Borussia Mönchengladbach vs FC Union Berlin match preview: Even contest expected at Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 23.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK (54057 seats)

FC Union Berlin should not count on any favours from hosting team Borussia Mönchengladbach in this Bundesliga fixture. Here's the complete match guide!

Insights:
  • FC Union Berlin have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Bundesliga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats

Borussia Mönchengladbach have played 14 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Mönchengladbach, facing Eintracht Frankfurt in a game that ended 1-1. Elvedi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The defender Elvedi won 3 of 6 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting VfL Wolfsburg in a game that was won 2-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Borussia Mönchengladbach have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Goals decide football matches and Borussia Mönchengladbach are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 14 league matches. On the other hand, Mönchengladbach have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

The visitors are W6-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga.

There were no winners in FC Union Berlin's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs VfL Bochum 1848 (placed 15th). Midfielder Juranović was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.33. Juranović scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Borussia Dortmund's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Union Berlin playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 FC Union Berlin win, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

The visiting Berlin have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, FC Union Berlin have conceded 22 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

FC Union Berlin have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) versus Mönchengladbach.

It's not the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: FC Union Berlin - Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

Borussia MönchengladbachM. Thuram
M. Thuram
13 goals
Borussia MönchengladbachJ. Hofmann
J. Hofmann
9 goals
FC Union BerlinS. Becker
S. Becker
8 goals

Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players

FC Union Berlin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Union Berlin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 14 28
9 8 3 Won W 2 6 15
9 3 1 Drew D 2 2 7
10 3 1 Lost L 1 6 6
43 29 12 Scored S 4 18 43
45 17 7 Conceded C 4 22 31
86% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 89%
75% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 79% 82%
64% 64% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 57% 54%
50% 57% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 21%
25% 29% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 11%
61% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 54%
25% 36% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 36%
29% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 21%
 
4.2 4.9 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4.4 4.6
5.5 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.5 5
1.8 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.5 14 15 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9 10.9
5 5.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3 3.5
31% 35% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 43% 44%
 
14.5 12.6 13 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 11.6 11.5
5.8 4.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5 4.2
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FC Union Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Union Berlin have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Bundesliga

  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 28 17 8 3 78 30 14 9 5 0 44 14 14 8 3 3 34 16 48 59
2 Borussia Dortmund 28 18 3 7 62 39 13 11 1 1 38 13 15 7 2 6 24 26 23 57
3 FC Union Berlin 28 15 7 6 43 31 14 9 5 0 25 9 14 6 2 6 18 22 12 52
4 RB Leipzig 28 15 6 7 53 35 14 10 2 2 31 15 14 5 4 5 22 20 18 51
5 SC Freiburg 28 14 8 6 41 37 14 8 4 2 22 12 14 6 4 4 19 25 4 50
6 Bayer Leverkusen 28 13 5 10 51 41 14 7 2 5 30 19 14 6 3 5 21 22 10 44
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 28 11 9 8 49 41 14 7 4 3 29 16 14 4 5 5 20 25 8 42
8 Mainz 05 28 11 9 8 46 39 14 5 6 3 25 17 14 6 3 5 21 22 7 42
9 VfL Wolfsburg 28 10 10 8 46 36 14 4 7 3 28 22 14 6 3 5 18 14 10 40
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 9 9 10 43 45 14 8 3 3 29 17 14 1 6 7 14 28 -2 36
11 Köln 28 7 11 10 37 46 14 5 5 4 22 15 14 2 6 6 15 31 -9 32
12 Werder Bremen 28 9 5 14 43 54 15 5 1 9 24 25 13 4 4 5 19 29 -11 32
13 Hoffenheim 28 8 5 15 38 47 14 5 2 7 20 23 14 3 3 8 18 24 -9 29
14 Augsburg 28 8 5 15 37 53 14 5 3 6 14 20 14 3 2 9 23 33 -16 29
15 VfL Bochum 1848 28 8 3 17 31 61 13 6 1 6 20 24 15 2 2 11 11 37 -30 27
16 Stuttgart 28 5 9 14 35 50 14 4 4 6 19 19 14 1 5 8 16 31 -15 24
17 Schalke 04 28 5 9 14 26 52 15 4 4 7 19 33 13 1 5 7 7 19 -26 24
18 Hertha BSC 28 5 7 16 33 55 14 4 5 5 19 21 14 1 2 11 14 34 -22 22

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Table
  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 28 17 8 3 78 30 14 9 5 0 44 14 14 8 3 3 34 16 48 59
2 Borussia Dortmund 28 18 3 7 62 39 13 11 1 1 38 13 15 7 2 6 24 26 23 57
3 FC Union Berlin 28 15 7 6 43 31 14 9 5 0 25 9 14 6 2 6 18 22 12 52
4 RB Leipzig 28 15 6 7 53 35 14 10 2 2 31 15 14 5 4 5 22 20 18 51
5 SC Freiburg 28 14 8 6 41 37 14 8 4 2 22 12 14 6 4 4 19 25 4 50
6 Bayer Leverkusen 28 13 5 10 51 41 14 7 2 5 30 19 14 6 3 5 21 22 10 44
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 28 11 9 8 49 41 14 7 4 3 29 16 14 4 5 5 20 25 8 42
8 Mainz 05 28 11 9 8 46 39 14 5 6 3 25 17 14 6 3 5 21 22 7 42
9 VfL Wolfsburg 28 10 10 8 46 36 14 4 7 3 28 22 14 6 3 5 18 14 10 40
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 9 9 10 43 45 14 8 3 3 29 17 14 1 6 7 14 28 -2 36
11 Köln 28 7 11 10 37 46 14 5 5 4 22 15 14 2 6 6 15 31 -9 32
12 Werder Bremen 28 9 5 14 43 54 15 5 1 9 24 25 13 4 4 5 19 29 -11 32
13 Hoffenheim 28 8 5 15 38 47 14 5 2 7 20 23 14 3 3 8 18 24 -9 29
14 Augsburg 28 8 5 15 37 53 14 5 3 6 14 20 14 3 2 9 23 33 -16 29
15 VfL Bochum 1848 28 8 3 17 31 61 13 6 1 6 20 24 15 2 2 11 11 37 -30 27
16 Stuttgart 28 5 9 14 35 50 14 4 4 6 19 19 14 1 5 8 16 31 -15 24
17 Schalke 04 28 5 9 14 26 52 15 4 4 7 19 33 13 1 5 7 7 19 -26 24
18 Hertha BSC 28 5 7 16 33 55 14 4 5 5 19 21 14 1 2 11 14 34 -22 22

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