The Matchday 7 Bundesliga clash between Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach will take place on October 17 at the An der Alten Försterei Stadium in Berlin. Union Berlin vs. Borussia Monchengladbach: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Union Berlin
In the last round, Steffen Baumgart's team suffered a 0-2 away defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, marking their third loss in the current championship. Additionally, the team conceded at least two goals for the fourth time in this Bundesliga season. In the standings, the club is in 13th place with seven points. It is also worth noting that Union Berlin (13) has conceded more goals than any team except Werder Bremen (14).
- The team has not won in 9 of their last 11 home Bundesliga matches (5 draws, 4 losses).
- At least three goals have been scored in 5 of the club's last 6 home league games.
- Union Berlin has failed to score in the first half in 8 of their last 11 home Bundesliga matches.
Predicted lineup for Union Berlin (3-4-3)
Frederik Ronnow – Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Diogo Leite – Christopher Trimmel, Rani Khedira, Andras Schafer, Derrick Kohn – Oliver Burke, Woo-yeong Jeong, Andras Nemeth.
Midfielder Robert Skov is injured.
Borussia Monchengladbach
In the last round, Eugen Polanski's side played out a goalless draw at home against Freiburg. As a result, Borussia Monchengladbach extended their winless streak in the Bundesliga to 13 matches (5 draws, 8 losses). Moreover, the team remains the only one in the current championship that has yet to secure a victory. The club has three points and sits in the penultimate position in the standings. Notably, Borussia (5) has outscored only Heidenheim (4) in this Bundesliga season.
- The team has not won in their last six away league matches (2 draws, 4 losses).
- At least three goals have been scored in 10 of the club's last 14 away Bundesliga matches.
- Borussia has conceded exactly 1 or 2 goals in 7 of their last 10 away league matches.
Predicted lineup for Borussia Monchengladbach (4-4-2)
Moritz Nicolas – Joe Scally, Nico Elvedi, Kevin Diks, Luca Netz – Rocco Reitz, Jens Castrop, Philipp Sander, Yannick Engelhardt – Florian Neuhaus, Haris Tabakovic.
Midfielder Robin Hack, and forwards Nathan Ngoumou and Tim Kleindienst are unavailable due to injuries.
Referee
Tobias Reichel (Germany)
Matches – 15 (Bundesliga, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 62;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 40%.
Union Berlin vs. Borussia Monchengladbach: Match Prediction
Neither team can boast a successful start to the current season, and in this head-to-head encounter, both sides have the opportunity to improve their standings. Therefore, I expect an effective attacking display from both teams. Union Berlin, although not often securing maximum results at home, has been productive: in their last eight home Bundesliga matches, the team failed to score only twice. At the same time, in 8 of their last 10 home league matches, they have not kept a clean sheet.
Borussia, even away, tries to play actively up front and regularly finds the back of the net: in their last 14 away Bundesliga games, the players left the field without scoring only twice, and in one of those cases, they faced Bayern Munich. However, their defensive play leaves much to be desired: during the same stretch, Borussia managed to keep a clean sheet only once.
I anticipate both teams scoring in this match, so my prediction is: Both teams to score – yes
