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BUNDESLIGA Matchweek 4

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Mainz 05

Match data · Borussia-Park Updated

Borussia Mönchengladbach host Mainz 05 in Bundesliga matchweek 4: Sat 19 Sep, 15:30 CEST (19 Sep 22:30 KST) at Borussia-Park. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Gladbach 1 wins, 6 draws, Mainz 3 wins; the most recent was Gladbach 1–1 Mainz in 2026/04. Last five games in all competitions: Gladbach W2 D0 L3, Mainz W3 D1 L1. Gladbach have won 51.7% (15W 11D 3L) of 29 games under the condition "Last game before an international break", above their 36.9% over the same window. Gladbach have won 39.7% (23W 17D 18L) of 58 games under the condition "After last result", above their 28.8% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings1 · 6 · 3Gladbach W · D · Mainz WLast meeting Gladbach 1–1 Mainz (2026.04)
H2H 18 games, average2.61 goals3+ goals 44.4% · red cards 2x · league average 3.13 goals
Win rate this season0.0% / 33.3%Gladbach / Mainz0W 0D 3L / 1W 1D 1Llast season 26.5% / 29.4%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitGladbachMainz
Positionpoints17th · 08th · 4
W–D–L3 games0–0–31–1–1
Goals for / againstper game1.00 / 4.002.00 / 1.00
xG / xGAper game1.21 / 2.962.04 / 0.99
Possession%47.750.3
Shots / on targetper game15 / 3.318.7 / 5.7
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record26.5% 9–11–1429.4% 10–10–14
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-186–8–44–8–6

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Gladbach +1.04, Mainz +0.01 (per game)

  • ManagersEugen Polanski — league 37 games · 9W 11D 17L · win rate 24.3% · U. Fischer — league 29 games · 11W 9D 9L · win rate 37.9% · manager duel 0W 1D 0L (Gladbach perspective)
  • Last matchGladbach 7 days ago BL away Freiburg 0–5 · Mainz 7 days ago BL home Frankfurt 1–3
  • Last season's top scorerGladbach H. Tabaković (last season 13 goals) has not featured this season

Last five games

Borussia Mönchengladbach

2W 0D 3L
Scored 12Conceded 12Clean sheets 2
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Freiburgaway0–5L0.19
Elversberghome3–4L2.36
Leipzigaway0–3L1.09
Schott MainzPokalaway5–0W
Hoffenheimhome4–0W1.20

Mainz 05

3W 1D 1L
Scored 17Conceded 3Clean sheets 4
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Frankfurthome1–3L2.12
Hamburgaway5–0W2.77
Paderbornhome0–0D1.23
KrieschowPokalaway9–0W
Heidenheimaway2–0W3.71

Mainz league away 7 unbeaten · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Gladbach1–1Mainz
  2. Mainz0–1Gladbach
  3. Gladbach1–3Mainz

Borussia-Park H2H 9 games Gladbach 2W 4D 3L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 18-game profile
H2H 18 games (since 2017-18)Value
Goals per game2.61
Games with 3+ goalsshare %44.4
Both teams scoredshare %66.7
Average time of first goalmin29.5
Goalless at half-timeshare %27.8

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 51.7%Last game before an international break Gladbach win rate29 games · 15W 11D 3L · usual 36.9%
  2. 39.7%After last result Gladbach win rate58 games · 23W 17D 18L · usual 28.8% · since 2022-23
  3. 27.3%September games Mainz win rate33 games · 9W 5D 19L · usual 32.0%
  4. 40.5%Saturday 15:30 kick-off Gladbach win rate131 games · 53W 35D 43L · usual 36.9%
  5. 26.2%Jae-Sung Lee not scoring: Mainz win rate107 games · 28W 37D 42L · scored in 20 games: 65.0% (13W 4D 3L) · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Gladbach 4.8%, Mainz 9.0%.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionGladbachMainz
After a match 7 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions +0.1p92 games · 34W 23D 35L · usual 36.9% -1.2p91 games · 28W 26D 37L · usual 32.0%
Last game before an international breakwin rate · this match qualifies +14.8p29 games · 15W 11D 3L · usual 36.9% -4.4p29 games · 8W 13D 8L · usual 32.0%
Saturday 15:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 +3.6p131 games · 53W 35D 43L · usual 36.9% +3.5p172 games · 61W 38D 73L · usual 32.0%
After last resultGladbach L / Mainz L · since 2022-23 +10.9p58 games · 23W 17D 18L · usual 28.8% -5.2p49 games · 13W 22D 14L · usual 31.7%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Gladbach 28.8% (40W 40D 59L) / Mainz 31.7% (44W 45D 50L)

Game management
itemsGladbachMainz
After scoring firstWin rate57.8%64 games · 37W 17D 10L59.4%64 games · 38W 19D 7L
After conceding firstWin rate4.8% -24.0p62 games · 3W 10D 49L · usual 28.8%9.0% -22.7p67 games · 6W 18D 43L · usual 31.7%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate72.9%48 games · 35W 10D 3L73.1%52 games · 38W 12D 2L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames31 / 329 / 6
Goals by substitutes% of team goals16.3 33/20310.8 21/195

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 3 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsGladbachMainz
Shots inside / outside the boxper game11 / 413 / 5.7
Shots blockedper game75
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game19.3 / 10 / 13.79.7 / 2 / 6
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented6 / 0.051 / 0.48

Order is always home team (Gladbach) then away team (Mainz) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Mainz · when playing

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Gladbach · when playing

05How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
Bundesliga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.09.18 03:45 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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