goals scored by a different player (including one own goal).
Valladolid have drawn four league games having conceded the first goal this season, but all four of those games have come at the Zorrilla.
Granada have lost a league-high 13 points from winning positions on home soil this season.
Nine of Real Valladolid's 10 victories this season, including the last against Getafe, have come with Patrick Ebert in the side.

Real Madrid v Real Betis
Real Madrid have won eight of their last 12 league meetings with Real Betis (2D 2L).
The Whites have won three consecutive home games against Betis and are unbeaten in 10 in La Liga (W7 D3).
Betis have not beaten Real Madrid in consecutive league games since February 1999.
Four of the five games Real Madrid have lost this season have come against sides from Andalusia, but all four of those were away from home (at home, two wins from two v Andalusian sides).
Gonzalo Higuain has scored five goals in five league games against Betis, including his most recent La Liga hat-trick.
Real Betis last won a league game at the Bernabeu in 1998, with the unforgettable Finidi George getting the winner.
With his brace last week, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Lionel Messi as joint top-scorer in the league in 2013 (17).
Real Madrid have scored in each of their last 18 home league games (3.3 goals per game on average).
Pepe Mel's side are unbeaten in three league games (1W D2), they have not gone four in a row without defeat since November.
Real Madrid have scored the second-most goals from outside the area this season (11), while Betis have conceded the fewest goals from range (one).
Ruben Castro has scored nine away league goals this season; he is the joint-top Spanish away scorer with Aritz Aduriz.

Barcelona v Levante
Barcelona have won seven of their last eight league meetings with Levante (D1) and have won all seven previous games played at the Camp Nou.
The Catalans have scored 3.6 goals per game on average in these seven home meetings with Los Granotas in the league.
Levante have only ever recorded three draws against Barca in the league; all ended 1-1 and came in Valencia.
The 5-0 defeat suffered by Levante in the Camp Nou last season is still their worst ever defeat under JIM.
Against no side has Cesc Fabregas scored more goals in La Liga than Levante (three).
Barcelona have won 11 consecutive home league games, scoring 3.8 goals per game on average.
Los Granotas have lost two successive league games, they have not lost three in a row since November 2011.
Michel has participated in seven of the 13 away goals netted by Levante this season (four goals, three assists).
Barcelona have scored their first goal on home soil in the 27th minute on average this season; only in two of their 15 games has this first goal come after the half-time break.
Levante have the lowest average possession in La Liga this season (36%); Barcelona have the highest (69.4%).

Valencia v Malaga
Valencia have won three successive home league games against Malaga, not dropping a single point against them in the Mestalla since February 2009 (1-1).
Malaga have won their last two league games against Valencia, though both came on the south coast.
Valencia have won two successive home league games; they have not won three on the bounce on home soil under Ernesto Valverde.
Malaga have won six away league games this season; they are now just one away from equalling their record for a single top-flight season (seven in 2004/05 and 2008/09).
Roberto Soldado has scored three goals in two games at the Mestalla against Malaga in La Liga.
Malaga are one of only two teams (with Zaragoza) who are yet to lose a league game when they have scored the first goal of the game this term.
Indeed, Manuel Pellegrini's side are the only side in La Liga yet to lose a game from a losing position all season (14W 2D).
Valencia have won a league-high 12 points following goals scored in the final five minutes of the game this season.

Getafe v Espanyol
Getafe have gone six consecutive home league games against Espanyol without a win (D3 L3), their worst ever home run without a victory against a single side in La Liga.
The last victory logged by the Blues at home to Espanyol in La Liga is also their biggest ever top-flight win (5-0 in 2005/06).
Espanyol have achieved four draws in 17 games against Getafe in the top-flight; all ended 1-1 and three came as the visiting side.
Alvaro Vazquez, who scored the last Espanyol goal in the Coliseum, has only scored one of his four goals for Getafe this season in that stadium.
Espanyol have netted a league-high nine goals from corners this season; Simao and Diego Colotto (two each) are their top scorers in this respect.
Only four of the 11 headed goals logged by Getafe this season have come at home and all of those were scored by defenders (Valera, Alexis, Lope, Fede Fernandez).
Ghanaian midfielder Wakaso has participated in five of the last eight Espanyol league goals (two goals, three assists).
Espanyol would be in the European spots (joint-fifth with Atletico) had the league started when Javier Aguirre took charge.
Getafe have scored 64% of their goals after the half-time break this season and 28% of them in the final 15 minutes.

