Bundesliga Gameweek 3 Sun, Sep 14 · 16:30 BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Werder Bremen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 43). Absences weigh more on Werder Bremen. Borussia Mönchengladbach had 15.1 days of rest, Werder Bremen 15.1 and had to travel 265 km.

Away travel265 kmRest days15.1 · 15.1Matches / 14d0 · 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach39%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen35%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.40
Borussia Mönchengladbach38%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen35%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.31
Borussia Mönchengladbach38%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen36%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.40
Borussia Mönchengladbach32%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen42%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.57
Borussia Mönchengladbach39%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen34%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.31
Over 2.5 55% 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 · GermanyMatthias Jollenbeck
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 53

Team strength

Borussia MönchengladbachWerder Bremen
43 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
34 AttackIn forecast 56
21 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia MönchengladbachWerder Bremen
0.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.50
1.46 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
0.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.28
-1.46 Goals minus xGContext +0.99
0% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
15.50 ShotsContext 11.00
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
29% On target shareContext 46%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
73% Box shareContext 53%
0% ConversionContext 18%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
10.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.50 BlocksContext 3.50
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.00
71% Save rateContext 22%
55% PossessionIn forecast 46%
492 PassesContext 441
427 Accurate passesContext 365
87% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.29
10.50 FoulsContext 10.00
7.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.60 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.70 ShotsContext 13.10
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
33% On target shareContext 38%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
74% Box shareContext 71%
9% ConversionContext 14%
2.88 OffsidesContext 2.56
18.40 Shots allowedContext 13.10
6.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
6.00 BlocksContext 4.10
4.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
71% Save rateContext 72%
47% PossessionIn forecast 49%
406 PassesContext 444
330 Accurate passesContext 358
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.90 Team ratingContext 7.01
8.40 FoulsContext 8.90
8.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
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
Rest15.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest15.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel265 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 Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 30 Aug15.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km265 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one75.9

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
4-2-3-1
33M. Nicolas(G)
26L. Ullrich 2F. Chiarodia 30N. Elvedi 4K. Diks
16P. Sander 27R. Reitz
25R. Hack 13G. Reyna 9F. Honorat
18S. Machino
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30M. Backhaus(G)
27F. Agu 31Karim Coulibaly 32M. Friedl 3Y. Sugawara
14S. Lynen 6J. Stage
7S. Mbangula 18Cameron Puertas 20R. Schmid
17M. Grüll
+2 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Werder Bremen-1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.00
Werder Bremen · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
4.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins3 draws1 Werder Bremen wins
Goals per game2.50 – 2.33 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 15 Mar 2025Werder Bremen2–4Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 3 Nov 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach4–1Werder Bremen
  • 4 May 2024Werder Bremen2–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 15 Dec 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach2–2Werder Bremen
  • 17 Mar 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach2–2Werder Bremen
  • 1 Oct 2022Werder Bremen5–1Borussia 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 · Matthias Jollenbeck Germany · 53 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.83league 4.46
Red cards0.19league 0.38
Cards 5+40%league 54%
Fouls23.1league 22.9
Penalties0.28league 0.46
Home wins53%league 42%
Borussia Mönchengladbach6 with this referee
Record4-0-2 Cards · opp.0.8 · 1.5 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W25 Jan 25H · VfL Bochum3–01
  • W27 May 23H · FC Augsburg2–00
  • L11 Mar 23A · RB Leipzig0–30
  • W4 Nov 22H · VfB Stuttgart3–12
  • L1 Oct 22A · Werder Bremen1–51
Werder Bremen4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D15 Jan 25H · 1. FC Heidenheim3–36
  • L3 Mar 24A · 1899 Hoffenheim1–21
  • L12 Nov 22H · RB Leipzig1–21
  • W1 Oct 22H · Borussia Mönchengladbach5–10

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 Mönchengladbach2 games · scored 0 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Werder Bremen2 games · scored 4 · conceded 7
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
2 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 12 · conceded 18
2 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 7 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 18 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
7 2 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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