Soccer betting preview: Borussia Mönchengladbach welcomes VfL Wolfsburg in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK (54057 seats)

Who will claim the points when VfL Wolfsburg visit Borussia Mönchengladbach? In this match guide you'll learn all the relevant info and statistics needed to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • VfL Wolfsburg have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Bundesliga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats

All-inclusive Bundesliga statistics at home this season for Borussia Mönchengladbach are 7-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Mönchengladbach shared the glory with FC Köln in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Goalkeeper Omlin got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.24 out of ten. Omlin topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Borussia Mönchengladbach drew at home versus Werder Bremen.

This is expected to be a close game, with Borussia Mönchengladbach perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Borussia Mönchengladbach as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Borussia Mönchengladbach has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 16 of the 20 latest league matches with this club has had three goals or more.

Goals decide football matches and Mönchengladbach are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 13 league matches. On the other hand, Borussia Mönchengladbach have conceded 17 goals.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

6-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for VfL Wolfsburg, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Bundesliga, in their Bundesliga matches away. Wolfsburg has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

VfL Wolfsburg played 2-2 against FC Augsburg in their previous match. The match against FC Augsburg looked like a defeat for VfL Wolfsburg, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Nmecha equalized in the 90th minute.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Stuttgart with the score of 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with VfL Wolfsburg playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 2 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wolfsburg have scored 18 goals in 13 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Borussia Mönchengladbach have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (2-4-0) when facing VfL Wolfsburg.

These competitors have fought before this season: VfL Wolfsburg - Mönchengladbach 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Borussia MönchengladbachM. Thuram
M. Thuram
12 goals
Borussia MönchengladbachJ. Hofmann
J. Hofmann
8 goals
VfL WolfsburgY. Gerhardt
Y. Gerhardt
6 goals

Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

Borussia Mönchengladbach VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
8 7 0 Won W 1 6 10
8 3 1 Drew D 2 3 9
10 3 2 Lost L 1 4 7
40 27 4 Scored S 7 18 46
44 17 6 Conceded C 5 12 34
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
73% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 85%
69% 69% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 38% 58%
54% 62% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 42%
27% 31% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 19%
62% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 31% 46%
23% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 46% 38%
31% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 23%
 
4.3 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.8 4.5
5.3 4.2 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.9 6
1.8 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 14.1 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9.2 12.4
5 5.8 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.5
31% 36% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 38% 39%
 
14.6 12.8 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 15.8 14
5.9 4.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 5 4.5
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • VfL Wolfsburg have the fewest conceded goals (12) away 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 26 16 7 3 76 29 13 9 4 0 43 13 13 7 3 3 33 16 47 55
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 17 2 7 57 35 12 10 1 1 36 12 14 7 1 6 21 23 22 53
3 Union Berlin 26 15 6 5 41 28 13 9 4 0 24 8 13 6 2 5 17 20 13 51
4 Freiburg 26 13 8 5 39 35 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 5 4 4 17 24 4 47
5 RB Leipzig 26 13 6 7 49 33 13 9 2 2 28 13 13 4 4 5 21 20 16 45
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 11 8 7 47 37 13 7 3 3 28 15 13 4 5 4 19 22 10 41
7 Bayer Leverkusen 26 12 4 10 48 40 13 6 2 5 27 18 13 6 2 5 21 22 8 40
8 FSV Mainz 05 26 11 7 8 43 36 13 5 5 3 23 15 13 6 2 5 20 21 7 40
9 VfL Wolfsburg 26 10 9 7 46 34 13 4 6 3 28 22 13 6 3 4 18 12 12 39
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 26 8 8 10 40 44 13 7 3 3 27 17 13 1 5 7 13 27 -4 32
11 Werder Bremen 26 9 4 13 40 50 14 5 1 8 23 23 12 4 3 5 17 27 -10 31
12 FC Augsburg 26 8 5 13 34 47 13 5 3 5 13 17 13 3 2 8 21 30 -13 29
13 FC Köln 26 6 10 10 33 44 13 5 4 4 21 14 13 1 6 6 12 30 -11 28
14 Bochum 26 8 2 16 28 57 12 6 1 5 18 21 14 2 1 11 10 36 -29 26
15 TSG Hoffenheim 26 7 4 15 35 46 13 4 2 7 18 23 13 3 2 8 17 23 -11 25
16 Hertha BSC 26 5 7 14 31 49 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 1 2 10 12 29 -18 22
17 Schalke 04 26 4 9 13 21 48 14 3 4 7 14 31 12 1 5 6 7 17 -27 21
18 Stuttgart 26 4 8 14 29 45 13 4 3 6 16 16 13 0 5 8 13 29 -16 20

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