Deportivo La Coruna v Athletic Bilbao
Deportivo have won their last four home league games against Athletic, scoring exactly three goals in three of them.
The Red-and-Whites have not won at the Riazor in the top-flight since December 2006 (2-0).
Athletic have only won one of their last 10 league meetings with Deportivo (D3 L6) and that was in the San Mames (2-0 in 2010).
The Galician side have won four successive league games; they have not won five in a row in La Liga since April 2008.
Deportivo have scored a total of 13 goals in these four games, two more than they mustered in their previous 16 games combined (11).
Athletic have only won one away league game in the year 2013; 1-0 against Osasuna (D2 L4).
Marcelo Bielsa's side have not scored more than a single goal in any of their last nine league games; the last time they managed it was a 2-2 draw against Valladolid on February 1.
Deportivo have conceded a league-high 17 goals in the final 15 minutes of games this season.
No Spanish player has scored more away league goals this season than Aritz Aduriz.
Juan Carlos Valeron has made eight assists already this season; he is just one away from equalling his La Liga record for one campaign (nine in 2001/02).

Osasuna v Real Sociedad
Osasuna have won five straight home games against Real Sociedad in La Liga, their best ever run against the Basque side in the Primera.
The last time Sociedad won in Pamplona in La Liga was back in September 2002 (3-2).
Real Sociedad have only scored one goal in their last five trips to the Reyno de Navarra in the top-flight (a 3-1 defeat in 2010).
Real Sociedad have accumulated six away games without defeat in the league, winning four of those games (D2).
Osasuna have not scored in 356 minutes of league football at the Reyno de Navarra; Kike Sola scored their last home goal v Zaragoza back in February.
Real captain Xabi Prieto has participated in more away goals than any other Sociedad player in La Liga this season (five goals and two assists).
Osasuna have only scored one goal from the penalty spot this season, the joint-lowest figure in the top-flight (with Athletic).
The Navarrans have the lowest shot conversion rate in La Liga this season (8.3%); Real Sociedad have the third-best figure (17%).

Sevilla v Atletico Madrid
Sevilla have won their last seven home league games, averaging three goals per game in their last six.
Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in six games against Sevilla in all competitions (W2 D4).
The side from Madrid have only won one of their last 15 visits to Nervion in the league (D6 L8): 1-2 in 2008.
If they avoid defeat here, Simeone's side will be unbeaten in five away league games; their best run of the campaign (W2 D2).
Falcao has scored more penalties (eight) than any other player in La Liga this season; one of which came against Sevilla in the return leg.
Jesus Navas has made more open play crosses than any other player in La Liga this season (206).
One or both of Falcao (six) and Diego Costa (five) has scored in each of the last seven league games that Atleti have netted in (11 of 14 goals in total between them).
The three goals Baba Diawara has scored in La Liga have all come against sides from the capital; the first of which came against Atletico.
Ivan Rakitic scored his first La Liga brace against Real Betis last week.
Sevilla, who have been shown a league-high12 red cards this season, were reduced to eight men in their reverse fixture with Atleti this term.
Los Colchoneros have never won an away game in La Liga against a team managed by Unai Emery (D3 L2).

Celta Vigo v Zaragoza
Celta Vigo have only won two of their last seven meetings with Zaragoza in La Liga (D2 L3), though one of those came at La Romareda this season (1-0).
In fact, that game was the only away game Celta have won all season.
Celta have not won any of their three league games without top scorer Iago Aspas this season, scoring just two goals in total in these games (1D 2L).
Los Manos have only mustered five points in the year 2013, the lowest figure in La Liga.
Celta have only scored one goal via a defender all season, while they have conceded nine goals to opposition defenders; a league-high shared with Getafe.
Between them, Helder Postiga (six) and Apono (three) have scored 69.2% of Zaragoza's away league goals this season.
Chilean Fabian Orellana has had more shots without scoring (29) than any other striker in La Liga this season.
Zaragoza have scored a league-high 64% of their goals in the first-half of games in this campaign.

