Monchengladbach face FK Koln at Borussia-Park on Saturday evening. It’s been a really tough start to the season for the hosts, they currently sit in 16th place. However, a morale boosting 4-0 win against St Pauli at the weekend may give them some confidence coming into this encounter.

FC Koln have made a decent start to the season, they currently find themselves in 7th, one spot below the European places. Despite a 4-1 win at the weekend, the visitors have endured an indifferent spell of late.

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📈 Monchengladbach v Koln Form & Stats

A dreadful start to the season has seen the hosts pick up just 6 points from nine games, relegation from the Bundesliga has become a genuine source of concern. Their 4-0 win against St Pauli last weekend was their first win of the domestic campaign.

The underlying data paints a more positive picture for Monchengladbach, xG data suggests they should have amassed 5.2 more points than they currently have, which are performances reflective of a mid-table side. There’s been a big under performance on xGA, with Monchengladbach conceding 3.6 more goals than expected. The hosts are finding it difficult to manage key moments in the defensive third of the pitch, testament to these numbers.

It was a fantastic start to the campaign for FC Koln after acquiring 7 points from their first three games, but their form since then has become quite patchy and inconsistent. Koln have recorded four wins, two draws, and three defeats from their opening seven Bundesliga games. An emphatic 4-1 win against Hamburg may give them an extra boost of confidence ahead of this match.

The xG data implies an overperformance from Koln of 2.6 points across the season so far. The hosts have been pretty clinical with their chances this season, overperforming their xGF by 2.5 goals. This fixture is essentially a match up of two sides bang in the centre of the xG table.

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