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Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Hoffenheim: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

ista-Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Our picks against the result

9 of 13 right

  • Result Hoffenheim win40% 1-2
  • Double chance Borussia Mönchengladbach or Hoffenheim (12)72% 1-2
  • Both teams to score Yes66% Yes
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.567% 3 goals
  • More corners Hoffenheim47% Hoffenheim (3-6)
  • Yellow cards Above average 5 yellow cards · league 3.4
  • Yellow cards 5 yellow cards 3.5 Over57% 4.5 Under62% 5.5 Under78%
  • Corners Around average 9 corners · league 10.8
  • Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over71% 9.5 Over61% 10.5 Over51%

Match stats

Borussia Mönchengladbach Hoffenheim
  • 1 Goals 2
  • 3 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 3 Corners 6

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hoffenheim, Bundesliga Matchday 6, Sunday 18 October 2026. Our model leans towards an away win for Hoffenheim and, for the double chance, towards a match with no draw.

Why this pick?

Our model makes Hoffenheim the pick, mainly because its long-run, xG-based strength rating puts them above Borussia Mönchengladbach, who sit clearly below the Bundesliga average. The counterweight is the home advantage working for the bottom side at ista-Borussia-Park. What offsets it: Borussia Mönchengladbach have lost all five league games and conceded 18 goals, while Hoffenheim carry the stronger attack and the slightly better recent form. Even so, the call is narrow — Hoffenheim's own defence has leaked goals, and they arrive off a Europa League defeat two days ago.

Both teams to score: We also expect goals at both ends: Hoffenheim attack above the league average and defend poorly, while Borussia Mönchengladbach concede plenty and play at home. Only the hosts' slightly below-average attack argues the other way.

Form guide

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • L 1-2 at 1. FC Köln (A) Bundesliga · 11 Oct
  • L 3-4 vs Mainz 05 (H) Bundesliga · 19 Sep
  • L 0-5 at Freiburg (A) Bundesliga · 12 Sep
  • L 3-4 vs Elversberg (H) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
  • L 0-3 at RB Leipzig (A) Bundesliga · 29 Aug

Hoffenheim

  • L 2-3 vs Beşiktaş (H) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • L 2-3 vs Hamburger SV (H) Bundesliga · 10 Oct
  • L 1-3 at Paderborn (A) Bundesliga · 20 Sep
  • L 0-2 at OFI Crete (A) Europa League · 17 Sep
  • W 2-1 vs VfB Stuttgart (H) Bundesliga · 12 Sep

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

Attack and defence ratings

Borussia MönchengladbachHoffenheim
Attack 41 59 1.4 goals per match this season1.8 goals per match this season
Defence 12 6 3.6 conceded per match this season2.6 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.

Head-to-head

13Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
10draws
10Hoffenheim wins

33 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 16 May 2026 · Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 Hoffenheim
  • 14 Jan 2026 · Bundesliga Hoffenheim 5-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 3 May 2025 · Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-4 Hoffenheim
  • 21 Dec 2024 · Bundesliga Hoffenheim 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 20 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga Hoffenheim 4-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Bundesliga so far

Bundesliga records before the match
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
17 Hoffenheim 5 104 9:13 -4 3
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 005 7:18 -11 0

Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga, Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
ista-Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Questions and answers

What was the score of Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hoffenheim?

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga (Matchday 6) on Sunday 18 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hoffenheim right?

Yes: our result pick was Hoffenheim win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-2. 9 of our 13 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hoffenheim?

5 yellow cards (Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Hoffenheim 2), no red cards and 9 corners (Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Hoffenheim 6).

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