Bundesliga Gameweek 32 Sun, May 3 · 16:30 BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
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Our take

Borussia Dortmund were slight favourites.

Borussia Dortmund were the stronger side on L90 Strength (81 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Mönchengladbach had 8.1 days of rest, Borussia Dortmund 7 and had to travel 80 km.

Away travel80 kmRest days8.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach20%
Draw22%
Borussia Dortmund58%
Expected goals 1.11 – 2.03
Borussia Mönchengladbach20%
Draw24%
Borussia Dortmund55%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.79
Borussia Mönchengladbach19%
Draw22%
Borussia Dortmund59%
Expected goals 1.09 – 2.05
Borussia Mönchengladbach15%
Draw20%
Borussia Dortmund66%
Expected goals 0.99 – 2.27
Borussia Mönchengladbach20%
Draw24%
Borussia Dortmund56%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.87
Over 2.5 61% Both score 59% 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 · GermanyFlorian Badstubner
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 72

Team strength

Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Dortmund
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 81
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 81
34 AttackIn forecast 69
21 DefenceIn forecast 80
— 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—

Borussia Dortmund

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Dortmund
1.16 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.61 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 1.76
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.34
61% Scored inContext 97%
35% Clean sheetsContext 45%
11.13 ShotsContext 12.84
4.31 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.42
36% On target shareContext 34%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 9.35
67% Box shareContext 74%
10% ConversionContext 16%
2.24 OffsidesContext 1.95
13.94 Shots allowedContext 10.19
5.48 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
3.26 BlocksContext 2.96
3.94 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.62
72% Save rateContext 73%
46% PossessionIn forecast 53%
426 PassesContext 484
351 Accurate passesContext 408
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.98
10.03 FoulsContext 11.06
10.13 Fouls sufferedContext 10.13
1.68 Yellow cardsContext 1.94
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 31 and 31 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.85
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.20 ShotsContext 12.00
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
32% On target shareContext 32%
8.40 Shots in the boxContext 9.89
69% Box shareContext 79%
9% ConversionContext 16%
2.11 OffsidesContext 2.29
12.60 Shots allowedContext 10.70
5.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
3.00 BlocksContext 3.71
4.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
74% Save rateContext 67%
49% PossessionIn forecast 52%
431 PassesContext 464
354 Accurate passesContext 387
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.92
8.30 FoulsContext 11.50
9.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km657 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Borussia Dortmund
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel80 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 Borussia Dortmund
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 25 Apr7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 26 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km80 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways657 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one5.95.1

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)
29J. Scally 2F. Chiarodia 30N. Elvedi 16P. Sander 9F. Honorat
36W. Mohya 7K. Stöger 6Y. Engelhardt 27R. Reitz
15H. Tabaković
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Borussia Dortmund Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1G. Kobel(G)
4N. Schlotterbeck 3W. Anton 49Luca Reggiani
14M. Beier 7J. Bellingham 20M. Sabitzer 26J. Ryerson
40Samuele Inacio 10J. Brandt
9S. Guirassy
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Dortmund Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Borussia Dortmund-1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home 1.20points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
4-6-5
Scored
1.27
Conceded
1.60
Borussia Dortmund · Away 1.93points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
8-5-2
Scored
1.87
Conceded
1.13

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

2 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins1 draws6 Borussia Dortmund wins
Goals per game1.44 – 2.78 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets11% · 22%
  • 19 Dec 2025Borussia Dortmund2–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 20 Apr 2025Borussia Dortmund3–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 7 Dec 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach1–1Borussia Dortmund
  • 13 Apr 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach1–2Borussia Dortmund
  • 25 Nov 2023Borussia Dortmund4–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 13 May 2023Borussia Dortmund5–2Borussia 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 · Florian Badstubner Germany · 72 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.42league 3.72
Red cards0.17league 0.17
Cards 5+31%league 38%
Fouls22.2league 20.2
Penalties0.26league 0.36
Home wins47%league 43%
Borussia Mönchengladbach6 with this referee
Record1-0-5 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.5 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds1
  • L14 Jan 25A · VfL Wolfsburg1–50
  • L4 Oct 24A · FC Augsburg1–24
  • L13 Apr 24H · Borussia Dortmund1–21
  • L20 Dec 23A · Eintracht Frankfurt1–26
  • W12 Mar 22H · Hertha BSC2–03
Borussia Dortmund7 with this referee
Record4-0-3 Cards · opp.2.9 · 1.6 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds3
  • W7 Dec 25H · 1899 Hoffenheim2–00
  • L9 Nov 24A · FSV Mainz 051–32
  • L22 Sep 24A · VfB Stuttgart1–53
  • W13 Apr 24A · Borussia Mönchengladbach2–14
  • W29 Sep 23A · 1899 Hoffenheim3–15

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 Mönchengladbach31 games · scored 36 · conceded 50
5 8 0-15
4 8 16-30
6 11 31-45
3 2 46-60
9 9 61-75
9 12 76-90
Borussia Dortmund31 games · scored 65 · conceded 31
9 1 0-15
5 4 16-30
16 5 31-45
7 5 46-60
8 6 61-75
20 10 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 4 76-90
Borussia Dortmund10 games · scored 19 · conceded 15
3 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 5 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
8 4 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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