Professionals, 25. January 2019
Record against Bayern
Overall: 101 games, 18 wins, 20 draws, 63 defeats, 114:205 goal difference
Home: 51 games, 12 wins, 10 draws, 29 defeats, 60:90 goal difference
Away: 50 games, 6 wins, 10 draws, 34 defeats, 54:115 goal difference
Looking back
VfB came out on top the last time the sides met in Munich, winning 4-1 at the Allianz Arena on the final day of the 2017/18 Bundesliga campaign.
Support
VfB will have the backing of 7,500 visiting fans on Sunday, with the away section sold out.
Familiar faces
Three members of VfB's visiting party have previously represented Bayern: Holger Badstuber, Mario Gomez and Markus Weinzierl (the latter in the Regional League). As for the home side, Joshua Kimmich, Sven Ulreich and Serge Gnabry all have a VfB background – Kimmich and Gnabry came through the Stuttgart youth system, while goalkeeper Ulreich made 176 Bundesliga appearances for the club.
Gomez's Sunday best
Mario Gomez has scored more goals than any other player in Bundesliga history in games played on a Sunday: 34 in 55 outings, to be precise.
Gentner's personal landmark
VfB skipper Christian Gentner is expected make his 27th competitive appearance against Bayern; the 33-year-old has faced the Bavarians more than any other club.
Goals guaranteed?
Goals are usually the order of the day when VfB and Bayern meet – there have only ever been three goalless draws in 101 Bundesliga meetings between the sides.