Goal-laden Baden-Württemberg derby

Did you know that…

…TSG have made one of their most successful starts to a second half-season?

As they did in the second half of the 2016/17 campaign, TSG have 11 points from their opening seven games in this second half-season.

…Hoffenheim are on a scoring run?

The Kraichgau club have scored at least one goal in each of their past eight Bundesliga matches – only in the 2019/20 season did TSG put together a longer goalscoring streak (14 consecutive games).

…VfB are currently having their best season in 11 years?

The last time the Swabians matched their current points tally after 24 Bundesliga matches was in the 2009/10, when they had one more point on the board than they do now (34 rather than 33).

… Pavel Kadeřábek has been flying since his return from injury?

For the first time since November 2019, the Czechia international was directly involved in two goals in one match against VfL Wolfsburg. They were also the first assists of the current campaign for the right-back, who was out injured for a long time.

…there tend to be lots of goals in Bundesliga matches involving Stuttgart?

There has been an average of 3.4 goals across VfB Stuttgart's Bundesliga games this term. There have been 82 goals scored in matches involving the Swabians, a tally which is only higher in the case of Borussia Dortmund (85) and Bayern Munich (105).

…goals are almost guaranteed in the Baden-Württemberg derby?

The two teams have played out a goalless draw on only one occasion. But that 0-0 stalemate came in the first meeting between the sides, some 13 years ago on September 2008. Since then, there has been an average of 3.5 goals per game in clashes between the Baden-Württemberg rivals.

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