SV Werder Bremen only won one of the last 13 Bundesliga games against Borussia Mönchengladbach (4D 8L), but that was in the most recent SVW home game against Gladbach (5-1). In addition, Bremen also remained unbeaten away from home against the Fohlen (2-2), meaning that SVW remained unbeaten in consecutive BL games against Gladbach for the first time in 10 years (from April 2012 to March 2013 in 3).
Borussia Mönchengladbach celebrated as many Bundesliga home wins against no other club as against SV Werder Bremen (31). Since a 1-4 defeat in October 2010, the Fohlen have remained undefeated in 11 consecutive Bundesliga home games against Werder (W7 D4), longer than against any other current BL team. In these 11 games, Bremen only scored an average of 1.0 goals per game and conceded 2.9 goals.
Borussia Mönchengladbach recently won five competitive home games in a row (3 times BL; 2 times DFB Cup) – the last time the Foals achieved this was from September to December 2019 under Marco Rose (even 7). The Foals had remained winless in their first four home games this season (D1 L3).
With 16 points after 14 games, Borussia Mönchengladbach is having its weakest Bundesliga season in seven years – in 2016/17 there were also 16 points, and the Foals ended up in ninth place in the table.
SV Werder Bremen only got one point from the first six guest games of this Bundesliga season, which is SVW’s weakest interim result in 46 years (0 points in 1977/78). In addition, for the first time in six years (2017/18), the Hanseatic League did not win any of the first six away games of a BL season (1D 5L).
Only SV Darmstadt conceded more goals this Bundesliga season (37) than Borussia Mönchengladbach (31). Only once before in this millennium have the Foals conceded so many goals after 14 BL games – in 2010/11 there were even 40, when Gladbach only avoided relegation in the relegation.
Borussia Mönchengladbach allowed the most shots (248) and shots on goal (99) of all teams this Bundesliga season. However, SV Werder Bremen had the fewest shots (155) and shots on goal (51) in the league.
SV Werder Bremen scored their seventh and eighth header goals of this Bundesliga season in their recent 2-0 win against Augsburg, which is a joint league best (with Union Berlin and Bayern). Borussia Mönchengladbach already has seven headed goals. In addition, SVW only conceded two headed goals, only FCB conceded less in the league (1).
Gladbach’s Alassane Pléa was recently directly involved in a goal in his sixth Bundesliga appearance in a row (5 goals, 1 assist) – he had only managed such a series from September to November 2018, back then in seven BL appearances in a row. With nine direct goal involvements this BL season (7D 2A), he is the top scorer at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Bremen’s Marvin Ducksch collected a total of 22 direct goal involvements in the Bundesliga in 2023 (15 goals, 7 assists) – during this period only Serhou Guirassy (24) and Harry Kane (23) collected more direct goal involvements in the German upper house.