Monchengladbach vs Leverkusen prediction

The opening match of the new season in the Bundesliga pits Borussia Monchengladbach against the defending champions Bayer Leverkusen. Hosts Monchengladbach finished 14th last season, just 1 point above the relegation zone and will be keen on improvement in the new season. For Bayer Leverkusen, the pressure of defending their title starts from gameweek 1.

Monchengladbach will be happy with their pre-season performance, having won all their last 5 matches. Nevertheless, 4 of these were friendlies and the last one was a 3-1 win in the German Cup over Aue, a team from the third tier German league. This upcoming league match will be the real test the hosts are facing since last season.

For Leverkusen, it was a sense of deja vu from last season when they came from behind to get a late equalizer against Stuttgart in the German Supercup to draw 2-2. Leverkusen would go on to win on post-match penalties. So far, Xabi Alonso has managed to hold on to his core players from last season, and they showed in the supercup that they are still a formidable side that fights till the end.

With both teams playing attacking football and scoring a good number of goals in recent games (Monchengladbach scored 10 goals and Leverkusen 8 goals in their last 5 games respectively), there is reason to believe that this match will have goals from both sides. Hence, our Monchengladbach vs Leverkusen prediction is Both Teams To Score.

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Main tip: Both Teams To Score

Our Monchengladbach vs Leverkusen Predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: Both Teams To Score

• Leverkusen’s last 5 games had both teams scoring
• 2 of Monchengladbach’s last 4 games had both teams scoring
• Monchengladbach scored 10 goals and Leverkusen 8 goals in their last 5 games respectively

Odds for this bet

Helabet offers competitive odds for the bet “Both Teams To Score”

The odd of 1.59 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 63% chance that each team will score at least one goal in this match.

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Prediction 2: Over 2.5 Goals

• 4 of Leverkusen’s last 5 games scored over 2.5 goals
• 2 of Monchengladbach’s last 4 games all scored over 2.5 goals
• 4 of the last 5 head-to-head matches scored over 2.5 goals

Odds for this bet

1XBet offers competitive odds for “Over 2.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.49 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 67% chance that there will be at least 3 goals scored in this match.

Odds comparisons for Over 2.5 Goals

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Prediction 3: Leverkusen Win

• Leverkusen won 3-0 here in the same fixture last season
• Monchengladbach have failed to beat Leverkusen in the last 5 H2H meetings (drawn 2, lost 3)
• Leverkusen finished last season unbeaten (28 wins, 6 draws)

Statistics for Monchengladbach vs Leverkusen Prediction

Monchengladbach Team News

• Christoph Kramer bid an emotional farewell to Monchengladbach as he announced that he is leaving the club after more than 10 years of service. The 33-year-old German international played a total of 288 games for Monchengladbach since joining from Bayer Leverkusen
• New arrivals this summer include Tim Kleindienst from Heidenheim, Kevin Stöger (Bochum), Philipp Sander (Holstein Kiel). Stoger started the last match against Aue in the German Cup while Sander was introduced as a substitute
• Midfielder Manu Kone has expressed his desire to leave Monchengladbach as he says he wants to play Champions League football. Kone was part of the French squad that won silver at the Olympics. He played for Monchengladbach over the weekend when he was introduced as a substitute with 4 minutes to go in the match against Aue in the German Cup. The club has set his fee at € 25 million but is yet to receive any offers

Leverkusen’s Team News

• New signing Aleix García from Girona was in the starting lineup for the Supercup and played the full game. He also scored a penalty in the post-match shootout to help Leverkusen to victory, and is likely to play again in this upcoming league match
• Martin Terrier was sent off with a straight red card in the Supercup against Stuttgart as he made his debut for Leverkusen. The DFB Sports tribunal will decide if he is suspended or not for this opening game of the new Bundesliga season
• German international defender Jonathan Tah, a transfer target for Bayern Munich, started on the bench in the Supercup and was introduced as a substitute a few minutes before halftime. Coach Xabi Alonso is keen to keep him at Leverkusen

H2H statistics

We look at the last 47 matches between these teams:

• Monchengladbach got 9 wins, Leverkusen got 25 wins, 13 matches were drawn
• These matches scored an average of 3.32 goals per match
• The last time they met, they drew 0-0

Latest results Monchengladbach

• 5 straight wins in their last 5 matches
• 10 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 2.00 goals per match
• They beat Aue 3-1 in their last match

Latest results Leverkusen

• 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 8 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 1.60 goals per match
• They drew 2-2 with Stuttgart in their last match

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