RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction: Team News and Lineups Preview

Scott Thornton provided his RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach prediction, team news, lineups and fixture preview ahead of their Bundesliga meeting.

RB Leipzig have dropped outside of the top four in recent weeks. Marco Rose must rally the troops to close the gap on Dortmund and Stuttgart. Borussia Monchengladbach, on the other hand, are edging closer to the bottom three and are now without a win in their last four matches.

Our RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach prediction is for RB Leipzig to win the match 2-1.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction, Team News, Standings and Lineups Preview

1. RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip 1: Both Teams To Score & Over 2.5 Goals In The Match
2. RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip 2: Over 10 Asian Corners
3. RB Leipzig vs Borussia MonchengladbachTip 3: Lois Openda To Score

In this article:

• RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Team News and Possible Lineups
• The RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach, League Standings Prediction
• RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Match Stats
• RB Leipzig Fixtures
• Borussia Monchengladbach Fixtures
• Safer Gambling

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RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip 1: Gladbach Prone to a Goal Fest

Germany, Bundesliga, Saturday, February 17th, 17:30 (UK)

Borussia Monchengladbach’s away matches this season have seen an average of 4.5 goals per game. That’s 0.68 more than Hoffenheim’s away games, which have seen the 2nd most goals. Both teams have scored, and there have been at least three goals in nine of their 10 Bundesliga matches on the road. The exception was the 0-0 draw against Leverkusen, where Gerardo Seonane’s side had to weather the storm for the duration of the match.

RB Leipzig are also likely to put Monchengladbach under huge amounts of pressure, but their defence isn’t as solid as Leverksuen’s. They are conceding an average of 1.33 goals per league match this season, almost twice as many as Xabi Alonso’s side.

Marco Rose’s side’s home Bundesliga matches this season have seen an average of 3.45 goals, 2.55 for RB Leipzig, and 0.91 for the opposition. They have kept just one clean sheet in their last six home matches. That was against a Union Berlin side that have picked up just five points on the road in this campaign.

• RB Leipzig vs Borussia MonchengladbachTip 1: Both Teams To Score & Over 2.5 Goals In The Match (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 1.80
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 8/10

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip 2: Leipzig Pressure Should Lead to Corners

The next pick for this match is for there to be at least 11 corners. We’re backing this at odds of 1.85 using bet365’s Asian market for the added security of money back should the game end with exactly ten corners. This is a must-win for RB Leipzig, who cannot afford to give up any more ground in the race for a Champions League place.

Marco Rose’s side’s domestic home matches in this campaign have seen an average of exactly ten corners per game. The stats in the recent head-to-heads with Monchengladbach are more promising. There were 17 corners when these sides met earlier in the season. RB Leipzig had all 11 corners in the match the last time these teams met at this ground. There have been at least 11 corners on the last four occasions these sides have gone toe-to-toe.

Borussia Monchengladbach’s league matches have seen an average of 11.15 corners. This increases to 11.6 if we only include the data from their games on the road.

• RB Leipzig vs Borussia MonchengladbachTip 2: Over 10.0 Asian Corners
• Best Odds: 1.85
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 6/10

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip 3: Openda Will Take Some Stopping

Lois Openda has thrived at the tip of the RB Leipzig attack this season. He has the highest xG in the squad by some Openda. The Belgian is full of confidence, having scored in his last four Bundesliga matches.

Openda’s stats, when compared to other forwards across Europe’s top five leagues, indicate just how important he is to Marco Rose’s side. He is averaging 0.78 non-penalty goals per 90 minutes played, which puts him in the 96th percentile. He is a constant threat in the opposition box, with an average of 6.64 touches in the danger area. He has formed a deadly partnership with Benjamin Sesko. They should have some success against a defence that has conceded 1.95 goals per game on average, the second most in the German top flight.

Only Serhou Guirassy and Harry Kane have scored more than Openda’s 15 Bundesliga goals this season. The striker is never afraid to pull the trigger when in shooting range, and that approach has paid dividends. His high goals tally and remarkably high xG are a testament to just how lethal he can be. Openda is averaging 4.27 shots per 90 minutes this season.

• RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip 3: Lois Openda To Score (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 1.80
• Bookmaker: BetMGM
• Stake: 8/10

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction odds via various bookmakers as at 06:00, February 13th, 2024. Odds may now differ.

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RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Team News and Possible Lineups: Openda on Egg Shells

Marco Rose has just one player who is unavailable for this match in Yussuf Poulsen. Amadou Haidara is set to return after the conclusion of the African Cup of Nations, but it is unclear whether or not he will feature straight away. Louis Openda is one yellow card away from suspension, so he will have to be careful with the match against Bayern Munich approaching.

Both of Monchengladbach’s starting strikers were brought off in their last game against Darmstadt, having picked up a knock. It’s unclear if they are in line for a return here. Tomas Cvancara and Jonas Omlin are the only certainties to miss this one.

RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Gulacsi; Raum, Orban, Klostermann, Henrichs; Schlager, Kampl, Simons, Olmo; Sesko, Openda

Borussia Monchengladbach possible starting lineup:
Nicolas; Wober, Elvedi, Itakura; Honorat, Neuhaus, Weigl, Kone, Netz; Hack, Plea

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The Predicted RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach League Standings by BETSiE

Our in-house predictive model, BETSiE, has had a go at predicting the League standings ahead of the Team A vs Team B, currently 15th vs 16th, fixture by utilising the underlying data from the 2023/24 season up until this point.

For more league-specific BETSiE content including standings, probabilities and predictions, visit her page here – it’s worth it.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach Standings Prediction

POSITION	CLUB	GAME	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Bayer Leverkusen	34	25.9	6.4	1.8	84.0	25.0	59.0	84.0
2	Bayern Munich	34	25.6	3.9	4.5	93.9	33.3	60.6	80.8
3	Stuttgart	34	22.3	3.2	8.5	80.1	41.3	38.7	70.1
4	RB Leipzig	34	18.4	6.6	9.0	72.6	43.4	29.2	61.9
5	Dortmund	34	16.8	9.6	7.6	67.6	47.4	20.2	60.0
6	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	12.1	10.8	11.1	48.1	47.9	0.2	47.1
7	Freiburg	34	12.6	7.1	14.3	43.9	56.8	-12.9	44.8
8	Hoffenheim	34	11.7	8.7	13.6	58.6	63.5	-4.9	43.7
9	Werder Bremen	34	11.5	7.9	14.6	47.9	54.9	-6.9	42.4
10	Augsburg	34	9.9	10.9	13.2	49.8	58.9	-9.2	40.5
11	Heidenheim	34	10.4	8.7	15.0	46.2	62.0	-15.9	39.7
12	B. Monchengladbach	34	9.7	9.8	14.5	55.3	62.7	-7.4	38.9
13	Bochum	34	8.4	12.9	12.7	41.4	60.3	-18.9	38.2
14	Wolfsburg	34	9.9	8.0	16.2	39.8	53.9	-14.1	37.6
15	Union Berlin	34	9.9	6.0	18.1	35.6	56.1	-20.5	35.7
16	Mainz	34	5.6	12.3	16.2	30.8	51.6	-20.8	28.9
17	FC Koln	34	5.8	9.5	18.7	28.8	63.1	-34.3	26.8
18	Darmstadt	34	4.4	8.5	21.1	35.1	77.2	-42.2	21.7

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Match Stats: Monchengladbach Struggle on the Road

• RB Leipzig have won six and lost three of the last 10 head-to-heads between these sides.
• Marco Rose’s side have scored two or more goals in 11 of their 14 home matches across all competitions this.
• Borussia Monchengladbach Bundesliga matches are averaging 3.67 goals; the 3rd most in the division.
• Monchengladbach’s only away win in the league this season came against Bochum. They are conceding an average of 2.6 goal per game on the road.

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RB Leipzig Fixtures: A Fight to Stay Amongst Europe’s Elite

• Vs Bayern Munich (A)
• Vs Bochum (A)
• Vs Real Madrid (A)
• Vs Darmstadt (H)
• Vs Koln (A)

Borussia Monchengladbach Fixtures: Needing Points on the Board

• Vs Bochum (H)
• Vs Mainz (A)
• Vs Koln (H)
• Vs Saarbrücken (A)
• Vs Heidenheim (A)

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