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Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund: Match Preview & Stats

ista-Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

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Our record

  • Borussia Mönchengladbach: 3 of 5 right
  • Borussia Dortmund: 4 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga, Matchday 10
Kick-off
Venue
ista-Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Since last match
Borussia Mönchengladbach: 14 days (Bundesliga) · Hamburger SV (3‑1) Borussia Dortmund: 14 days (Bundesliga) · Elversberg (2‑1)
Next match
Borussia Mönchengladbach: 6 days (Bundesliga) later Borussia Dortmund: 3 days (Champions League) later · Arsenal

Last starting XI

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-4-2-1

  1. 33 Batz
  2. 6 Itakura
  3. 16 Sander
  4. 2 Chiarodia
  5. 29 Scally
  6. 47 Uno
  7. 10 Neuhaus
  8. 26 Ullrich
  9. 25 Hack
  10. 36 Mohya
  11. 18 Machino

Coach: Alexander Blessin at Hamburger SV, 1-3 · Bundesliga · 6 Nov

Borussia Dortmund 4-3-3

  1. 1 Kobel
  2. 22 Gadou
  3. 3 Anton
  4. 4 Schlotterbeck
  5. 24 Svensson
  6. 16 Bellingham
  7. 25 Veerman
  8. 8 Nmecha
  9. 19 Karetsas
  10. 21 Silva
  11. 17 Chukwuemeka

Coach: Niko Kovač vs Elversberg, 2-1 · Bundesliga · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • DF Ko ItakuraSuspended
  • GK Moritz NicolasInjured · Doubtful
  • DF Daiki HashiokaInjured · Doubtful
  • DF Jan LeszczyńskiInjured · Early December 2026
  • DF Lukas UllrichInjured · Early December 2026
  • MF Enzo LeopoldInjured · Late May 2027
  • MF Fritz FleckInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • MF Hugo BolinInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Nicolas-Gerrit KühnInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Tim KleindienstInjured · Late November 2026

Borussia Dortmund

  • DF Emre CanInjured · Mid November 2026
  • MF Giannis KonstanteliasInjured · Late May 2027
  • FW Justin LermaInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Serhou GuirassyInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Borussia Mönchengladbach

High impact
Missing attack share 27.0%
Missing minutes share 33.0%
10 players out 5 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • MF Hugo Bolin 11% attack · 6% mins
  • DF Lukas Ullrich 6% attack · 7% mins

Borussia Dortmund

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 15.0%
Missing minutes share 6.0%
4 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • FW Serhou Guirassy 15% attack · 6% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund
Box & Territory Pressure 52 66
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 58 58
Finishing Efficiency 57 15
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 22 82
Underlying Play Power 31 62
Borussia Mönchengladbach Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Borussia Dortmund Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Borussia Mönchengladbach

When scoring first 40% won · 60% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 12% points rescued · 12% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 47% 2nd Half: 53%
First 15': 21% Last 15' (76-90'): 26%

Borussia Dortmund

When scoring first 90% won · 100% unbeaten (10 matches)
When conceding first 75% points rescued · 50% won (4 matches)
1st Half: 21% 2nd Half: 79%
First 15': 11% Last 15' (76-90'): 36%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  1. 1. MF Joseph Scally 4G · 2A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 8.0%
  2. 2. MF Wael Mohya 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 11.0%
  3. 3. MF Florian Neuhaus 1G · 1A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 8.0%

Borussia Dortmund

  1. 1. FW Fábio Silva 2G · 3A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 11.0%
  2. 2. MF Felix Nmecha 2G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 13.0%
  3. 3. MF Maximilian Beier 2G · 1A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 10.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Scoring trends Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 6/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 3/10
Both teams scored 6/10 6/10
Clean sheet 2/10 3/10
Failed to score 3/10 2/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.4 / 2.5 1.5 / 1.0

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • L 1-3 at Hamburger SV (A) Bundesliga · 6 Nov
  • D 0-0 vs Paderborn (H) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • W 2-0 vs Karlsruher SC (H) DFB Pokal · 27 Oct
  • W 3-2 at VfB Stuttgart (A) Bundesliga · 23 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Hoffenheim (H) Bundesliga · 18 Oct

Borussia Dortmund

  • W 2-1 vs Elversberg (H) Bundesliga · 7 Nov
  • W 2-1 vs Real Betis (H) Champions League · 4 Nov
  • D 2-2 at Bayern München (A) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • W 3-2 vs Werder Bremen (H) DFB Pokal · 27 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (H) Bundesliga · 24 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 6 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 4 scored, 3 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 4 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 1 scored, 8 conceded

Borussia Dortmund

  • 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 0 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 7 scored, 3 conceded

Goals in each 15-minute period, Bundesliga this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Player G A
Joseph Scally 4 2
Wael Mohya 2 1
Hugo Bolin 2 0
Shuto Machino (1 pen) 2 0
Florian Neuhaus 1 1

Borussia Dortmund

Player G A
Felix Nmecha 4 0
Fábio Silva 3 2
Serhou Guirassy 3 2
Maximilian Beier 2 3
Daniel Svensson 1 0

Goals and assists in the Bundesliga this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund
  • 5.3 Corners won 5.6
  • 5.7 Corners conceded 4.4
  • 2.7 Yellow cards 2.1
  • 1.9 Opponents' yellow cards 1.9

Per match in the Bundesliga this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.8 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Dortmund
Attack 29 94 1.3 goals per match this season1.8 goals per match this season
Defence 0 94 2.8 conceded per match this season0.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1778Elo #140 Elo rating 2083Elo #12

Head-to-head

8Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
3draws
23Borussia Dortmund wins

34 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 3 May 2026 · Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
  • 19 Dec 2025 · Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 20 Apr 2025 · Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 7 Dec 2024 · Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
  • 13 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

Table

Bundesliga: Table
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Bayern München 9 630 29:9 +20 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 630 16:7 +9 21
3 Freiburg 9 612 20:10 +10 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 603 27:13 +14 18
5 Bayer Leverkusen 9 513 20:17 +3 16
6 Werder Bremen 9 432 17:15 +2 15
7 Elversberg 9 414 17:18 -1 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 405 15:15 0 12
9 Hoffenheim 9 405 16:17 -1 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 333 15:20 -5 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 405 10:20 -10 12
12 Mainz 05 9 315 18:19 -1 10
13 Paderborn 9 243 8:11 -3 10
14 Augsburg 9 234 20:20 0 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 234 10:14 -4 9
16 Union Berlin 9 144 7:21 -14 7
17 Schalke 04 9 135 5:11 -6 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 117 12:25 -13 4

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Bundesliga: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Rel. play-offRelegated
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
Borussia Dortmund 21

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