It's game one of two in the Champions League as Borussia M'gladbach host Manchester City. This is a 8th Finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for M'gladbach and Manchester City.
It's quite the trip for Manchester City when visiting M'gladbach as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
M'gladbach was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Borussia M'gladbach are 5-4-3 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in this competition. M'gladbach are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Puskás Aréna, having lost their two previous games here.
The M'gladbach crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Mainz 05 here at Puskás Aréna in a Bundesliga match. A 0-0 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with Wolfsburg the opponent.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for M'gladbach as they are travelling to their away game against RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
The M'gladbach fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. M'gladbach have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester was sent out of Champions League in the quarter-finals last season.Manchester City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Manchester City collect 30 points from their 13 away matches in the Premier League. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 5W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Manchester as they haven't lost any of their last 17 games. Manchester are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Everton with the score of 3-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester are hosting West Ham United in the Premier League only three days away.
Manchester are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 13 away games so far. Manchester City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Borussia M'gladbach zero wins, one draw and Manchester City three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  İ. Gündoğan 11 goals |   L. Stindl 10 goals |  R. Sterling 9 goals |
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Borussia M'gladbach | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 12 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | 26 | Scored | S | 32 | 59 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 72% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 15.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 49 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 47 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 23 |
| 14 | Köln | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 21 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -20 | 18 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -20 | 17 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -41 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 35 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Burnley | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -26 | 11 |
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