Bundesliga Gameweek 28 Sat, Apr 4 · 14:30 BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
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Our take

Borussia Mönchengladbach were slight favourites.

Borussia Mönchengladbach were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 23). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for 1. FC Heidenheim. Borussia Mönchengladbach had 14 days of rest, 1. FC Heidenheim 14 and had to travel 385 km.

Away travel385 kmRest days14 · 14Matches / 14d1 · 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach59%
Draw23%
1. FC Heidenheim19%
Expected goals 1.97 – 1.03
Borussia Mönchengladbach57%
Draw24%
1. FC Heidenheim19%
Expected goals 1.85 – 0.97
Borussia Mönchengladbach58%
Draw23%
1. FC Heidenheim19%
Expected goals 1.94 – 1.04
Borussia Mönchengladbach51%
Draw25%
1. FC Heidenheim24%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.15
Borussia Mönchengladbach58%
Draw23%
1. FC Heidenheim19%
Expected goals 1.89 – 1.00
Over 2.5 58% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
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 · GermanyBastian Dankert
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 76

Team strength

Borussia Mönchengladbach1. FC Heidenheim
43 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
34 AttackIn forecast 48
21 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Defense risk—

1. FC Heidenheim

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Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia Mönchengladbach1. FC Heidenheim
1.22 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.26
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.20
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.82
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
63% Scored inContext 59%
37% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.11 ShotsContext 10.93
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.48
37% On target shareContext 30%
7.73 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
67% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 9%
2.27 OffsidesContext 2.24
13.67 Shots allowedContext 14.89
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.52
3.15 BlocksContext 3.81
3.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.26
69% Save rateContext 59%
46% PossessionIn forecast 42%
424 PassesContext 351
349 Accurate passesContext 272
82% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.70
10.37 FoulsContext 9.78
10.19 Fouls sufferedContext 10.19
1.44 Yellow cardsContext 1.59
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.28
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.90
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
70% Scored inContext 50%
30% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.10 ShotsContext 10.40
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
32% On target shareContext 26%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
64% Box shareContext 69%
9% ConversionContext 11%
2.13 OffsidesContext 2.71
13.20 Shots allowedContext 13.80
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30
2.90 BlocksContext 3.78
4.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
75% Save rateContext 59%
46% PossessionIn forecast 39%
413 PassesContext 319
335 Accurate passesContext 242
81% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.67
10.20 FoulsContext 9.10
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 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

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km90 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
1. FC Heidenheim
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel385 km0 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
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. FC Heidenheim
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Bundesliga 2025-2026, 21 Mar14Bundesliga 2025-2026, 21 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km385 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways90 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
33M. Nicolas(G)
4K. Diks 30N. Elvedi 16P. Sander
17J. Castrop 6Y. Engelhardt 27R. Reitz 29J. Scally
36Wael Mohya 9F. Honorat
18S. Machino
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
1. FC Heidenheim Confirmed XI
4-4-2
41D. Ramaj(G)
26Hennes Behrens 19J. Föhrenbach 6P. Mainka 2M. Busch
17M. Honsak 30N. Dorsch 16J. Niehues 8E. Dinkçi
11B. Zivzivadze 18M. Pieringer
+4 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
Borussia Mönchengladbach Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
1. FC Heidenheim Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • 1. FC Heidenheim-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home 1.23points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
4-4-5
Scored
1.23
Conceded
1.62
1. FC Heidenheim · Away 0.31points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
1-1-11
Scored
0.69
Conceded
2.08

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 5 of 5 meetings

4 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins1 draws0 1. FC Heidenheim wins
Goals per game2.40 – 0.80 Over 2.580% Both scored60% Clean sheets40% · 0%
  • 22 Nov 20251. FC Heidenheim0–3Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 1 Mar 20251. FC Heidenheim0–3Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 19 Oct 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach3–21. FC Heidenheim
  • 16 Mar 20241. FC Heidenheim1–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 28 Oct 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach2–11. FC Heidenheim

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 · Bastian Dankert Germany · 76 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.42league 3.73
Red cards0.16league 0.18
Cards 5+32%league 37%
Fouls23.4league 20.5
Penalties0.25league 0.36
Home wins47%league 45%
Borussia Mönchengladbach4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W21 Dec 24A · 1899 Hoffenheim2–10
  • W3 Nov 24H · Werder Bremen4–11
  • W7 Apr 24A · VfL Wolfsburg3–12
  • L11 Dec 21A · RB Leipzig1–42
1. FC Heidenheim7 with this referee
Record3-1-3 Cards · opp.1.4 · 1.6 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L8 Nov 25A · Bayer Leverkusen0–61
  • W29 Mar 25A · VfL Wolfsburg1–04
  • L18 Jan 25H · FC St. Pauli0–21
  • L23 Nov 24A · Bayer Leverkusen2–50
  • W28 Apr 24A · SV Darmstadt 981–01

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach27 games · scored 33 · conceded 46
4 8 0-15
3 7 16-30
6 11 31-45
3 2 46-60
8 8 61-75
9 10 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim27 games · scored 27 · conceded 61
1 3 0-15
3 9 16-30
4 15 31-45
6 12 46-60
5 9 61-75
8 13 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
2 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 11 · conceded 23
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 5 61-75
3 7 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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