Championship Opta Facts: 19-20 April

Hull v Bristol City
The Tigers have gone four league games unbeaten at home against the Robins, winning two (D2) and keeping three clean sheets in the process.
Hull top scorer Robert Koren has scored twice in his last three games against Bristol City for the Tigers.
The Robins have lost five of their last six in the Championship (D1); three of those defeats have come away from home.
Hull have lost eight points from winning positions this season; a league-low.

Huddersfield v Millwall
Huddersfield have lost three of their last five league games against Millwall (W1 D1).
The Lions have kept three consecutive clean sheets against the Terriers.
Millwall defender Shane Lowry has been booked more times than any other player this season (13).
The Terriers are without a clean sheet in nine games; unsurprisingly losing five of those matches (W3 D1).

Burnley v Cardiff
Six of the last eight league meetings between the two sides have ended in a draw, with Cardiff winning twice in that sequence.
No team have scored more headed goals than Cardiff this season (23).
The Clarets have picked up just one win in their last eight games (D4 L3), with that win coming at Turf Moor.
The Bluebirds have scored more goals in the final fifteen minutes of games than at any other stage this season (17).

Birmingham v Leeds United
Birmingham have won their last four league fixtures against Leeds, three of those being settled by a 1-0 scoreline.
Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic has scored five goals in his last two league games against Leeds.
Before the arrival of new manager Brian McDermott, Leeds had gone seven games without a win (D3 L4); they've now won two in a row with the new man in charge.
Midfielder Wade Elliot has scored three goals in his last four games for the Blues.

Bolton v Middlesbrough
The last 10 games between the two sides have produced 28 goals.
No side have lost most points from winning positions this season than Bolton (32).
Boro have accumulated the fewest points over the last 10 games (7), winning twice, drawing once and losing seven.
No side have picked up more points in the last 10 games than Bolton (21).

Brighton v Blackpool
The Seagulls have gone six games without a win against the Seasiders; losing three (D3).
Brighton forward Ashley Barnes has scored two goals in his last three appearances against Blackpool.
The Tangerines have scored 21 goals in the final fifteen minutes of games this campaign; a league-high.
Blackpool have conceded just six goals in the final fifteen minutes of league games this season; a joint-league-low alongside Millwall.

Charlton v Wolves
Charlton have failed to beat Wolves in five attempts, losing four of those matches (D1).
There have been 30 goals scored in their last 10 league meetings.
The Addicks are unbeaten in five, winning three (D2); two games shy of their longest unbeaten run this season (7).
The Addicks have won six times at home this season; a joint-league-low alongside Huddersfield and Birmingham.

Crystal Palace v Leicester
Crystal Palace have lost five of their last eight against Leicester (W2 D1).
The Eagles have gone six games without a win; the joint-longest current winless streak in the Championship alongside Bristol City.
Crystal Palace have failed to find the back of the net in five games, the longest scoreless run in the Championship this season. However, Leicester have conceded in each of their last 10 games, the longest current run of its kind.
Leicester attacker Jeffrey Schlupp has scored two goals in his last two games; his best such run of the season.

Derby v Peterborough
There have been three red cards issued in the last four league meetings between the Rams and the Posh.
The Posh have conceded 24 goals in the final fifteen minutes of games this season; a league-high.
Peterborough have now gone 10 games without defeat; the longest current unbeaten run in the division.
Derby have failed to win after going behind at home this season (D4 L4).

Nottm Forest v Barnsley
Forest have picked up just one win in their last six league matches against the Tykes; with the Yorkshire side winning twice (D3).
Forest have accumulated 24 points from losing positions this season; a joint-league-high alongside Blackpool.
After recording six consecutive wins, Forest are now without a win in five games (D3 L2).
Lewis McGugan has scored six goals in his last eight games for the Reds.

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich
In recent years, The Owls have struggled at home against the Tractor Boys, winning once in their last six (D1 L4).
After going 31 games without a goal, Jermaine Johnson has scored four goals in his last five games.
The Tractor Boys have lost once in their last seven games (W4 D2); keeping six clean sheets in that period.
The Owls have lost once in their last six matches (W3 D2).

