Bundesliga · 2025Fri, 5 Dec 2025, 19:30 UTCFull timeMewa ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricFSV Mainz 05Borussia Mönchengladbach
Shots8 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match5 shots/match
Possession55%45%
Corners8 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match4 fouls/match
Yellow cards2 cards/match1 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Borussia Mönchengladbach's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Borussia Mönchengladbach's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.31 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.31 goals/match1.46 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

FSV Mainz 05 favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Borussia Mönchengladbach in 8 · 5 too close

0.85 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 13/131.31 goals/match
1.85 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 13/131.46 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
11.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 13/1311.8 shots/match
15.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 13/1314.7 shots/match
2.62 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 13/134.54 shots/match
5.31 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 13/134.92 shots/match
47.6%Possessionseason · 13/1345.6%
5.15 corners/matchCornersseason · 13/134.92 corners/match
4.08 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 13/135.54 corners/match
2.92 cards/matchCardsseason · 13/131.54 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 13/1311.1 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 13/1346%
46%Scoring frequencyseason · 13/1354%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

FSV Mainz 0541.7
Borussia Mönchengladbach19.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

FSV Mainz 058.3
Borussia Mönchengladbach39.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

FSV Mainz 0519.4
Borussia Mönchengladbach45.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

FSV Mainz 052.8
Borussia Mönchengladbach52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

FSV Mainz 0583.3
Borussia Mönchengladbach27.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

FSV Mainz 0558.3
Borussia Mönchengladbach47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

FSV Mainz 0536.1
Borussia Mönchengladbach44.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.2 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.2 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
7.8 shots/matchShots5/512.2 shots/match
2.2 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
43.2%Possession5/543.6%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards5/50.6 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls5/58.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.7 goals/match
2.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
9.5 shots/matchShots10/1010.3 shots/match
2.7 shots/matchShots on target10/104.6 shots/match
45.2%Possession10/1042.8%
4.6 corners/matchCorners10/103.8 corners/match
3.1 cards/matchCards10/101.6 cards/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

13 / 13 matches
0.85 goals/matchGoals scored13/131.31 goals/match
1.85 goals/matchGoals allowed13/131.46 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
11.1 shots/matchShots13/1311.8 shots/match
2.62 shots/matchShots on target13/134.54 shots/match
47.6%Possession13/1345.6%
5.15 corners/matchCorners13/134.92 corners/match
2.92 cards/matchCards13/131.54 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 6 matches
0.71 goals/matchGoals scored7/61.67 goals/match
1.57 goals/matchGoals allowed7/60.83 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
12.4 shots/matchShots7/613.5 shots/match
2.86 shots/matchShots on target7/65.83 shots/match
49.3%Possession7/648.3%
5.29 corners/matchCorners7/65.33 corners/match
2.29 cards/matchCards7/61.67 cards/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls7/611.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples13 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 5 Dec 2025, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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