Table-topping Borussia Dortmund’s unblemished defensive record will be sorely tested by a Borussia Mönchengladbach side that has shone on its travels recently when the pair face off in Saturday’s late kick-off (18:30CEST/16:30GMT).
Form
It has been a record-breaking week for Dortmund, who extended their unbeaten start to the season on Matchday 5 with victory over Hamburg. Peter Bosz is now the first coach in Bundesliga history to record five clean sheets in his first five games. American teenage star Christian Pulisic celebrated with a late birthday present on Wednesday, bagging the third and final goal of the night, his strike Dortmund's 3,000th in the Bundesliga.
Mönchengladbach also come into the battle of the Borussias in good shape, having seen off Stuttgart at Borussia-Park on Tuesday. Raffael bagged a brace, his first goals of the season, and is almost certain to remain as Lars Stindl's strike partner. The main question mark for Hecking's side is the fitness of goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who missed the win on Tuesday. His replacement, Tobias Sippel, is yet to concede a goal after four matches in the Bundesliga, and will start should the Swiss international fail his fitness tests.
Watch: Dortmund eased past Hamburg on Wednesday night
Probable line-ups
Dortmund: Bürki - Piszczek, Sokratis (c), Toprak, Zagadou - Dahoud, Sahin - Pulisic, Kagawa, Philipp - Aubameyang
Absentees: Schmelzer (ankle ligaments), Durm (hip), Toljan (muscle problems), Bartra (muscle problems), Reus (ankle ligaments), Rode (pubic bone), Guerreiro (foot), Schürrle (thigh)
Coach: Peter Bosz
Gladbach: Sippel - Elvedi, Ginter, Vestergaard, Wendt - Kramer, Zakaria - Herrmann, Hazard - Stindl (c), Raffael
Absentees: Sommer (knee), Strobl (knee ligaments), Traore (thigh), Grifo (knee), Benes (metatarsal), Drmic (knee)
Coach: Dieter Hecking
Match stats
New BVB boss Bosz is the first coach to not concede in his opening five Bundesliga gamesMönchengladbach have lost none of their last four away games (one win, three draws).Dortmund have triumphed in ten of their last 11 home games with the Foals.Matthias Ginter made 67 Bundesliga appearances (three goals) for Dortmund before moving to Borussia-Park last summer; Gladbach team-mate Jonas Hofmann featured in 38 Bundesliga games (three goals) for BVB.Mo Dahoud played 61 times (seven goals) for the Foals before making the trip in the opposite direction.
Source: bundesliga.com