Watford v Blackburn
There have been 16 goals scored in the last five matches between the two sides, averaging at 3.2 goals per game.
Fernando Forestieri has scored three goals in his last four games for the Hornets.
12 of the 19 goals Blackburn have scored in 2013 have come from Jordan Rhodes (63%).
The Hornets are without a win at Vicarage Road in three games (D2 L1).

SPL Opta Facts: 19-22 April

Dundee United v Motherwell
Dundee United have won three of the last four meetings with Motherwell; keeping three clean sheets in the process.
The Terrors are on a seven-match unbeaten run, winning two and drawing five in the SPL.
Three players have been sent off in Dundee United's last four league games, two of which belonged to them.
Motherwell striker Michael Higdon has scored five goals in his last six SPL games.

Kilmarnock v Hearts
Kilmarnock have won all three fixtures against Hearts this season with Cillian Sheridan and Paul Heffernan both scoring hat-tricks.
Hearts are without an away win in 12 games (D5 L7) and should they fail to win against Kilmarnock, it will equal this season's joint-longest run without an away win (Dundee 13 games).
Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd has scored two goals in two consecutive matches for Killie.
Hearts have failed to beat Kilmarnock in eight attempts, losing five (D3).

St Mirren v Dundee
This season, St Mirren have already recorded two victories over Dundee. Although, Dundee won the most recent fixture 2-1, thanks to goals from Jim McAlister and John Baird.
Dundee's Ian Davidson has been booked 11 times this season; a league-high.
The Buddies are without a win in five games, drawing their last four (L1).
Dundee have lost once in their last five (W2 D2); their best such league run of the season.

Celtic v Inverness CT
Celtic have won five of their last six against Inverness (L1), scoring 12 in the process.
Celtic have kept 14 clean sheets and have scored 14 headed goals; both league-highs.
Inverness have scored eight penalties this season, with Billy McKay scoring five from the spot.
No player has missed more penalties this season than Celtic's Scott Brown (2).

St Johnstone v Ross County
Ross County have lost their last three games in the SPL, their worst run of defeats since October, when they also lost three consecutive matches.
The Saints have received six red cards this season; a league-high. Interestingly, Ross County are yet to receive a red card.
Only Celtic (14) have kept more clean sheets than Ross County this season (13).
No team have scored more goals from outside the box this season than the Staggies (15).

Hibernian v Aberdeen
Hibs have lost their last three games; their worst such run of the season.
The Dons are without an away win in five games, losing four (D1).
No player has scored more braces this season than Hibernian's Leigh Griffiths (4).
No team have picked up fewer points over the last 10 games than Hibernian (7).

Bundesliga Opta Facts: 19-21 April

Borussia Monchengladbach - FC Augsburg
Augsburg are the only side to have never lost a Bundesliga game against Borussia Monchengladbach (D2 L1).
The last time these two teams met, Monchengladbach won both games, but it happened in the second divison (2007(08).
In 2011/12, a scoreless draw between Monchengladbach and Augsborg on matchday 33, secured fourth spot for Monchengladbach and saved Augsborg from relegation.
Augsburg are only three points away from 15th spot (currently occupied by Dusseldorf) which would take them out of the relegation zone. They could tie with Dusseldorf, who play a day later away at Hamburg.
Monchengladbach are unbeaten in their last eight home games (W5 D3). This is their longest unbeaten home run since April 2011 - March 2012, when they went 16 home games without a loss.
Monchengladbach have scored in all 19 competitive home games this season. The last time they failed to score at home was on matchday 33 in 2011/12 - a 0-0 against Augsburg.
Augsburg have scored in each of their last nine away games (a club record).
Monchengladbach have hit fewer crosses than any other side in the Bundesliga (313). This is despite having striker Luuk de Jong in their ranks (led the Dutch Eredivisie in 2011/12 with nine headers).
Luuk de Jong has managed only two Bundesliga headers in 2012/13.
Dong-Won Ji scored his first Bundesliga brace last week against Frankfurt. He was also directly involved in 10 shots last week (5 shots, 5 assists).
The next loss for Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre will be his fiftieth in his Bundesliga coaching career: He has coached in 150 games in the German top flight (W65 D36).

