Borussia M'gladbach have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Real Madrid. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Borussia M'gladbach have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Real Madrid form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Manchester City.2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Madrid so far this season. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Real Madrid has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Happy days for Madrid in their previous game, a La Liga match away at Sevilla that ended with a 1-0 victory. A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Shakhtar Donetsk.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Madrid matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and one defeat (from three games).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Atlético Madrid in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano.
A decent goal production from Real Madrid in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Madrid's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the group stage.2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Borussia M'gladbach in their Bundesliga matches away. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 2W-2D-1L. This is both home and away.
M'gladbach has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Freiburg for a Bundesliga game that ended a draw (2-2). A loss against Inter was the result prior to that, in a Champions League home game.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and M'gladbach playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.
A quick return to home after this game, as Borussia M'gladbach are hosting Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga only three days away.
M'gladbach have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. M'gladbach have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Borussia M'gladbach - Madrid 2-2.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 4 goals |   L. Stindl 4 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 3 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
| Real Madrid | Borussia M'gladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Scored | S | 34 | 66 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 90% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.7 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.1 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 51% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia M'gladbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Cadiz | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | Granada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Elche | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Eibar | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Deportivo Alaves | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Getafe | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Real Betis | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Levante | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 18 | Osasuna | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | Huesca | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 15 | Köln | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -22 | 3 |