Borussia Dortmund take on Augsburg at the Signal Iduna Park for their Bundesliga clash on Saturday as the side aims to take another step towards securing their place in the top-four.
With 55 points from 25 games, the BVB are currently in second place. They trail leaders Bayern Munich by 11 points as their title hopes were dashed following the Klassiker defeat a few weeks ago.
However, Champions League football remains their objective now, and the side looks to pick maximum points from the remaining games as the Bundesliga season heads to a close.
Augsburg are down in ninth with only nine wins and 31 points and saw their recent surge of three consecutive wins ended with a 2-1 loss to RB Leipzig.
Nonetheless, they have been one of the best sides post the winter break
Here are some interesting facts to note ahead of Dortmund vs Augsburg:
Team Stats
1) Borussia Dortmund have lost just once in 12 Bundesliga home games this season, a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich on 28 February 2026
2) Der BVB have scored in all 25 league games so far this season; no team has managed to hold them goalless
3) Dortmund have conceded a goal in their last four official games after back-to-back clean sheets in their previous two matches
4) Augsburg haven't kept a single clean sheet in any of their 12 Bundesliga games away from home this season
5) Augsburg have won five of their last seven Bundesliga matches, including a stunning 2-1 win away to Bayern for their first and only top-flight loss of the season
6) After failing to score in three consecutive Bundesliga games between the end of December 2025 and start of January 2026, the Fuggerstadter have netted in eight of their next nine league matches
Manager Stats
1) Dortmund manager Niko Kovac has played Augsburg on 13 occasions, recording just three wins - one each with Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund
2) The Croatian has faced Manuel Baum on five occasions, recording two wins and losses each, while one game ended in a draw; this marks his first game against him as a Dortmund manager
3) Baum has faced the BVB on seven occasions, winning just once: 2-1 in March 2019 as the Augsburg manager