The Borussia M'gladbach & Wolfsburg managers M. Rose and O. Glasner are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Bundesliga league table.
It's no vacation for neither M'gladbach nor Wolfsburg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Wolfsburg are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK as Borussia M'gladbach have scored 35 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Bundesliga are 10-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Borussia M'gladbach faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bayern München (1-2). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Freiburg (0-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does M'gladbach handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for M'gladbach after this match as they are travelling to Paderborn for a Bundesliga game in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 15 games), M'gladbach's attacking play is working. On the other hand, M'gladbach have conceded 20 goals.
Wolfsburg form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Having won their last three away games Wolfsburg has no reason to fear anyone.
Wolfsburg played 2-2 against Freiburg in their previous match. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Werder Bremen.
It looked so good for Wolfsburg vs Freiburg, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Wolfsburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of four matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wolfsburg manager O. Glasner as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Schalke 04.
The travelling fans enjoy Wolfsburg's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Wolfsburg have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Wolfsburg - M'gladbach 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Borussia M'gladbach, two draws and five wins for Wolfsburg. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 14 goals |   A. Pléa 10 goals |  M. Thuram 10 goals |
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
Wolfsburg missing players
| Borussia M'gladbach | Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 58 | 35 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 44 |
| 38 | 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 48% |
| 42% | 53% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 19% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| 68% | 87% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 58% |
| 19% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 23% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 23% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 430 | 230 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 180 | 437 |
| 173 | 98 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 68 | 148 |
| 34% | 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 37% | 30% |
- Borussia M'gladbach has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12)
- Borussia M'gladbach have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 61 | 73 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 47 | 66 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 77 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 45 | 62 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 57 |
| 5 | Borussia M'gladbach | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 56 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 46 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | -10 | 43 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -12 | 39 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -3 | 38 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | -11 | 38 |
| 12 | Köln | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 33 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -15 | 35 |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 35 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -24 | 31 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -28 | 28 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 | -29 | 28 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -33 | 20 |