Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 – 3

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Borussia Monchengladbach

Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 17:00 UTC BayArena HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Lukas Hradecky 18' Y

Y 45' Ramy Bensebaini

Y 46' Breel Embolo

Lars Bender 51' Y

Florian Wirtz 84' Y

Moussa Diaby 86' Y

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Borussia Monchengladbach 34 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Robert Kempter
Referee Thomas Gorniak
Referee Martin Thomsen
Referee Bibiana Steinhaus

19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Borussia Monchengladbach

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Monchengladbach 2020-05-23 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-11-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Monchengladbach 2019-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 Borussia Monchengladbach 2018-10-31 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	4–3	W
05 Nov	Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC	A	4–2	W
01 Nov	SC Freiburg	A	4–2	W
29 Oct	SK Slavia Praha	A	0–1	L
26 Oct	FC Augsburg	H	3–1	W
22 Oct	OGC Nice	H	6–2	W

Borussia Monchengladbach

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	3–4	L
03 Nov	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	6–0	W
31 Oct	RB Leipzig	H	1–0	W
27 Oct	Real Madrid CF	H	2–2	D
24 Oct	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	3–2	W
21 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		Borussia Monchengladbach
#6	Position	#12
59	Points	38
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 11 / 14
68	Scored	42
47	Conceded	53
+21	GD	-11
1.74	PPG	1.12
50%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

38% Clean Sheets
Borussia Monchengladbach this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). Borussia Monchengladbach are 12th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Borussia Monchengladbach

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BayArena!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Marcus Thuram-Ulien, a France , has 24 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' Lars Stindl doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' Poor challenge from Lukas Hradecky. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
23' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Borussia Monchengladbach seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Lucas Alario does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
29' What a moment for Lars Stindl! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
30' Goal! Lars Stindl scores his 52 goal in 479 matches.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Assisted by Florian Wirtz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Alario makes no mistake. 2-3!
45' Poor challenge from Ramy Bensebaini. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' Borussia Monchengladbach player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' Another substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach to replace Florian Neuhaus by Hannes Wolf on 46 minute.
51' A moment of madness from Lars Bender on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
63' A tactical swap from Borussia Monchengladbach — Valentino Lazaro on, Breel Embolo off on 63 minutes.
68' Leon Bailey doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
73' Borussia Monchengladbach fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
74' Alassane Plea gets the nod from Borussia Monchengladbach. He replaces Stefan Lainer and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' Borussia Monchengladbach ring the changes. Marcus Thuram-Ulien has done his job and it is now time for Patrick Herrmann to step up.
82' Julian Baumgartlinger does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
84' Florian Wirtz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' The whistle greets Lars Bender as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Dragovic.
86' Moussa Diaby has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen players.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

19
Moussa Diaby
5
Sven Bender
13
Lucas Alario ↓ Karim Bellarabi 80'
9
Leon Bailey
15
Julian Baumgartlinger
18
Wendell
8
Lars Bender C ↓ Aleksandar Dragovic 85'
1
Lukas Hradecky
11
Nadiem Amiri
12
Edmond Tapsoba
27
Florian Wirtz

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

Borussia Monchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

25
Ramy Bensebaini
36
Breel Embolo ↓ Valentino Lazaro 63'
28
Matthias Ginter
13
Lars Stindl C
1
Yann Sommer
30
Nico Elvedi
23
Jonas Hofmann
6
Christoph Kramer ↓ Laszlo Benes 74'
32
Florian Neuhaus ↓ Hannes Wolf 46'
18
Stefan Lainer ↓ Alassane Plea 74'
10
Marcus Thuram-Ulien ↓ Patrick Herrmann 80'

Bench

19
Valentino Lazaro ↑ 63'
21
Tobias Sippel
17
Oscar Wendt
24
Tony Jantschke
16
Ibrahima Traore
7
Patrick Herrmann ↑ 80'
22
Laszlo Benes ↑ 74'
14
Alassane Plea ↑ 74'
11
Hannes Wolf ↑ 46'

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lars Stindl	6
Patrik Schick	5
Florian Wirtz	4
Amine Adli	2
Kevin Volland	2
Karim Bellarabi	2
Victor Boniface	2
Nadiem Amiri	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2020-11-05 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC 2–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-11-01 SC Freiburg 2–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-10-29 SK Slavia Praha 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-10-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 FC Augsburg W 2020-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–2 OGC Nice W

Borussia Monchengladbach Form

2020-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2020-11-03 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–6 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2020-10-31 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–0 RB Leipzig W 2020-10-27 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–2 Real Madrid CF D 2020-10-24 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–3 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2020-10-21 FC Internazionale Milano 2–2 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.64 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.74 Borussia Monchengladbach xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen56% Draw20% Borussia Monchengladbach24%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

76%

Draw or Borussia Monchengladbach

44%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Borussia Monchengladbach

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen43% Draw35% Borussia Monchengladbach22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

2 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	Borussia Monchengladbach covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	16%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	19%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.