Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

Round two of the new Bundesliga campaign will see last season’s top six finishers Bayer Leverkusen pay Borussia Monchengladbach a visit at Borussia-Park this coming Saturday.

Borussia Monchengladbach were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.

Bayer Leverkusen booked their first win of the season in the Bundesliga as they came through the premiere with flying colours.

Borussia Monchengladbach scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 15 goals against. This is an average of 1.5 goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Borussia Monchengladbach played against Bayer Leverkusen. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Borussia Monchengladbach Form

Borussia Monchengladbach look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 2-0 and 0-7 against Augsburg and TuS Bersenbrueck respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Augsburg, who claimed a point in a 4-4 draw. Borussia Monchengladbach claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded three goals.

Finishing inside the top half is the bare minimum Borussia Monchengladbach expect for this season, but the ideal target is a spot in an international competition.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Bochum, they were left empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Teutonia Ottensen in a 0-8 win. They followed that up with a 3-2 win against RB Leipzig in their most recent outing. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and seven scored.

Both fans and management alike always expect success in the Bundesliga to be more or less guaranteed for Bayer Leverkusen. They are once again faced with the expectation of a season where the podium is the minimum outcome.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Borussia Monchengladbach renew Bayer Leverkusen their acquaintance.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Borussia Monchengladbach Squad

The 44-year-old Borussia Monchengladbach manager, Gerardo Seoane, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jan Olschowsky (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/1), Moritz Nicolas (0/0), Tobias Sippel (0/0), Fabio Chiarodia (0/0), Joseph Scally (0/1), Ko Itakura (1/1), Luca Netz (0/1), Lukas Ullrich (0/0), Mamadou Doucoure (0/0), Marvin Friedrich (0/1), Maximilian Woeber (0/1), Nico Elvedi (0/0), Simon Walde (0/0), Stefan Lainer (0/0), Tony Jantschke (0/0), Christoph Kramer (0/0), Florian Neuhaus (0/1), Franck Honorat (0/1), Grant-Leon Ranos (0/1), Julian Weigl (0/1), Kouadio Kone (0/0), Oscar Fraulo (0/0), Robin Hack (0/1), Rocco Reitz (0/1), Alassane Plea (0/1), Nathan N'Goumou (1/1), Patrick Herrmann (0/0), Semir Telalovic (0/0), Tomas Cvancara (2/1), Yvandro Borges Sanches (0/1).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Bayer Leverkusen head coach Alonso will select from for his starting XI:

Andrey Lunev (0/0), Lukas Hradecky (0/1), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (0/1), Arthur (0/1), Edmond Tapsoba (0/1), Jeremie Frimpong (1/1), Jonathan Tah (1/1), Noah Mbamba (0/0), Odilon Kossounou (0/1), Piero Hincapie (0/0), Reno Munz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (0/1), Florian Wirtz (1/1), Granit Xhaka (0/1), Gustavo Puerta (0/0), Jonas Hofmann (0/1), Nadiem Amiri (0/1), Robert Andrich (0/1), Adam Hlozek (0/1), Amine Adli (0/0), Karim Bellarabi (0/0), Patrik Schick (0/0), Sardar Azmoun (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/1).

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Borussia Monchengladbach could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday.

Nathan N'Goumou and Stefan Lainer nurses various injuries and won't take part for Borussia Monchengladbach against Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia-Park.

At the time of writing, Bayer Leverkusen just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Patrik Schick all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

It finished 2-2 when Borussia Monchengladbach last played Bayer Leverkusen and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Borussia Monchengladbach managed two wins, while Bayer Leverkusen grabbed all three points seven times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 11/4 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 10/11.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Tomas Cvancara scored twice in the six most recent games for Borussia Monchengladbach, with Amine Adli providing two goals for Bayer Leverkusen in his last six.

Borussia Monchengladbach claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing one. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost three of these matches. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opener a mere four times in 10 away games, while Borussia Monchengladbach did the same in six of their last 10 outings at Borussia-Park.

In the last ten encounters between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out seven times, as Borussia Monchengladbach averaged 1.4 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored six times. Borussia Monchengladbach saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.