Borussia Dortmund are located at 2nd, while Borussia Mönchengladbach are bringing up the rear 25 points behind in the league standings. Will they crop the gap?
- Borussia Dortmund have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Borussia Mönchengladbach have scored away.
Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund have been very solid at home in the Bundesliga so far, with 40 points collected from 15 matches (13-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Borussia Dortmund has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Signal-Iduna-Park. We remember; it was Augsburg.
Borussia Dortmund's previous game was also played at home, ending 6-0 versus VfL Wolfsburg (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Borussia played a great game against VfL Wolfsburg and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Brandt (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.82/10. Brandt signed up for three assists, hit five key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 41 total).
1-1 away at Bochum before that.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Borussia Dortmund home games with this odds we find 12 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
Lots of goals? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this club has contained at least three goals.
Borussia always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Signal-Iduna-Park with 48 goals in 15 league games. Borussia Dortmund have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats
Borussia Mönchengladbach have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 1-6-8 (15 played).
Hofmann and Stindl scored in Borussia Mönchengladbach's previous match, the home game against Bochum that ended 2-0. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone three league rounds without winning. Hofmann got a match rating of 8.8 in that game, top player of the team. Hofmann scored one goal, hit eight key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Mönchengladbach manager Farke faced defeat when travelling to Stuttgart and losing 1-2.It's early days yet, but Borussia Mönchengladbach has scored 15 and conceded 30 goals from their travels in the league so far (15 games).
Head 2 Head
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Borussia Dortmund 4-2 was the story when these teams previously played each other, some time ago this season. Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Borussia Dortmund won seven games, zero matches ended with a tie and Borussia Mönchengladbach got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thuram 13 goals |  J. Hofmann 10 goals |   J. Brandt 8 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 73 | 48 | 18 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 46 |
| 40 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 30 | 48 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 87% |
| 84% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 74% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 35% | 47% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 55% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 35% | 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 13% | 26% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15.1 | 14.6 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | 11.7 |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 38% | 51% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 25% | 29% |
| 12.5 | 9.9 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 16.4 | 14.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 11 | 7 | 5.6 |
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Borussia Mönchengladbach have scored away.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund have the most points (40) at home in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund have the most scored goals (48) at home in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund have the the best goal difference (+35) at home in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 83 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 64 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 56 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 48 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 46 |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Köln | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 33 | -7 | 38 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 33 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -15 | 34 |
| 14 | TSG Hoffenheim | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -28 | 30 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Bochum | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 69 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 39 | -36 | 28 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -25 | 25 |
