Bundesliga Gameweek 25 Fri, Mar 6 · 19:30 Allianz Arena, München
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Our take

Bayern München were clear favourites.

Bayern München were the stronger side on L90 Strength (94 vs 42). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern München had 6.1 days of rest, Borussia Mönchengladbach 6.2 and had to travel 501 km.

Away travel501 kmRest days6.1 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Bayern München87%
Draw9%
Borussia Mönchengladbach4%
Expected goals 3.61 – 0.83
Bayern München85%
Draw11%
Borussia Mönchengladbach4%
Expected goals 2.98 – 0.60
Bayern München87%
Draw9%
Borussia Mönchengladbach4%
Expected goals 3.65 – 0.82
Bayern München81%
Draw12%
Borussia Mönchengladbach7%
Expected goals 3.22 – 0.93
Bayern München84%
Draw11%
Borussia Mönchengladbach5%
Expected goals 3.18 – 0.76
Over 2.5 82% Both score 55% Likeliest score 3–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · GermanyRobert Schröder
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 66

Team strength

Bayern MünchenBorussia Mönchengladbach
94 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
93 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
96 AttackIn forecast 34
90 DefenceIn forecast 21
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Bayern München

Attack—
Defense risk—

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Bayern MünchenBorussia Mönchengladbach
3.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.13
0.96 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.63
2.65 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.01 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.42
+1.02 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
100% Scored inContext 58%
38% Clean sheetsContext 38%
18.33 ShotsContext 11.46
8.42 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
46% On target shareContext 36%
12.58 Shots in the boxContext 7.96
69% Box shareContext 66%
20% ConversionContext 10%
2.52 OffsidesContext 2.21
9.58 Shots allowedContext 13.79
2.52 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.33
3.30 BlocksContext 3.25
1.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
68% Save rateContext 70%
67% PossessionIn forecast 47%
682 PassesContext 430
615 Accurate passesContext 357
90% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.20 Team ratingContext 6.80
9.08 FoulsContext 10.29
8.58 Fouls sufferedContext 10.58
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 24 and 24 games
2.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
2.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext -0.27
100% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
17.00 ShotsContext 11.10
8.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.11
49% On target shareContext 33%
11.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.10
67% Box shareContext 62%
17% ConversionContext 8%
2.33 OffsidesContext 1.57
11.20 Shots allowedContext 13.70
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.90
3.00 BlocksContext 2.80
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.60
69% Save rateContext 78%
64% PossessionIn forecast 47%
644 PassesContext 436
578 Accurate passesContext 359
90% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.14 Team ratingContext 6.74
8.70 FoulsContext 10.70
8.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Bayern München
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km955 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel501 km738 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Bayern München Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 28 Feb6.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km501 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways955 km738 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.87

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Bayern München Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Neuer(G)
20T. Bischof 3M. Kim 2D. Upamecano 27K. Laimer
8L. Goretzka 6J. Kimmich
14L. Díaz 10J. Musiala 42Lennart Karl
11N. Jackson
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Borussia Mönchengladbach Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
33M. Nicolas(G)
4K. Diks 30N. Elvedi 16P. Sander
17J. Castrop 7K. Stöger 27R. Reitz 29J. Scally
38A. Bolin 9F. Honorat
15H. Tabaković
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Bayern München Scores -0.09 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Mönchengladbach Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bayern München-0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Bayern München · Home 2.58points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
10-1-1
Scored
4.00
Conceded
1.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Away 1.00points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
3-3-6
Scored
1.08
Conceded
1.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

5 Bayern München wins2 draws2 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
Goals per game1.78 – 1.00 Over 2.556% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 0%
  • 25 Oct 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach0–3Bayern München
  • 10 May 2025Bayern München2–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 11 Jan 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach0–1Bayern München
  • 3 Feb 2024Bayern München3–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 2 Sep 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach1–2Bayern München
  • 18 Feb 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach3–2Bayern München

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Robert Schröder Germany · 66 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.03league 3.77
Red cards0.18league 0.16
Cards 5+44%league 38%
Fouls23.5league 20.7
Penalties0.33league 0.36
Home wins47%league 46%
Bayern München7 with this referee
Record4-1-2 Cards · opp.0.9 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • L6 Apr 24A · 1. FC Heidenheim2–30
  • W8 Oct 23H · SC Freiburg3–01
  • W13 May 23H · FC Schalke 046–00
  • D12 Mar 22A · 1899 Hoffenheim1–11
  • L12 Feb 22A · VfL Bochum2–41
Borussia Mönchengladbach8 with this referee
Record1-4-3 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D17 Jan 26A · Hamburger SV0–02
  • L23 Aug 24H · Bayer Leverkusen2–31
  • D11 May 24H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–11
  • D2 Mar 24A · FSV Mainz 051–11
  • L23 Sep 23H · RB Leipzig0–11

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Bayern München24 games · scored 88 · conceded 23
6 3 0-15
17 4 16-30
15 4 31-45
9 2 46-60
15 2 61-75
26 8 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach24 games · scored 27 · conceded 39
3 6 0-15
2 7 16-30
5 9 31-45
2 1 46-60
7 8 61-75
8 8 76-90
Bayern München10 games · scored 29 · conceded 12
0-15
6 2 16-30
4 3 31-45
6 1 46-60
6 1 61-75
7 5 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
2 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
1 5 31-45
46-60
3 4 61-75
2 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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