2025-01-18 17:30
H. Osmers
BayArena - Leverkusen
Borussia Mönchengladbach have not won against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 10 Bundesliga matches (2D 8L), longer than against any other club currently. However, Borussia's only two points in this period came in their last two visits (2022-23: 2-2, 2023-24: 0-0). In their last home duel a year ago, Bayer 04 had 70 touches in the opponents’ box, a BL record since det. Data collection 2004-05.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won their last 10 competitive matches in a row - since their promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979, the Werkself only had one longer winning streak (14 competitive matches) from September to November 2023. Prior to the current run, Leverkusen had only won eight of their first 17 competitive matches this season (7D 2L).
With 38 points, Bayer 04 Leverkusen played their third-best Bundesliga first half of the season; the Werkself had previously only achieved that points tally in 17 games of a Bundesliga season in 2023-24 (45) and 2001-02 (39). Leverkusen have also only twice been better in terms of goals scored (41) after 17 games (including 47 in the previous season).
Borussia Mönchengladbach lost both Bundesliga matches in 2025, most recently 1-5 in Wolfsburg - the first time under Gerardo Seoane that they conceded more than four goals. Borussia last conceded three BL defeats in a row in November/December 2021 (4), while the last time this happened at the start of a new year was in 2014 (including the 3rd defeat against B04: 0-1 H).
Borussia Mönchengladbach have not won any of their last 13 Bundesliga matches on Saturday evening since a 3-0 win at home to RB Leipzig in September 2022 (5D 8L) - no other Bundesliga team has currently gone so long without a win in those matches. Bayer 04 Leverkusen conceded their only defeat in their last 51 Bundesliga games on a Saturday evening: 2-3 against RB Leipzig on matchday 2 of this season.