Friday, January 28, 2011

Bundesliga Opta Facts - 29-31 January

Wolfsburg v Dortmund
  • Wolfsburg are unbeaten in their last eight league games, winning their last game after seven draws in a row.
  • Wolfsburg have won only three of their nine home games this season (four draws, two losses).
  • Wolfsburg have lost four of their last seven home games against Dortmund, and have won just four of 13 Bundesliga home meetings with Dortmund overall (four draws, five losses).
  • Dortmund have won more than half of their Bundesliga meetings with Wolfsburg (14 of 27), losing just six (seven draws).
  • Dortmund have won nine of their 10 away games this season - no Bundesliga team has ever managed this in their first 10 away games of a season.
  • After recording 14 wins in 16 games, Dortmund have won just one of their last three (one draw, one loss).




Nürnberg v Hamburg
  • Nürnberg have won only one of their last eight league matches, losing five (two draws).
  • Nürnberg have lost three of their last four home games (one win).
  • Nürnberg have won just one of their last 19 league meetings with Hamburg, losing 13 (five draws).
  • Hamburg have lost just one of their last eight away games at Nürnberg, winning four (three draws).
  • Hamburg are the only team in the league that have won both games since the winter break.
  • Dating back before Christmas, Hamburg have won three in a row - their longest-such run since summer 2009 (four in a row).


Schalke v Hoffenheim
  • Schalke have won four of their last five league games (one defeat).
  • Schalke lost their opening home game (0-1 v Hamburg) after the winter break, after winning four in a row at home by an aggregate score of 12-0.
  • Schalke's 1-0 win at Hannover saw them keep their seventh clean sheet this season - only Dortmund (8) have more.
  • Hoffenheim have lost only one of their five Bundesliga duels with Schalke (two wins, two draws).
  • Hoffenheim have lost just one of their last four away games in the league (one win, two draws).
  • Hoffenheim have won none of their last six league games (five draws, one loss) - the longest current run without a win in the league.


St. Pauli v Köln
  • St. Pauli have won only one of their 11 league games (three draws, seven losses).
  • St. Pauli have won none of their last five away games in the league, drawing their latest after losing four in a row.
  • St. Pauli have won only one of their 11 home games against Köln in the Bundesliga and the Second Division (four draws, six losses).
  • Köln have won 10 of their 15 Bundesliga duels with St. Pauli (three draws, two losses).
  • Dating back to last season, Köln have won only one of their last 12 away games (two draws, nine losses).
  • Köln's 3-0 win against Bremen last weekend was their most lopsided victory since March 2010 (4-1 in Hannover).


Leverkusen v Hannover
  • Leverkusen have lost only one of their last 10 league games (six wins, three draws).
  • Leverkusen have won only three of their 10 home games this season (four draws, three defeats).
  • Leverkusen have won their last three home meetings with Hannover, scoring nine goals and conceding none.
  • Hannover have only scored seven goals in 11 league games at Leverkusen, and just five in eight visits since 2000.
  • Hannover have won three of their last four away games (one loss). Overall, they have already won more away games this season (five) than last season (four).
  • Hannover have won six of their last eight league matches (two losses).




Bremen v Bayern
  • Bremen have only won two of their last 10 Bundesliga games (six defeats). They have failed to score in six of their last nine games.
  • Bremen are ranked sixth in the home table, with a record of five wins, a draw and three losses at home.
  • Bremen have beaten Bayern more often than any other side in BL history (26 times). Werder have also scored more goals against the Bavarians than any other team (113).
  • Bayern haven't lost any of their last six competitive games against Bremen (three wins, three draws).
  • Bayern have won only two of their nine away games (four draws, three losses).
  • Bayern have lost only one of their last 12 Bundesliga games (seven wins, four draws).


Kaiserslautern v Mainz
  • Kaiserslautern have lost only two of their last eight league games (three wins, three draws).
  • Lautern recorded only two wins in their last eight league home games at famous Betzenberg (four draws, two losses).
  • The last time Kaiserslautern defeated Mainz at home was more than six years ago (2-0, 5 December 2004).
  • Mainz are undefeated in their last five competitive matches against Kaiserslautern and haven't lost any of their last four road trips to the Betzenberg stadium.
  • Mainz have lost four of their last five league games (one win).


Stuttgart v Freiburg
  • Stuttgart have won only one of their last eight league matches (three draws, four losses).
  • All of Stuttgart's four wins this league season have come at home.
  • Stuttgart have scored 23 goals in home games this league season - only Bayern (25) have more.
  • Since Freiburg's 4-0 win at Stuttgart in their first ever Bundesliga season (1993/94), Stuttgart are unbeaten against Freiburg at home and have won nine of 10 games.
  • Freiburg didn't play out a draw any of their first 16 games this season, but have drawn the last three.
  • Freiburg are unbeaten in five games. The last time they managed that was in 2004.


Frankfurt v Mönchengladbach
  • Frankfurt have won only two of their last eight league games, losing five (one draw).
  • Frankfurt have won 20 of their 37 Bundesliga home meetings with Gladbach, losing just eight (nine draws).
  • Frankfurt have won more Bundesliga games against Gladbach than against any other team (30).
  • In this season's meeting between the two teams at Gladbach, Frankfurt enjoyed their biggest Bundesliga away victory in 16 years when they beat the home side 4-0.
  • Gladbach have won five of their last 10 BL away games at Frankfurt (one draw, four losses).
  • Mönchengladbach have lost seven of their last eight matches in all competitions (one win).