Bundesliga Gameweek 34 Sat, May 16 · 14:30 BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
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Our take

1899 Hoffenheim were slight favourites.

1899 Hoffenheim were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 42). Absences weigh more on Borussia Mönchengladbach. Borussia Mönchengladbach had 7 days of rest, 1899 Hoffenheim 7 and had to travel 276 km.

Away travel276 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach30%
Draw25%
1899 Hoffenheim45%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.69
Borussia Mönchengladbach32%
Draw27%
1899 Hoffenheim41%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.43
Borussia Mönchengladbach32%
Draw25%
1899 Hoffenheim43%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.67
Borussia Mönchengladbach24%
Draw23%
1899 Hoffenheim53%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.90
Borussia Mönchengladbach30%
Draw26%
1899 Hoffenheim43%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.53
Over 2.5 59% Both score 61% 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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RefereeFrank Willenborg
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 59

Team strength

Borussia Mönchengladbach1899 Hoffenheim
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 62
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 49
34 AttackIn forecast 46
21 DefenceIn forecast 43
— 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

Attack—
Defense risk—

1899 Hoffenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia Mönchengladbach1899 Hoffenheim
1.15 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.97
1.61 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.45
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 1.59
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.38
64% Scored inContext 85%
36% Clean sheetsContext 21%
11.21 ShotsContext 13.94
4.23 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.06
35% On target shareContext 36%
7.72 Shots in the boxContext 9.59
67% Box shareContext 68%
10% ConversionContext 14%
2.22 OffsidesContext 2.23
13.73 Shots allowedContext 11.85
5.48 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.18
3.19 BlocksContext 3.42
3.94 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.97
72% Save rateContext 69%
47% PossessionIn forecast 55%
431 PassesContext 463
355 Accurate passesContext 374
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.90
10.12 FoulsContext 13.39
10.33 Fouls sufferedContext 8.61
1.73 Yellow cardsContext 2.06
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 33 and 33 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 1.69
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.50 ShotsContext 15.60
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
35% On target shareContext 36%
7.90 Shots in the boxContext 10.10
70% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.11 OffsidesContext 2.25
12.60 Shots allowedContext 10.10
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.89 BlocksContext 2.89
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.30
76% Save rateContext 58%
49% PossessionIn forecast 59%
437 PassesContext 475
355 Accurate passesContext 387
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.87
9.10 FoulsContext 13.30
10.40 Fouls sufferedContext 7.50
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.20 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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km895 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
1899 Hoffenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel276 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 1899 Hoffenheim
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 9 May7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 9 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km276 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways895 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one105105

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
3-5-2
33M. Nicolas(G)
4K. Diks 30N. Elvedi 16P. Sander
26L. Ullrich 38A. Bolin 6Y. Engelhardt 7K. Stöger 29J. Scally
36W. Mohya 15H. Tabaković
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
1899 Hoffenheim Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1O. Baumann(G)
13Bernardo 21A. Hajdari 5O. Kabak 34V. Coufal
18W. Burger 7L. Avdullahu
29B. Toure 11F. Asllani 27A. Kramarić
19T. Lemperle
+1 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 -0.05 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
1899 Hoffenheim Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach-1.6 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • 1899 Hoffenheim+1.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home 1.31points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
5-6-5
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.50
1899 Hoffenheim · Away 1.81points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
8-5-3
Scored
1.88
Conceded
1.69

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 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins2 draws2 1899 Hoffenheim wins
Goals per game2.78 – 2.11 Over 2.589% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 14 Jan 20261899 Hoffenheim5–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 3 May 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach4–41899 Hoffenheim
  • 21 Dec 20241899 Hoffenheim1–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 20 Apr 20241899 Hoffenheim4–3Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 2 Dec 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach2–11899 Hoffenheim
  • 28 Jan 20231899 Hoffenheim1–4Borussia Mönchengladbach

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 · Frank Willenborg 59 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.27league 3.69
Red cards0.15league 0.17
Cards 5+49%league 37%
Fouls21.8league 20.2
Penalties0.25league 0.35
Home wins41%league 44%
Borussia Mönchengladbach3 with this referee
Record2-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W22 Nov 25A · 1. FC Heidenheim3–00
  • D3 May 25H · 1899 Hoffenheim4–40
  • W2 Oct 21A · VfL Wolfsburg3–13
1899 Hoffenheim12 with this referee
Record6-3-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds3
  • W27 Jan 26A · Werder Bremen2–03
  • W2 Nov 25A · VfL Wolfsburg3–22
  • D3 May 25A · Borussia Mönchengladbach4–40
  • W16 Feb 25A · Werder Bremen3–13
  • W23 Nov 24H · RB Leipzig4–32

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 Mönchengladbach33 games · scored 38 · conceded 53
5 8 0-15
4 9 16-30
6 12 31-45
3 2 46-60
9 10 61-75
11 12 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim33 games · scored 65 · conceded 48
5 8 0-15
12 9 16-30
19 7 31-45
14 5 46-60
5 9 61-75
10 10 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 4 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim10 games · scored 16 · conceded 18
1 3 0-15
5 4 16-30
5 3 31-45
2 46-60
3 61-75
3 5 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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