Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach: Preview and betting tips

In this Sunday’s game, the 7th and 11th teams of the league table will meet. While Gladbach are no longer a concern and are quietly in the middle of the table, Leverkusen still have something to play for. They are eager to at least get into the Europa League after dropping out of the Europa Conference. The game kicks off at 19:30.

Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen have a lot to do after faltering in recent matches. After a goalless draw at Union Berlin and two defeats in Rome and at home to Cologne. They finally sealed their defeat with a draw against penultimate-placed Stuttgart and another goalless draw in the Europa League at home to AS Roma.

Despite their elimination from the Europa League, they can be satisfied with their spring campaign. After Xabi Alonso took over, the team has picked up and may end up winning European Cups next season.

Leverkusen currently have the same number of points as sixth-placed Wolfsburg, which is just the last place that secures Europa League Conference qualification next season.

If they fail, they will have to hope for a Leipzig victory in the German Cup final against Frankfurt. In that case, this 7th place would also secure them European competition. However, it is Frankfurt who are right behind them and Leverkusen are defending a 3 point lead over them.

Mönchengladbach

After the last league round and the 5: 2 defeat by Borussia Dortmund, Gladbach coach Daniel Farke expressed that his team lacked discipline. The coach cannot be satisfied with the performance of his charges this season.

The statistic of 1 away game won out of the last 18 is glaring, especially for a team that was used to playing European Cups regularly in the past. They are 11 points adrift of 6th place in the cup, so there can be no question of any extra motivation for the rest of the season.

Daniel Farke’s charges have taken only 2 points from their last 5 trips to the opponents’ pitch with a score of 4::11. It is obvious that their form on the opponents’ pitches is quite pathetic. And they have a paltry 8 points from away games in the Bundesliga this season, making them the third worst team in the league in that respect.

Betting tips

I would also think about the number of goals scored in the match. In the last 5 clashes between these opponents, 20 goals have been scored (4 goals per game). If you want to be more cautious, I would recommend more than 2,5g at odds of 1,46. Only once in the last 5 encounters has this goal quota not been met. A range of 3-5 goals in a match, at odds of 1.79 is also not to be dismissed.

One more interesting fact to finish: Gladbach scored 13 goals between the 76th minute and the end of the match, which is the worst record in the whole league. At odds of 1.69, you can bet that any team will score in that time frame.