What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
The two sides are close at the underlying level; the differences sit in specific phases.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Hamburger SV -0.67, Borussia M.Gladbach -0.71.
- Points per game over the last five: Hamburger SV 1.80, Borussia M.Gladbach 0.60.
- Attack: Hamburger SV xG per match 1.24, 12.0 shots, 1.8 big chances created; Borussia M.Gladbach xG per match 1.56, 11.5 shots, 1.8 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Hamburger SV 1.91, Borussia M.Gladbach 2.26; shots on target faced 11.0 vs 10.2, big chances faced 3.5 vs 3.2.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Points per game
1.80
vs 0.60
· Edge 66.7%
Goals conceded per match
1.80
vs 3.00
· Edge 40.0%
xGA per match
1.91
vs 2.26
· Edge 15.5%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Goals per match
1.60
vs 1.20
· Edge 25.0%
Shots on target per match
7.5
vs 5.8
· Edge 23.3%
xG per match
1.56
vs 1.24
· Edge 20.5%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Hamburger SV
|
Metric |
Borussia M.Gladbach
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.80 | Points per game | 0.60 |
| 1.20 | Goals per match | 1.60 |
| 1.80 | Goals conceded per match | 3.00 |
| 0.96 | Expected points per game | 0.91 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.24 | xG per match | 1.56 |
| 12.0 | Shots per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 11.5 |
| 5.8 | Shots on target per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 7.5 |
| 1.8 | Big chances created per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 1.8 |
| 36.0% | Possession 4 / 4 matches with data | 42.2% |
| 4.4 | Deep completions per match | 5.2 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.91 | xGA per match | 2.26 |
| 19.0 | Shots faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 16.8 |
| 11.0 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 10.2 |
| 3.5 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 3.2 |
| 10.2 | Deep completions allowed per match | 7.0 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 18.6 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 20.6 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Hamburger SV 5
- Bilal Nadir Injury Expected back late December 2026
- Fábio Vieira Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Nicolai Remberg Injury Expected back late June 2027
- Nicolás Capaldo Injury Expected back in about a week
- Yussuf Poulsen Injury Expected return: A few weeks
Borussia M.Gladbach 7
- Enzo Leopold Injury Expected back late May 2027
- Franck Honorat Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
- Fritz Fleck Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
- Isac Lidberg Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
- Jan Leszczynski Injury Expected back early December 2026
- Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn Injury Back in training
- Tim Kleindienst Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.