Borussia Dortmund - 1. FSV Mainz 05
Mainz have never won a Bundesliga game at Dortmund (L2 D4) and they have never scored more than one goal in a game there.
Dortmund have won their last three encounters with Mainz (winning all of them with the same scoreline: 2-1) and they haven't lost any of their last five against Mainz (W4 D1).
Dortmund have won their last four Bundesliga matches in a row, scoring 17 goals.
Mainz have won only one of their last ten games in the top flight (L3 D6).
Dortmund have scored 72 goals in the Bundesliga this season, which is their second-best ever haul after 29 games (73 goals in 1963/64 after the opening 29 games).
Mainz have conceded only 34 goals (tied with Freiburg); only Bayern Munich have conceded fewer (13).
Robert Lewandowski has scored in each of his last eleven Bundesliga appearances. Only Gerd Müller has scored in more (16 consecutive matches for Bayern Munich in 1969/70).
Lewandowski has the chance to become the first Dortmund player since 2002 to end up as the Bundesliga's top goal scorer (the last one was Marcio Amoroso in 2002; 18 goals).
Dortmund's Ilkay Gündogan is poised to make his 100th Bundesliga appearance (he's currently on 99; 12 goals, 9 assists).
Jürgen Klopp spent his entire career as a professional player with Mainz, eventually taking over the reins as player-coach. He lead Mainz to their first promotion to the top flight in 2005.
Jürgen Klopp was also responsible for handing Neven Subotic his Bundesliga debut, when they were both at Mainz in 2006/07.
Christian Wetklo saved 74.6% of all shots this season, which is second-highest in the Bundesliga (after Bayern's Manuel Neuer 81.2%).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 1899 Hoffenheim
Leverkusen have never lost against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga (W8 D1), scoring 22 goals in the process (average of 2.4 per game).
Hoffenheim's only point against Leverkusen came in November 2010 (2-2 at Hoffenheim).
No side has won as many Bundesliga games against Hoffenheim as Bayer Leverkusen (8).
Leverkusen picked up twelve points from their last five games leading up to the winter break. The same record (i.e. 12 points from their next five games) would see them finishing third in the Bundesliga
Hoffenheim lost all five games leading into the winter break - another five losses in the upcoming five games would result in their direct relegation.
Bayer Leverkusen have won only one of their last five Bundesliga games (L2 D2 and a 4-1 victory at Dusseldorf).
Bayer Leverkusen have lost 16 points after a lead (tied with VfB Stuttgart; only SC Freiburg has lost more - 17).
Leverkusen have scored in each of their last 17 Bundesliga home games. This is their best run since February 2003 till November 2004 when they scored in 30 consecutive home games.
Hoffenheim are the worst away team in the top flight, only five points from their last eleven games on the road, 8 in total.
Hoffenheim coach Markus Gisdol has gained four points from his first two Bundesliga games (only former Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick has done better, with six points from his first two games).
Hoffenheim have collected 24 points from 29 games so far. The last two sides to match that record would eventually avoid relegation (Hannover in 2009/10 and Monchengladbach in 2008/09).
Stefan Kießling has won all eight of his Bundesliga games against Hoffenheim. Against no other team has he won more games in the top flight (8 wins against Monchengladbach and Wolfsburg).

Hannover 96 - Bayern Munich
Hannover won their last two home games against Bayern (and 3 of their last 4, with one loss).
Hannover have conceded more goals against Bayern (125) in the top flight than against anyone else. They've also lost more Bundesliga games against them (30), than against anyone else.
Bayern won the reverse fixture 5-0, earlier this season.
None of the last 13 Bundesliga meetings between Hannover and Bayern had resulted in a draw (9 victories for Bayern, 4 for Hannover).
Bayern have drawn only three Bundesliga games this season, while Hannover have drawn five. No other sides have fewer draws.
Bayern are unbeaten in their last 16 Bundesliga away games (W15 D1). They kept a clean sheet in twelve of these matches.
Bayern's last away loss came more than one year ago at Dortmund (0-1; April 11th, 2012).
Bayern need three points to equal the Bundesliga record of 81 points (Dortmund 2011/12) - they have five more games to clinch it.
With their next win, Bayern could set a new Bundesliga record for victories in a season (currently 25), clean sheets (currently 19), and consecutive away victories (currently 8).
Hannover have won only one of their last six Bundesliga games (L3 D2), failing to score in three of them.
Bayern have scored in each of their last 32 Bundesliga games (the Bundesliga record is 36 consecutive games). They haven't failed to score since matchday 31 in 2011/12 (0-0 vs. Mainz).
Steven Cherundolo is poised equal Jürgen Bandura record of 298 Bundesliga games for Hannover
Jupp Heynckes appeared in 86 Bundesliga games for Hannover (1967 - 1970), scoring 25 goals.

