A home team triumph, the away team with a heroic away win or a score draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach clash at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Borussia Mönchengladbach is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Leverkusen have less rest than Borussia Mönchengladbach in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Roma, was also a home game here at BayArena. The away team is better rested.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played 16 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-2-6 (wins-draws-losses).
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw against Roma in the Europa League last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfield player Demirbay got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Demirbay hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 56 total).
A 1-1 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with Stuttgart the opponent.Bayer 04 Leverkusen can score goals in their home matches. After 16 league matches they have found the net 33 times. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats
There's been little loot from Borussia Mönchengladbach's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the Bundesliga. Borussia Mönchengladbach only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. Borussia Mönchengladbach seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Mönchengladbach lost away at Borussia Dortmund (2-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can tell from the result, the match against Borussia Dortmund was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? It is not a good sign for Borussia Mönchengladbach that their goalie Olschowsky managed seven saves in the Borussia Dortmund match, but still could not save them from a beating. Bensebaini, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.32. Bensebaini scored one goal and won 2 of 7 duels.
Before that, Mönchengladbach secured a home win against Bochum with the score 2-0.Borussia Mönchengladbach find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. The Borussia Mönchengladbach manager Farke has some worries about the defense as 35 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The 6 most recent fixtures featuring these two teams have all finished as Leverkusen wins. Another one?Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach have faced each other earlier this season: Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3.
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Thuram 13 goals | ![]() J. Hofmann 10 goals | ![]() M. Diaby 9 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 55 | 33 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 48 |
| 44 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 35 | 53 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 75% |
| 62% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 62% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 22% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 59% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 25% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 28% |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.1 | 14.8 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.2 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 25% | 29% |
| 11.9 | 10.1 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 17.6 | 15.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 89 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 55 | 68 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 67 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 60 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 59 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 49 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 45 |
| 10 | Köln | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 33 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | -5 | 39 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -12 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 37 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -11 | 32 |
| 15 | Bochum | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 71 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 39 | -35 | 31 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 65 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -34 | 30 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 67 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 41 | -28 | 25 |