Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach won their first-ever Bundesliga meeting with Holstein Kiel earlier this season (4-1). The Foals are currently unbeaten in each of their last nine Bundesliga games against promoted sides (W3, D6), but haven’t won any of their last five away fixtures against them (D4, L1).

Holstein Kiel’s tally of 19 points from 30 matchdays represents the second-worst campaign by a Bundesliga debutant since the introduction of three points per win (Greuther Fürth had 18 points at this stage of 2012/13). No Bundesliga side with a maximum of 19 points after 30 matchdays has ever managed to finish 16th.

Borussia Mönchengladbach are winless in each of their last three Bundesliga games (D1, L2), something that last happened to the Foals at the start of 2025 (L3). They haven’t endured a longer wait for a win in 2024/25. Gladbach have dropped points from winning positions in each of their last three matches (8 points in total) after having done so just once across their first 27 matches of the season.

Borussia Mönchengladbach face an average of 16.5 shots per Bundesliga game this season, more than any other side. Holstein Kiel are second in this ranking with an average of 16.1. The Foals also allow their opponents the most touches inside the box (31 per game on average), just ahead of Kiel (30).

Borussia Mönchengladbach (39.2 metres in front of their own goal line) and Holstein Kiel (39.6 m) win possession lower up the pitch on average than any other Bundesliga side in 2024/25. Conversely, both teams’ opponents win possession higher up the pitch against them than against any other side in the division (BMG: 45.2 m, KSV: 44.5 m).