Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 2 match between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Moenchengladbach and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
VfB Stuttgart hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Borussia Moenchengladbach over to the MHPArena for a round 2 match.
Looking at the Bundesliga standings, the current difference between the sides is one points and three places.
Team form: VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
VfB Stuttgart Form
VfB Stuttgart only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-2 and 2-1 against Bayern Munich and Union Berlin respectively. At least they managed a 3-3 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig. VfB Stuttgart claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.
Borussia Moenchengladbach Form
Borussia Moenchengladbach have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Wolfsburg, they came out empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-3 win against SV Atlas Delmenhorst. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Hamburger SV. Borussia Moenchengladbach won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and 13 scored.
Betting stats and facts for VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Moenchengladbach
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Moenchengladbach played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 9 VfB Stuttgart matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 VfB Stuttgart home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 VfB Stuttgart home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- VfB Stuttgart have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- VfB Stuttgart have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Borussia Moenchengladbach away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Borussia Moenchengladbach away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Borussia Moenchengladbach away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Borussia Moenchengladbach have won 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Borussia Moenchengladbach matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
Franck Honorat shows decent form right now for Borussia Moenchengladbach, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing VfB Stuttgart, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Nick Woltemade also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.
Popular markets: VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments VfB Stuttgart won four times and lost six as well. Borussia Moenchengladbach won six times, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, VfB Stuttgart only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Borussia Moenchengladbach scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Borussia Moenchengladbach have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. VfB Stuttgart managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. VfB Stuttgart have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Borussia Moenchengladbach, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 3.6 times goals per game. Borussia Moenchengladbach did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games