Hamburger SV - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf have failed to win any of their last seven Bundesliga games against Hamburg (L6 D1; goal difference: 4-17).
Dusseldorf's last victory at Hamburg came on May 25th, 1985 (matchday 32) when they beat their opponents 2-1.
Hamburg have won only one of their last five home games (L3 D1 and a 1-0 victory against Monchengladbach on matchday 22). They scored only two goals in these five games.
Augsburg (in 16th place, good for the relegation play-offs) are only three points behind Dusseldorf, who have won only three points from their last seven games.
Dusseldorf have failed to win any of their last eleven away games (L9 D2). Their last away victory came on September 25th, 2012 when they won 2-0 at Furth.
No other side has won fewer away games than Dusseldorf (2 - tied with Hoffenheim and Furth).
Last week, Heung-Min Son scored his third brace of the season. He has already scored eleven goals (tied with Rudnevs).
Along with Hamburg (Rudnevs and Son, 11 goals each), Dortmund and Bayern are the only other teams with two players in their ranks with more than 10 goals each.
Stefan Reisinger is Dusseldorf's top goal scorer (7 goals). The last Dusseldorf player who scored as many goals was Richard Cyron in 1995/96 (9 goals).
During his 54 games in charge of Hamburg, Thorsten Fink has made 156 substitutions - with none of them managing to get on the scoresheet. by far the longest run in the Bundesliga.
Norbert Meier's debut as Bundesliga coach came against Hamburg (1-1 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach).

Eintracht Frankfurt - FC Schalke 04
Frankfurt have failed to win in any of their last 13 Bundesliga games against Schalke (L9 D4). Their last victory came more than nine years ago.
Frankfurt have won more Bundesliga home games against Schalke (21, tied with Stuttgart), more than any other side.
Schalke have won more away games in the top flight against Frankfurt (11, tied with Dortmund and Bremen) than any other side except Bochum (13).
As recently as matchday 21, Schalke were eight points behind Frankfurt. Now they are four points ahead.
Frankfurt have won only one of their last nine Bundesliga games (L5 D3).
Schalke have won five of their last seven Bundesliga games (L1 D1).
Frankfurt failed to score in seven of their last nine games. They have scored only four goals in these nine games (fewer than any other side).
Schalke's Jermaine Jones was born in Frankfurt and represented them in 31 Bundesliga games (2 goals)
Frankfurt's Carlos Zambrano appeared in 16 Bundesliga games for Schalke.
Frankfurt's top scorer Alex Meier (13 goals) has never beaten Schalke in 11 Bundesliga games (L8 D3).

Werder Bremen - VfL Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg secured their only Championship with a 5-1 victory over Werder Bremen in 2008/09.
Bremen have conceded more goals this season than any other side (56). This is the most goals they've conceded in 33 years.
No teams have gained more points from behind than Wolfsburg (13: W2 D7) and Bremen (12: W2 D6).
Bremen have failed to win in any of their last eight games (L3 D5). Their last victory came on matchday 21 at Stuttgart (4-1). Only Greuther Furth have gone longer without a victory (9 games).
No sides have gone longer without a clean sheet than Bremen (9 games) and Wolfsburg (8 games).
Only two sides (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) have a better away record than Wolfsburg (21 points).
Only Dusseldorf (9 points) and Furth (6) have collected fewer points in the second half of the season than Werder Bremen (10).
Wolfsburg's Naldo is on 199 Bundesliga appearances. The defender moved from Bremen to Wolfsburg in 2012, after 173 Bundesliga appearances for Bremen (2005 - 2012).
Wolfsburg's Diego appeared in 84 Bundesliga games for Bremen from 2006 till 2009 (38 goals).

