Bundesliga Gameweek 7 Fri, Oct 23 · 19:30 Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart
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Our take

VfB Stuttgart are clear favourites.

VfB Stuttgart are the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 36). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart have 3 days of rest, Borussia Mönchengladbach 5.1 and have to travel 331 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel331 kmRest days3 · 5.1Matches / 14d4 · 2
VfB Stuttgart72%
Draw15%
Borussia Mönchengladbach13%
Expected goals 3.00 – 1.25
VfB Stuttgart64%
Draw21%
Borussia Mönchengladbach15%
Expected goals 2.04 – 0.88
VfB Stuttgart72%
Draw15%
Borussia Mönchengladbach13%
Expected goals 3.00 – 1.25
VfB Stuttgart64%
Draw18%
Borussia Mönchengladbach18%
Expected goals 2.68 – 1.40
VfB Stuttgart74%
Draw15%
Borussia Mönchengladbach11%
Expected goals 2.87 – 1.09
Over 2.5 80% Both score 68% Likeliest score 2–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 4 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Stuttgart)
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  • Precipitation 26%
  • Wind 21 km/h
  • Humidity 59%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach. 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

VfB StuttgartBorussia Mönchengladbach
68 L90 StrengthIn forecast 36
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
70 AttackIn forecast 34
58 DefenceIn forecast 21
46 Form indexContext 7
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

VfB Stuttgart

Attack+36%
Defense risk−22%

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Attack0%
Defense risk+9%

Changes versus each team's league-average baseline. Higher attack and lower defense risk are favorable.

Playing style

VfB StuttgartBorussia Mönchengladbach
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.33
1.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
2.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.49
-0.58 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
67% Scored inContext 67%
17% Clean sheetsContext 0%
17.00 ShotsContext 15.17
5.83 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
34% On target shareContext 30%
12.17 Shots in the boxContext 9.83
72% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 9%
1.60 OffsidesContext 3.00
18.17 Shots allowedContext 18.17
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 8.83
5.00 BlocksContext 3.20
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.50
63% Save rateContext 62%
55% PossessionIn forecast 48%
506 PassesContext 404
422 Accurate passesContext 328
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.46
9.83 FoulsContext 14.83
11.17 Fouls sufferedContext 10.17
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.83
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
1.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
2.00 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.04
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
80% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
16.80 ShotsContext 13.50
6.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.44
37% On target shareContext 30%
11.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.80
70% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.78
15.50 Shots allowedContext 15.10
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.10
5.22 BlocksContext 2.88
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.80
65% Save rateContext 68%
55% PossessionIn forecast 50%
502 PassesContext 432
422 Accurate passesContext 356
84% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.07 Team ratingContext 6.63
11.10 FoulsContext 12.60
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
0.00 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

VfB Stuttgart
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d4High congestion
Travel0 km2,900 km in 14d
Schedule load48%High
Form 46 · 6 pts vs 6.4 for an average club · -2.0 vs expected
  • L17 OctA · Hamburger SV0–11.8 xPts
  • W14 OctA · Slovan Bratislava3–02.1 xPts
  • W10 OctA · SC Paderborn 072–01.6 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Borussia Dortmund0–11.2 xPts
  • L12 SepA · 1899 Hoffenheim1–21.4 xPts
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel331 km90 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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

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
VfB Stuttgart Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextHigh · 48Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastYesNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 20 Oct5.1Bundesliga 2026-2027, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km331 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,900 km90 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 4 / 41 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one7.87.8

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

VfB Stuttgart Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Hamburger SV (A) 0–1, 17 Oct
41D. Seimen(G)
3R. Hendriks 24J. Chabot 29Finn Jeltsch 4J. Vagnoman
6A. Stiller 16A. Karazor
18J. Leweling 26D. Undav 11B. El Khannouss
9E. Demirović
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

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
VfB Stuttgart No reported absences
Borussia Mönchengladbach No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • VfB Stuttgart+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+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

VfB Stuttgart · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Away 0.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
0.33
Conceded
3.33

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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

6 VfB Stuttgart wins1 draws3 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.30 Over 2.580% Both scored70% Clean sheets30% · 0%
  • 25 Jan 2026Borussia Mönchengladbach0–3VfB Stuttgart
  • 30 Aug 2025VfB Stuttgart1–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 1 Feb 2025VfB Stuttgart1–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 14 Sep 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach1–3VfB Stuttgart
  • 18 May 2024VfB Stuttgart4–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 14 Jan 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach3–1VfB Stuttgart

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.

Goal timing

VfB Stuttgart6 games · scored 8 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 4 76-90
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
VfB Stuttgart10 games · scored 19 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
4 2 16-30
4 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 5 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

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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