Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 1 match between RB Leipzig and Borussia Moenchengladbach and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
RB Leipzig start the season as favourites to land the Bundesliga crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Borussia Moenchengladbach at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.
Team form: RB Leipzig vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
RB Leipzig Form
RB Leipzig are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Bayer Leverkusen by a 4-1 score, before winning 2-1 against St. Pauli. They were back on the losing side in a 4-1 defeat against Freiburg. RB Leipzig showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 15 times, while letting in five themselves.
Borussia Moenchengladbach Form
In their last three matches, Borussia Moenchengladbach lost against Augsburg by 3-1, beat Hoffenheim by 4-0 winning 0-5 against TSV Schott Mainz. Borussia Moenchengladbach didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored six goals themselves.
Betting facts for RB Leipzig and Borussia Moenchengladbach
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between RB Leipzig and Borussia Moenchengladbach. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 RB Leipzig matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 RB Leipzig home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 RB Leipzig home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 RB Leipzig matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 RB Leipzig matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Borussia Moenchengladbach have won the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Borussia Moenchengladbach have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Borussia Moenchengladbach away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Borussia Moenchengladbach matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Borussia Moenchengladbach have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
Players in form: RB Leipzig vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
Having scored just once in six Bundesliga matches, Willi Orban hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Borussia Moenchengladbach hope to see Kevin Diks adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Bundesliga outings.
Popular markets: RB Leipzig vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
Full-time result
RB Leipzig claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Borussia Moenchengladbach won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches. RB Leipzig didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. RB Leipzig have not lost to Borussia Moenchengladbach in 10 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
RB Leipzig scored first in six of their last ten home games. Impressively, Borussia Moenchengladbach scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive RB Leipzig games RB Leipzig managed to open the scoreline in no less than four of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Borussia Moenchengladbach performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games.
Total goals
RB Leipzig saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Borussia Moenchengladbach. They performed an average of 3.8 goals in these. RB Leipzig were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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