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Match preview · Bundesliga

Borussia M'gladbach – 1. FC Union Berlin

Borussia M'gladbach 18th in Bundesliga Home 1.73 projected goals by the model
1. FC Union Berlin 17th in Bundesliga Away 1.37 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 06:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.73 1.37
Borussia M'gladbach 1. FC Union Berlin
Borussia M'gladbach
44%
Draw
27%
1. FC Union Berlin
28%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Borussia M'gladbach Draw 1. FC Union Berlin
Fair odds 2.25 3.64 3.55
Total goals
3.10
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
67%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Borussia M'gladbach

44% Borussia M'gladbach to win

Attack
12th vs 13th
Borussia M'gladbach attack v 1. FC Union Berlin defence
Defence
16th vs 15th
Borussia M'gladbach defence v 1. FC Union Berlin attack
Recent xG form
-1.11 vs -0.35
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.73 – 1.37
Borussia M'gladbach v 1. FC Union Berlin
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Borussia M'gladbach and 1. FC Union Berlin compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Borussia M'gladbach 1. FC Union Berlin
xG / match (better) 1.72 · joint 10th from 4 matches 1.13 · 16th from 4 matches
xGA / match 2.92 · 18th from 4 matches (better) 2.70 · 16th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) -1.20 · 17th from 4 matches -1.57 · 18th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 0.83 · 15th from 4 matches 0.70 · 18th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -1.11 (better) -0.35

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Borussia M'gladbach clean sheet
23%
Borussia M'gladbach 2+ goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams to score: no
33%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.9%
2:1
10.6%
1:2
8.2%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Borussia M'gladbach sample
20 matches
1. FC Union Berlin sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Borussia M'gladbach
2 matches
Away xG sample · 1. FC Union Berlin
2 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 06:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.