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Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Monchengladbach : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 17:30 BST, BayArena, Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso welcomes Gerardo Seoane to the BayArena on Saturday evening, as their Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach charges meet in the Bundesliga. Form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and the best odds are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping Leverkusen to win, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Best Tip: Leverkusen to win

We are predicting Leverkusen will be victorious come the end of the 90 minutes on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all that they're well placed to do just that and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. Expect jubilant celebrations among the home supporters when that final whistle blows at BayArena.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Leverkusen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.30.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leverkusen
65%
1.30
6%
1.30
7%
Draw
19%
5.50
10%
5.75
5%
B. M'gladbach
17%
9.50
19%
9.00
38%
Leverkusen 2-1
10%
9.00
6%
8.00
7%
Leverkusen 2-0
9%
8.507.50
6%
Draw 1-1
8%
11.00
10%
10.00
5%
Leverkusen 3-1
8%
10.009.00
Leverkusen 1-0
7%
11.00
10%
8.50
6%
Leverkusen 3-0
7%
9.50
5%
8.50
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
17.00
13%
15.00
15%
B. M'gladbach 2-1
5%
26.00
24%
19.00
27%
Leverkusen 4-1
4%
15.00
12%
12.00
8%
Leverkusen 3-2
4%
21.0015.00
Leverkusen 4-0
4%
13.00
13%
11.00
15%
B. M'gladbach 1-0
4%
29.00
12%
21.00
24%
Draw 0-0
3%
21.00
11%
17.00
Leverkusen 4-2
2%
29.0021.00
Leverkusen 5-1
2%
26.00
10%
19.00
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
1.40
3%
1.40
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
3.00
9%
2.80
4%
Home 1st Goal
56%
1.22
5%
1.30
Away 1st Goal
42%
4.00
11%
3.60
No 1st Goal
2%
21.00
11%
17.00
BTTS - Yes
61%
1.70
2%
1.73
5%
BTTS - No
39%
2.05
2%
2.05
5%
BTTS - Home Win
35%
2.50
4%
2.45
2%
BTTS - Draw
16%
6.00
9%
6.50
8%
BTTS - Away Win
10%
13.00
18%
12.00
33%
Home/draw
83%
1.07
1%
1.06
4%
Away/draw
35%
3.40
13%
3.50
17%
Home/away
81%
1.14
3%
1.13
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1.121.12
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
6.005.75
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
2.00
5%
2.00
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
1.80
4%
1.75
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
3.40
3%
3.10
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1.33
2%
1.33
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
5.50
8%
5.50
4%
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1.14
2%
1.13
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.01
1%
1.01
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
21.00
11%
17.00
Home DNB
78%
1.08
4%
1.08
4%
Away DNB
30%
8.00
33%
6.50
30%
Leverkusen win to nil
29%
2.50
5%
-
B. M'gladbach win to nil
6%
19.00
27%
-
Leverkusen / Leverkusen
44%
1.83
9%
1.80
8%
Leverkusen / B. M'gladbach
2%
41.0034.00
Leverkusen / Draw
5%
17.0017.00
13%
Draw / Leverkusen
20%
4.00
8%
4.20
3%
Draw / B. M'gladbach
5%
19.00
27%
15.00
15%
Draw / Draw
9%
9.00
6%
8.00
B. M'gladbach / Leverkusen
5%
17.0015.00
B. M'gladbach / B. M'gladbach
6%
15.00
25%
12.00
26%
B. M'gladbach / Draw
4%
19.0017.00
13%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Leverkusen have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Leverkusen have outscored their opponents by 40 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

Leverkusen have played 9 games at home winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 23 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

B. M'gladbach are in 11th position in the Bundesliga on 24 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 1. B. M'gladbach have conceded 20 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Leverkusen
B. M'gladbach
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1612313539 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
May 10
2
Leverkusen Home1610511735 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
Jan 18
3
E.Frankfurt169341330 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 1
Feb 8
l
 
2-0A
4
RB Leipzig16934630 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 25
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
5
Mainz168441028 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
Mar 8
d
 
1-1A
6
Freiburg16835-227 
w
 
5-1F
May 3
Apr 12
l
 
3-1A
7
Stuttgart16754526 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
l
 
1-3A
Feb 1
8
Dortmund17746325 
May 10
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 19
9
W.Bremen16745-125 
Mar 8
d
 
