Stats, data, key info: All you need to know about HSV v BVB | OneFootball

Two of the great traditional clubs facing off. Naturally, the Volksparkstadion is sold out when Hamburger SV hosts Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (November 8, 3:30 PM). HSV coach Merlin Polzin sums it up: "Then it's just really awesome."

European Cup successes, German championships, DFB-Pokal victories, and many, many national players. Both Hamburg and Dortmund can look back on a long history filled with titles. However, in recent years, the gap between the two clubs has grown wider. While BVB regularly competes in the Champions League, the North Germans spent many years wandering through the deep valley of second-tier football.

In history, the two founding members of the Bundesliga have faced each other 102 times in the top division. With 38:36 wins, 28 draws, and a goal difference of 184:179, the Black and Yellows are slightly ahead. It's somewhat surprising that the draw has only brought the two clubs together in the DFB-Pokal three times. Each time, HSV prevailed: in the 1962/63 final, the 1970/71 round of 16, and the first round in 1983/84.

Before the Red Shorts' departure from the Bundesliga at the end of the 2017/18 season, BVB won five consecutive matches against Hamburg. In the seven encounters before that, Borussia only won once (1 draw, 5 losses).

Goal Drought at HSV

The weakness of HSV is clearly shown in the table. With only eight goals, the Hanseatic team has the worst offense in the league—tied with FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Heidenheim. Half of their goals were scored in a single match, the 4-0 against Mainz 05. In contrast, they have conceded 15 goals so far, making them average in the Bundesliga. However, nine of these goals came in two matches—in Munich (0-5) and the last matchday in Cologne (1-4).

The trend for the promoted team is negative. The last three Bundesliga games all ended in defeat. However, in between, there was a 1-0 victory in the DFB-Pokal in Heidenheim.

BVB impresses mainly with its well-organized defense. Six goals conceded are only surpassed by FC Bayern (4). Additionally, Borussia keeper Gregor Kobel kept a clean sheet six times.

Only the Munich team has also managed in the Bundesliga to secure a 2-1 victory against the Black and Yellows. The defeat in the Allianz Arena is Borussia's only loss in the last 17 Bundesliga games (13 wins, 3 draws).

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