Bundesliga Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 25 · 14:30 BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
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Our take

Bayern München were clear favourites.

Bayern München were the stronger side on L90 Strength (92 vs 37). Absences weigh more on Bayern München. Borussia Mönchengladbach had 7.8 days of rest, Bayern München 6.9 and had to travel 501 km.

Away travel501 kmRest days7.8 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach9%
Draw16%
Bayern München75%
Expected goals 0.86 – 2.65
Borussia Mönchengladbach10%
Draw18%
Bayern München72%
Expected goals 0.76 – 2.34
Borussia Mönchengladbach9%
Draw15%
Bayern München76%
Expected goals 0.84 – 2.66
Borussia Mönchengladbach6%
Draw12%
Bayern München81%
Expected goals 0.77 – 2.97
Borussia Mönchengladbach10%
Draw18%
Bayern München72%
Expected goals 0.78 – 2.33
Over 2.5 68% Both score 54% Likeliest score 0–2
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 · GermanySascha Stegemann
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.16
  • Matches 82

Team strength

Borussia MönchengladbachBayern München
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 92
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 93
34 AttackIn forecast 96
21 DefenceIn forecast 90
— 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—

Bayern München

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Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia MönchengladbachBayern München
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.86
2.14 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.57
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 2.36
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.69
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext +1.50
43% Scored inContext 100%
29% Clean sheetsContext 57%
13.14 ShotsContext 17.43
4.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 8.43
37% On target shareContext 48%
8.71 Shots in the boxContext 11.71
67% Box shareContext 68%
7% ConversionContext 22%
2.80 OffsidesContext 2.33
13.29 Shots allowedContext 9.29
5.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.00
3.14 BlocksContext 3.50
2.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.67
53% Save rateContext 77%
51% PossessionIn forecast 62%
458 PassesContext 631
389 Accurate passesContext 562
85% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.69 Team ratingContext 7.32
12.29 FoulsContext 11.14
9.43 Fouls sufferedContext 11.29
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 2.43
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.90
2.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 2.61
1.53 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.60
-0.16 Goals minus xGContext +1.29
40% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.50 ShotsContext 18.80
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 9.10
37% On target shareContext 48%
8.90 Shots in the boxContext 13.10
67% Box shareContext 70%
7% ConversionContext 21%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.38
15.80 Shots allowedContext 8.50
5.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.10
4.30 BlocksContext 2.78
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.67
59% Save rateContext 75%
50% PossessionIn forecast 62%
445 PassesContext 637
375 Accurate passesContext 571
84% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.77 Team ratingContext 7.29
10.60 FoulsContext 11.20
8.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,002 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bayern München
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel501 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 Bayern München
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 17 Oct6.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km501 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,002 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one77.2

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
5-4-1
33M. Nicolas(G)
20L. Netz 4K. Diks 30N. Elvedi 16P. Sander 17J. Castrop
7K. Stöger 6Y. Engelhardt 27R. Reitz 9F. Honorat
15H. Tabaković
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Bayern München Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
40J. Urbig(G)
20T. Bischof 3M. Kim 2D. Upamecano 23S. Boey
8L. Goretzka 6J. Kimmich
14L. Díaz 9H. Kane 17M. Olise
11N. Jackson
+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
Borussia Mönchengladbach Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bayern München Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Bayern München-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home 0.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-2-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.50
Bayern München · Away 3.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
3.33
Conceded
1.00

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 3 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

2 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins2 draws4 Bayern München wins
Goals per game1.13 – 1.63 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 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
  • 27 Aug 2022Bayern München1–1Borussia 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 · Sascha Stegemann Germany · 82 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.32league 4.31
Red cards0.18league 0.22
Cards 5+48%league 44%
Fouls23.6league 22.8
Penalties0.16league 0.41
Home wins34%league 41%
Borussia Mönchengladbach7 with this referee
Record1-3-3 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Aug 25H · Hamburger SV0–02
  • L17 May 25H · VfL Wolfsburg0–10
  • L7 Mar 25H · FSV Mainz 051–30
  • D28 Apr 24H · Union Berlin0–02
  • D10 Feb 24H · SV Darmstadt 980–00
Bayern München7 with this referee
Record6-0-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W23 Feb 25H · Eintracht Frankfurt4–01
  • W24 Feb 24H · RB Leipzig2–13
  • W20 Dec 23A · VfL Wolfsburg2–12
  • W21 Oct 23A · FSV Mainz 053–12
  • W16 Oct 22H · SC Freiburg5–00

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 Mönchengladbach7 games · scored 6 · conceded 15
4 0-15
2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 3 76-90
Bayern München7 games · scored 27 · conceded 4
3 0-15
7 16-30
5 31-45
2 1 46-60
4 61-75
6 3 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 10 · conceded 22
1 4 0-15
2 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 5 76-90
Bayern München10 games · scored 39 · conceded 6
6 0-15
10 1 16-30
8 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
6 61-75
7 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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