2-2F
w
 
4-1F
Mar 15
10
Wolfsburg16736524 
w
 
4-3A
Feb 8
May 17
l
 
5-1A
11
B. M'gladbach A16736424 
Jan 18
w
 
2-3F
-
-
12
Union Berlin16457-717 
Apr 12
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
13
Augsburg16448-1616 
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
l
 
2-1A
14
St. Pauli164210-814 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 19
w
 
2-0F
Apr 5
15
Hoffenheim16358-914 
Feb 2
w
 
1-4F
May 3
w
 
1-2F
16
Heidenheim164111-1313 
w
 
5-2A
Apr 5
w
 
3-2A
Mar 1
17
Holstein173212-1811 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 22
w
 
4-1F
Apr 26
18
VfL Bochum161312-246 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
w
 
0-2F
Win / draw / win form
7
Leverkusen have won 7 consecutive league games
15
Leverkusen have not lost in 15 consecutive league games
Leverkusen 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
7
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
Draw
5
L
1
Goals: Scored
54
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
6
L
1
B. M'gladbach 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Leverkusen have not lost to B. M'gladbach in 10 consecutive league meetings
League games at Leverkusen since 2012
Leverkusen
B. M'gladbach
Goals: Scored
21
15
Games: Scored
9 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
2 / 11
B04
4
D
4
BMG
3
League games at B. M'gladbach since 2013
B. M'gladbach
Leverkusen
Goals: Scored
16
26
Games: Scored
9 / 12
11 / 12
Clean sheets
1 / 12
3 / 12
B04
8
D
1
BMG
3
Goal Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen's forwards have been in fine form of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 6 consecutive Bundesliga games. A PG of 2.3 suggests that run should continue on Saturday evening.

Leverkusen 2nd B. M'gladbach 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
22%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
21%
There is a 68% probability that Leverkusen will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that B. M'gladbach will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Leverkusen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
B. M'gladbach’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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Leverkusen
PG (predicted goals)
B. M'gladbach
2.3
1.1
Attack rating
32%
better
B04
BMG
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Games scored16
14
Failed to score1
3
Scored first13
6
Goals scored41
26
Avg. goals scored2.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
16
Avg. XG for2
1.5
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
5%
better
B04
BMG
view stats
Games conceded14
13
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first3
10
Goals conceded23
26
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+5%

Leverkusen v B. M'gladbach Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Leverkusen Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161174
A GrimaldoP Schick F WirtzR Andrich
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Hincapié DEF1611
3
-
A Grimaldo DEF1613
3
-
J Tah DEF162
1
-
E Tapsoba DEF16
2
-
J Frimpong MID1624
3
-
G Xhaka MID1625
1
-
F Wirtz MID1677
1
-
L Hradecky GLK15
-
R Andrich MID1321
4
-
A García MID132
-
M Terrier  FWD1321
1
-
P Schick  FWD1311
3
-
N Tella MID1212
-
E Palacios MID1015
-
V Boniface FWD1061
1
-
Arthur DEF71
-
A Adli FWD7
1
-
N Mukiele DEF6
1
-
J Belocian DEF5
1
-
J Hofmann MID41
-
M Kovář GLK1
-
B. M'gladbach Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16946
K ItakuraT KleindienstT KleindienstJ Weigl
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Itakura DEF161
2
-
J Scally DEF16
3
-
R Reitz MID161
1
-
T Kleindienst FWD1694
1
-
A Plea FWD1662
2
-
J Weigl MID15
6
-
K Stöger MID1523
1
-
P Sander MID151
1
-
R Hack FWD1413
4
-
M Nicolas GLK13
-
T Čvančara FWD121
1
1
F Honorat FWD1224
-
M Friedrich DEF111
-
S Lainer DEF10
1
-
N Elvedi DEF1011
-
L Netz DEF9
1
-
N N'Goumou MID9
-
L Ullrich DEF81
2
-
F Chiarodia DEF7
-
F Neuhaus MID6
-
J Omlin GLK3
-
S. Fukuda FWD1
-
G Ranos FWD1
1
-