Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen Predictions
- Each of Gladbach’s last nine games saw BTTS & over 2.5 goals land.
- Each of Gladbach’s last four home league games saw at least four goals scored.
- Leverkusen’s league games have averaged 3.4 total goals this term.
Goals galore in Gladbach
Although Borussia Monchengladbach are enduring a worse 15-game start to the Bundesliga season than in four of the last five seasons, they have improved on last season’s return at this stage by four points and could yet challenge for Europe if they can string together a positive run.One constant in games involving Gladbach has been a steady flow of goals, both of these sides are tied at the top of the table when considering how many league games finished with over 2.5 goals (11/15). Moreover, both teams have scored in 11 of the Foals’ 15 Bundesliga outings, so we could well see more of the same here.
Xabi Alonso didn’t have the easiest of starts to his tenure as Leverkusen boss, although a run of three straight wins heading into the winter break has done their survival prospects a world of good. The Eternal Bridesmaids have still recorded a joint-worst 15-game start since 2005/06, a season that they eventually achieved a fifth-placed finish!
Go for goals
We are tempted to side with Leverkusen to win here given their recent resurgence in form, although we’re only siding with them to edge out a potential five-goal thriller in the correct score market.As for our main prediction, BTTS & over 2.5 goals looks like a solid bet in this encounter between two well matched, yet exciting teams in what is the final game of the first weekend of Bundesliga action in 2023.