VfB Stuttgart - SC Freiburg
Stuttgart and Freiburg have just met in the German Cup semi finals on Wednesday (also at Stuttgart).
Stuttgart have won 56% of their Bundesliga games against Freiburg. Only against Augsburg and Furth (100% each) do they have a better rate (among current Bundesliga clubs).
Freiburg have lost ten of their last twelve Bundesliga games at Stuttgart (W1 D1).
Freiburg have currently won three consecutive Bundesliga games. They could equal their club record (W4 consecutive) with a victory against Stuttgart.
Stuttgart have won only one of their six Bundesliga home games in 2013 (L4 D1 and a 2-0 victory against Monchengladbach last week).
Stuttgart haven't conceded a goal in the Bundesliga in 188 minutes (2 games) which is their longest run since March 2012.
Stuttgart have scored only 31 goals in their 29 Bundesliga games this season. Only in 2005/06 did they score fewer (29) in the same number of matches.
Freiburg have conceded only 34 goals (tied with Mainz) which is the second best defensive record in the Bundesliga (Bayern 13 goals).
No sides have lost more points after a lead than Freiburg (17) and Stuttgart (16, tied with Leverkusen).
Stuttgart are the only side yet to score a goal from outside the box.
Stuttgart's Martin Harnik scored more goals against Freiburg (4 in 5 appearances) than against any other side in the Bundesliga: He scored a brace in both meetings in 2011/12.
Freiburg's Max Kruse has been involved in eight goals in his last ten games (6 goals, 2 assists).

1. FC Nurnberg - SpVgg Greuther Furth
Their only Bundesliga meeting earlier in the season, resulted in a scoreless draw.
In that games, there were only eight attempted shots and only one shot on target (both records since Opta began compiling those kinds of data in 2004/05).
Last week, both Nurnberg (0-4 away loss at Bayern Munich) and Furth (1-6 home loss against Dortmund) suffered their biggest defeats of season.
Nurnberg haven't lost any of their last eleven home games (W6 D5). This is currently the longest home run of all Bundesliga teams.
Nurnberg have scored in each of their last ten home games.
Furth haven't won any of their last nine games (L6 D3), longer than any other side.
Furth are last in the Bundesliga in goals (19), big chances (26), passing accuracy (73.3%) and shot conversion (73.3%).
No sides have played fewer passes than Nurnberg (9800) and Furth (9901). The Bundesliga average is 12207 per team.
Nurnberg defender Per Nilsson is the top goal scorer of his side (5 goals) and the best goal scorer among all defenders (tied with Wolfsburg's Naldo). His last three goals came following a set-piece.

Ligue 1 Opta Facts: 19-21 April

Montpellier - Lyon
Lyon have won seven of their last nine games against Montpellier in Ligue 1 (L2).
Montpellier have won 26 home games since August 2011, more than any other L1 team.
Montpellier have scored in each of their last 14 Ligue 1 home games, best run this season.
Lyon have lost their last four away games against the title holder in Ligue 1 (D2, L2).
Souleymane Camara has scored seven of his nine L1 goals this season at home.
René Girard has never drawn against Lyon as a manager in Ligue 1 (W2, L7).

Marseille - Brest
Brest have failed to win and to keep a clean sheet in Marseille in Ligue 1 (D2, L7).
Marseille are unbeaten in their last six Ligue 1 games (W3, D3).
No team has lost more Ligue 1 games than Brest this season (19).
Brest have lost their last five L1 games (1 goal for, 13 against), worst current run.
Steve Mandanda has made 15 saves since his last goal conceded against Troyes.
André-Pierre Gignac has scored 10 goals in his 14 competitive home games this season.

Bastia - Lille
Lille have only won once in their 20 trips to Bastia in Ligue 1 (D5, L14).
Lille have only lost one of their last eight visits to Corsica in Ligue 1 (W4, D3).
Bastia have won their last three home games in Ligue 1 (9 goals scored, 1 conceded).
Bastia have conceded 60 goals in L1 this season, more than any other team.
Mickael Landreau has kept a clean sheet in his last three games against Lille in Ligue 1.
Frédéric Hantz has failed to win any of his four games against Rudi Garcia as a manager in Ligue 1 (D3, L1).

