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Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Borussia Monchengladbach
2 – 0
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Dominik Kohr
Y 51' Benjamin Henrichs
Matthias Ginter 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Tobias Christ
  • Referee Timo Gerach
10 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern Munchen 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Koln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Monchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
10
Borussia Monchengladbach 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Borussia Monchengladbach
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W
19 Aug BSC Hastedt A 11–1 W
19 May FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 2–1 W
12 May Holstein Kiel H 0–1 L
05 May Aizawl FC H 1–4 L
29 Apr SC Paderborn 07 A 1–1 D
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Borussia Monchengladbach A 0–2 L
18 Aug 1. CfR Pforzheim A 1–0 W
12 May SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen A 1–3 L
05 May SV Linx 1949 H 1–2 L
29 Apr Wroxham FC A 1–1 D
21 Apr SV Drochtersen/Assel H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Borussia Monchengladbach Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#18 Position #5
0 Points 7
4 Played 4
0 / 0 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 10
16 Conceded 5
-10 GD +5
0.00 PPG 1.75
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Borussia Monchengladbach this season
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Borussia Monchengladbach are 18th (0 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Monchengladbach
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/5
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Monchengladbach
Hugo Bolin 2 G
Joseph Scally 1 G
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Borussia Monchengladbach are looking to make home advantage count against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Borussia Monchengladbach seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wendell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Monchengladbach that had 484 games and scored 522 goals.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Borussia Monchengladbach must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Borussia Monchengladbach currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Henrichs on 51.
  • 55' Jonas Hofmann has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Fabian Johnson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' Benjamin Henrichs makes way for Isaac Thelin at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 73' Matthias Ginter picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Leon Bailey makes way for Mitchell Weiser at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 79' Raffael makes way for Alassane Plea at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Monchengladbach.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Borussia Monchengladbach! Patrick Herrmann comes on to replace Fabian Johnson.
  • 88' Borussia Monchengladbach make a change. Florian Neuhaus trudges off to be replaced by Denis Zakaria on 88 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Borussia Monchengladbach take all three points.

Lineups

Borussia Monchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dieter Hecking

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lars Stindl 6
Patrik Schick 5
Florian Wirtz 4
Kai Havertz 2
Nico Elvedi 2
Jonas Hofmann 2
Lucas Alario 2
Amine Adli 2

Head to Head

2018-08-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Borussia Monchengladbach Form

2018-08-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-08-19 BSC Hastedt 1–11 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2018-05-19 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2018-05-12 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–1 Holstein Kiel L 2018-05-05 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–4 Aizawl FC L 2018-04-29 SC Paderborn 07 1–1 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2018-08-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-08-18 1. CfR Pforzheim 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-05-12 SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-05-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 SV Linx 1949 L 2018-04-29 Wroxham FC 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2018-04-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 SV Drochtersen/Assel W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.4 Borussia Monchengladbach xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.84 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Monchengladbach28% Draw19% Bayer 04 Leverkusen53%
Actual: Borussia Monchengladbach win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Borussia Monchengladbach or Draw
47%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
72%
Borussia Monchengladbach or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Monchengladbach16% Draw34% Bayer 04 Leverkusen50%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–0 not predicted
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8%
1 – 3
7.4%
1 – 1
6.5%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 4
5.3%
2 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 4
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Monchengladbach

Handicap Borussia Monchengladbach covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 9% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 19% 47%
+1.5 53% — 47%
+2 53% 18% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet
7% ✗
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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