Bundesliga Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 31 · 14:30 BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
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Our take

It looks too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards SC Paderborn 07. Borussia Mönchengladbach have 7.8 days of rest, SC Paderborn 07 7 and have to travel 171 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel171 kmRest days7.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach42%
Draw23%
SC Paderborn 0735%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.68
Borussia Mönchengladbach42%
Draw27%
SC Paderborn 0731%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
Borussia Mönchengladbach42%
Draw23%
SC Paderborn 0735%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.68
Borussia Mönchengladbach34%
Draw23%
SC Paderborn 0743%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.88
Borussia Mönchengladbach42%
Draw24%
SC Paderborn 0735%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.58
Over 2.5 68% Both score 69% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 8 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Mönchengladbach)
13°CClear
  • Precipitation 26%
  • Wind 10 km/h
  • Humidity 75%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Paderborn 07. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Borussia MönchengladbachSC Paderborn 07
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 38
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
34 AttackIn forecast 34
21 DefenceIn forecast 33
7 Form indexContext 33
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+18%
Defense risk−22%

SC Paderborn 07

Attack+34%
Defense risk−22%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

Borussia MönchengladbachSC Paderborn 07
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.83
3.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.40 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
2.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.84
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
67% Scored inContext 33%
0% Clean sheetsContext 17%
15.17 ShotsContext 13.50
5.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
30% On target shareContext 21%
9.83 Shots in the boxContext 7.67
64% Box shareContext 58%
9% ConversionContext 6%
3.00 OffsidesContext 1.20
18.17 Shots allowedContext 18.17
8.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.33
3.20 BlocksContext 6.33
5.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.67
62% Save rateContext 74%
48% PossessionIn forecast 46%
404 PassesContext 443
328 Accurate passesContext 357
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.46 Team ratingContext 6.88
14.83 FoulsContext 10.50
10.17 Fouls sufferedContext 10.83
2.83 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
2.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
70% Scored inContext 50%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.50 ShotsContext 14.50
4.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.75
30% On target shareContext 26%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 10.38
65% Box shareContext 60%
10% ConversionContext 8%
2.78 OffsidesContext 1.33
15.10 Shots allowedContext 16.00
7.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.80
2.88 BlocksContext 5.11
4.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.60
68% Save rateContext 79%
50% PossessionIn forecast 48%
432 PassesContext 451
356 Accurate passesContext 366
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.63 Team ratingContext 6.94
12.60 FoulsContext 10.80
11.40 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
2.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km662 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 7 · 0 pts vs 7.3 for an average club · -6.2 vs expected
  • L18 OctH · 1899 Hoffenheim1–21.5 xPts
  • L11 OctA · 1.FC Köln1–21.1 xPts
  • L19 SepH · FSV Mainz 053–41.3 xPts
  • L12 SepA · SC Freiburg0–50.7 xPts
  • L5 SepH · SV Elversberg3–41.6 xPts
SC Paderborn 07
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel171 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 33 · 4 pts vs 6.0 for an average club · -1.3 vs expected
  • D17 OctA · Werder Bremen2–21.1 xPts
  • L10 OctH · VfB Stuttgart0–21.2 xPts
  • W20 SepH · 1899 Hoffenheim3–11.3 xPts
  • L12 SepA · Borussia Dortmund0–30.5 xPts
  • L5 SepH · SC Freiburg0–11.2 xPts

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 SC Paderborn 07
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Bundesliga 2026-2027, 23 Oct7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 24 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km171 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways662 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.27

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-4-2 · vs 1899 Hoffenheim (H) 1–2, 18 Oct
1M. Nicolas(G)
26L. Ullrich 2F. Chiarodia 4K. Diks 16P. Sander
36W. Mohya 10F. Neuhaus 47Z. Uno 29J. Scally
3I. Lidberg 38A. Bolin
SC Paderborn 07 Last XI · not confirmed
3-1-4-2 · vs Werder Bremen (A) 2–2, 17 Oct
15N. Noll(G)
22M. Hansen 25T. Scheller 21J. ter Horst
5S. Castañeda
23R. Obermair 40G. Vidović 28L. Ulrich 17L. Curda
27S. Tigges 30S. Marino

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 No reported absences
SC Paderborn 07 No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • SC Paderborn 07+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home 0.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
2.33
Conceded
3.33
SC Paderborn 07 · Away 0.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.67

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goal timing

Borussia Mönchengladbach6 games · scored 8 · conceded 20
2 1 0-15
6 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 61-75
1 7 76-90
SC Paderborn 076 games · scored 5 · conceded 9
1 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 14 · conceded 23
3 1 0-15
1 7 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
4 61-75
5 7 76-90
SC Paderborn 0710 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 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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