Nancy - Evian TG
Evian TG remain unbeaten against Nancy in their three clashes in Ligue 1 (W1, D2).
Nancy have won two home games in a row in Ligue 1.
Nancy have scored in each of their last six Ligue 1 games, best current run with Reims.
Nancy have conceded 15 headed goals, highest tally in Ligue 1 this season.
Evian TG have only won once in their last nine away games in Ligue 1 (D3, L5).
Kevin Bérigaud has scored two goals against Nancy in L1, more than against any other team.

Paris SG - Nice
Nice have only lost three of their last 15 Ligue 1 games against PSG (W9, D3).
PSG have registered 67 points after 32 games, highest tally in L1 since Lyon in 2007/08 (67).
PSG have won their last three Ligue 1 games without conceding a single goal.
Nice have scored seven goals in their last two Ligue 1 games.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is involved in PSG's last four home goals in Ligue 1 (3 goals, 1 assist).
Dario Cvitanich is Nice's top scorer in a season since their come-back in the top-flight in 2002/03, alongside Baky Koné (14 goals in 2007/08) and Loïc Rémy (14 in 2009/10).

Reims - Valenciennes
Valenciennes have lost 11 of their last 14 trips to Reims in Ligue 1 (W1, D2).
Reims have kept a clean sheet in their last three home games, best current run in Ligue 1.
Reims are unbeaten in their last four L1 games (W3, D1), their best run in 2013.
VA have failed to win any of their last eight L1 games (D4, L4), worst current streak alongside Rennes.
Valenciennes have conceded 24 goals in13 Ligue 1 games in 2013, highest tally.
Six of Gaëtan Courtet's nine goals in Ligue 1 this season have been scored at home.
Three of Valenciennes' last four away goals in Ligue 1 have been scored by Opa Nguette.

Sochaux - Bordeaux
Sochaux have only won once in their last 12 oppositions against Bordeaux in Ligue 1 (D8, L3).
Bordeaux are unbeaten in their last five trips to Sochaux in Ligue 1 (W3, D2).
Sochaux have only won one of their last seven Ligue 1 games (D3, L3).
24% of Bordeaux's goals have been scored following a corner, best ratio in L1 2012/13.
Henri Saivet has scored five of his seven Ligue 1 goals away from home this season.
Alexandre Castro has shown the most cards per game in L1 this season (40 in 8 games).

Toulouse - Lorient
Lorient have only lost once in their last seven trips to Toulouse in Ligue 1 (W2, D4).
Toulouse have only lost twice in their last 13 L1 games against clubs from Brittany (W5, D6).
Toulouse have failed to win any of their last five home games in Ligue 1 (D3, L2).
Lorient have only won three of their last 34 away games in Ligue 1 (D11, L20).
Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic (10) has scored more home goals than Wissam Ben Yedder (9) in Ligue 1 this season.
Jérémie Aliadière is involved in seven of Lorient's last nine away goals in L1 (5 goals, 2 assists).

Rennes - Troyes
Rennes have won their last two competitive games against Troyes this season (2-1 in Coupe de La Ligue and 3-2 in Ligue 1). Jonathan Pitroipa has scored in both games.
Troyes have only won one of their last 10 Ligue 1 games (D6, L3).
Troyes are the only team (out of 98) not to have won a single away game in the European Top 5 this season.
Troyes have failed to win any of their last 25 away games in Ligue 1 (D8, L17).
Frédéric Antonetti has only lost one of his seven oppositions against Jean-Marc Furlan in Ligue 1 (W5, D1).
Rennes have registered 1.6 points per game with Romain Alessandrini on the pitch in Ligue 1 this season, only 0.8 pts per game without him.

St Etienne - Ajaccio
Ajaccio have failed to win in Saint Etienne in Ligue 1 (D2, L7).
St Etienne have only lost one of their last 13 L1 games against Corsican teams (W7, D5).
St Etienne have not conceded a single goal against Corsican teams this season.
Ajaccio have failed to win any of their last nine away games in Ligue 1 (D6, L3).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 33 goals in Ligue 1 since 2011/12, more than any other Ligue 1 player.
Adrian Mutu has hit the woodwork six times in L1 2012/13, more than any other player.