Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2024

Fans can look forward to a fierce opening day derby at Borussia-Park on Friday when Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen go head-to-head in the Bundesliga.

Since both Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season this coming Friday.

Borussia Moenchengladbach are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 21 goals, or an average of 2.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 28 goals, conceded eight and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

It finished all square on when Borussia Moenchengladbach last faced Bayer Leverkusen. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Borussia Moenchengladbach Form

Borussia Moenchengladbach delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Eintracht Frankfurt brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 4-0 defeat at the hands of VfB Stuttgart. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Erzgebirge Aue by 1-3. Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

A runners-up spot is the absolute minimum Bayer Leverkusen should achieve for a season in which a tilt at league glory is their top priority.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Atalanta, they came out empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-1 win against Kaiserslautern. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against VfB Stuttgart. Bayer Leverkusen picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Bundesliga, while scoring 17 and conceding four goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Bayer Leverkusen, as they look to build a title challenge.

Bayer Leverkusen are on the look-out for a win, and we expect them to claim it in a high scoring match, when they visit Borussia Moenchengladbach at Borussia-Park on Friday.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Borussia Moenchengladbach Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Gerardo Seoane, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Jan Olschowsky (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/0), Maximilian Bruell (0/0), Moritz Nicolas (0/0), Tobias Sippel (0/0), Fabio Chiarodia (0/0), Joseph Scally (0/0), Ko Itakura (0/0), Luca Netz (0/0), Lukas Ullrich (0/0), Marvin Friedrich (0/0), Nico Elvedi (0/0), Simon Walde (0/0), Stefan Lainer (0/0), Tony Jantschke (0/0), Charles Herrmann (0/0), Florian Neuhaus (0/0), Franck Honorat (0/0), Grant-Leon Ranos (0/0), Julian Weigl (0/0), Kevin Stoeger (0/0), Kouadio Kone (0/0), Oscar Fraulo (0/0), Philipp Sander (0/0), Robin Hack (0/0), Rocco Reitz (0/0), Alassane Plea (0/0), Nathan N'Goumou (0/0), Shio Fukuda (0/0), Tim Kleindienst (0/0), Tomas Cvancara (0/0), Yvandro Borges Sanches (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 42 year-old Xabi Alonso will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Lukas Hradecky (0/0), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (0/0), Arthur (0/0), Edmond Tapsoba (0/0), Jeanuel Belocian (0/0), Jeremie Frimpong (0/0), Jonathan Tah (0/0), Odilon Kossounou (0/0), Piero Hincapie (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (0/0), Florian Wirtz (0/0), Granit Xhaka (0/0), Gustavo Puerta (0/0), Jonas Hofmann (0/0), Matija Marsenic (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/0), Robert Andrich (0/0), Sadik Fofana (0/0), Amine Adli (0/0), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (0/0), Patrik Schick (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/0).

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Borussia Moenchengladbach just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia-Park.

Tomas Cvancara sit this one out for Borussia Moenchengladbach due to an injury.

Bayer Leverkusen have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Friday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3. In total, they have played six matches in past seasons with Bayer Leverkusen running away with most of the points. They won four encounters, with Borussia Moenchengladbach stealing all 3 points in zero matches. Naturally, the last two games ended all square. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 4/7.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Borussia Moenchengladbach welcome Bayer Leverkusen as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Friday.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Victor Okoh Boniface has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Friday, it is because Bayer Leverkusen bank on him to build on these numbers against Borussia Moenchengladbach. The latter relies on Robin Hack, who found the target five times in six games.

In their last 10 matches at Borussia-Park across all tournaments Borussia Moenchengladbach won six times, drew two and lost two times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Borussia Moenchengladbach managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Bayer Leverkusen have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Borussia Moenchengladbach managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 2.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Borussia Moenchengladbach’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.