Borussia M'Gladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen 25.08.2023 Prediction: Bundesliga

Match Overview

Bayer Leverkusen travel to take on Borussia M'Gladbach in the second round of the German 1. Bundesliga competition on 25 August, Friday. At the time of writing, the visiting side are ranked in the fifth position of the league table with three points to their name whereas Gladbach are perched upon the tenth position of the same standings.

Key Highlights

When these teams last met against each other, in May earlier this year, they could not be separated and had to settle for a 2-2 draw. However, they will want to get a positive result here. Gladbach will be egged on by the home support that they have whereas Leverkusen's attackers will need no extra motivation to do well in this game.

Injury Report

Borussia M'Gladbach will have to make do without the likes of Stefan Lainer, Nico Elvedi and Hannes Wolf among others for this game. Leverkusen, on the other hand, do not have the likes of Sardar Azmoun, Amine Adli and Piero Hincapie available for this match.

Prediction

Borussia M'Gladbach, who are ranked 2 in goals scored per match (4 goals) will want to score in this game and try to eke out a positive result. Gladbach have also been unbeaten in the last four home games that they have played in. They haven't lost in 9 matches, and this will give them a lot of confidence. Bayer Leverkusen, however, haven't lost to Borussia M'Gladbach in their last seven meetings with them. We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game.