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Stats and facts before Germany's clash with the Bravehearts

Referee: The game will be officiated by Dutchmen Björn Kuipers, who will be assisted by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra on the sidelines. Charles Schaap will be the fourth official.

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Die Mannschaft are looking to follow up their 3-1 home victory over Poland with victory in Glasgow, where they will take on Scotland on Monday night (20:45 CEST). The goal is clear: To collect three more points.

The DFB Team currently top Group D with 16 points. Poland are second on 14 points. Scotland (11 points) are under pressure having lost third place to Ireland (12 points) after a surprise defeat in Georgia. DFB.de collected all the important stats going into this game.

Record I: Germany's EURO qualifier in Glasgow will be their 904th international fixture. Since the first game on April 5th 1908, Germany have managed 525 wins, suffered 195 defeats and recorded 183 draws. The goal difference over the entire 903 games – in which a total of 917 players have made appearances – stands at 2,032 goals for and 1,072 against.

Record II: Joachim Löw will take charge of his 124th game as DFB-Team manager since his appointment in August 2006. His record stands at 83 victories, 22 draws and 18 defeats. In these 123 games, Joachim Löw has called up a total of 101 players, 76 of whom he gave their first chance in the national side. The latest of these – Liverpool's Emre Can – made his debut in the 3-1 victory over Poland last Friday.

Record III: It will be Germany's 17th encounter with Scotland. Die Mannschaft have won seven of these clashes, Scotland four and there have been five draws. The first meeting of the sides, which took place in Dortmund last September, produced a 2-1 victory for Löw’s men. Thomas Müller scored a brace; Ikechi Anya netted for the Scots.

Record appearances: The indisputable leader of this statistic is still Lothar Matthäus. The former World Player of the Year made 150 appearances for the DFB-Team in the years 1980 to 2000. In the current squad, Lukas Podolski is by far the most experienced player with 126 caps. Captain Bastian Schweinsteiger with 112 and Lukas Podolski are the only two players with over 100 caps to their names.

Record goalscorer: On the never ending list of Germany’s international goalscorers, Miroslav Klose sits at the top with 71 goals ahead of the legendary Gerd Müller with 68. Müller however only played 62 games while Klose retired with 137 caps. The current squad’s top scorer is Lukas Podolski with 48 goals, followed by Thomas Müller with 28, Schweinsteiger with 23 and Andre Schürrle on 20 goals.

Kits: Die Mannschaft will play in the white home strip.

Referee: The game will be officiated by Dutchmen Björn Kuipers, who will be assisted by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra on the sidelines. Charles Schaap will be the fourth official.