Borussia Mönchengladbach vs SC Paderborn 07 prediction: expected goals, form and verdict
Our model makes it 1.48 to 1.72 on expected goals, with 61.9% for over 2.5 goals in the Bundesliga.
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Match Overview & What Is At Stake
Borussia Mönchengladbach host SC Paderborn 07 in the Bundesliga, kicking off Saturday 31 October at 14:30 UTC. Our expected-goals model projects 1.48 for the hosts and 1.72 for the visitors, a combined 3.20 goals against a competition norm of 3.14.
SC Paderborn 07 hold the edge at 42%, but not by enough to treat the result as settled.
The sections below set out what the record actually shows: recent results, the meetings we hold, and what the model builds on top of them.
Form Guide & Scoring Trends
Borussia Mönchengladbach — last 10: W-L-L-L-L-L-L-W-L-W (most recent first). That is 17 scored and 25 conceded, 1.70 and 2.50 per game. Both teams scored in 6 of the 10, and 9 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 2 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches at home, that reads L-L-L-W-W across 5, 12 scored and 10 conceded.
SC Paderborn 07 — last 10: W-D-L-W-L-L-D-L-L-L (most recent first). That is 9 scored and 16 conceded, 0.90 and 1.60 per game. Both teams scored in 4 of the 10, and 5 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 2 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches away from home, that reads D-L-D-L-L across 5, 4 scored and 9 conceded.
Head-to-Head Record
Across the 4 meetings on record, Borussia Mönchengladbach have won 4, SC Paderborn 07 0, with 0 drawn. That covers their domestic league meetings; cup ties and European meetings are not included.
The most recent came on 20 Jun 2020: SC Paderborn 07 1-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Tactical Read: What The Numbers Say
The model expects 3.20 goals in this fixture, above the Bundesliga norm of 3.14, which is where the goals markets rather than the result markets tend to pay.
SC Paderborn 07 carry the larger share of that expectation, at 1.72 against 1.48. Both teams to score sits at 64.7%, and over 2.5 goals at 61.9% — read together, that is a match the model expects to open up at both ends.
Expected Goals & Probability Outlook
Every figure here comes from the same Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model, run on the scoring rates above.
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Borussia Mönchengladbach win | 32% |
| Draw | 26% |
| SC Paderborn 07 win | 42% |
| Both teams to score | 64.7% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 61.9% |
The likeliest exact scorelines are 1-1 at 11.7%, 1-2 at 8.9%, 2-1 at 7.7%. No single scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of football — but the shape of the distribution is what the selections below are drawn from.
Published selections
- Over 2.5 Match Yellow Cards: Over 2.5 Cards — 77.1% confidence. Expected yellow cards 4.3 against a league baseline of 3.8.
- First Half Over 0.5 Goals: 1H Over 0.5 — 72.1% confidence. First-half expected goals 1.25, at a fitted 45% share of the match total.
- Both Teams To Score (GG): GG (Yes) — 55.2% confidence. Expected goals 1.59 - 1.20, so the weaker attack still projects 1.20 goals.
- Over 8.5 Match Corners: Under 8.5 Corners — 53.7% confidence. Expected corners 8.3 against a league baseline of 9.8.
- Over 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5 — 51.9% confidence. Expected total goals 2.78, from 1.59 - 1.20 (Bundesliga baseline 1.59 per side).
- Most Scoring Half: 2nd Half — 44% confidence. Expected goals 1.25 before the break and 1.53 after, at a fitted 45% first-half share.
- Match Winner: Home Win — 43.6% confidence. Expected goals 1.59 - 1.20 against a Bundesliga baseline of 1.59 per side; the two fitted ratings are close to level.
- Match Outcome (W/D/L): Home Win — 43.6% confidence. Expected goals 1.59 - 1.20 against a Bundesliga baseline of 1.59 per side; the two fitted ratings are close to level.
- Leading At Half Time: HT Home Win — 34.4% confidence. Expected goals 1.59 - 1.20, which projects a 41% chance of a level score at the break.
Score Prediction & Verdict
Prediction: 1-2 — an SC Paderborn 07 win, and the likeliest scoreline within that result at 8.9%.
Confidence: Low. The model puts an SC Paderborn 07 win at 42%, with the draw at 26%.
Worth being straight about: across every scoreline the model considers, the single most likely one is 1-1 at 11.7%. A favourite of this size does not make any one scoreline probable — it shifts where the weight of the distribution sits.
The call rests on the scoring rates above holding up. It is wrong if this becomes the tight, low-event match the goals numbers argue against, and on a fixture priced this close that is a live possibility.
Predictions are modelled probabilities, not certainties. Bet responsibly.
