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Bundesliga 25/26 · 7 Feb 2026

Borussia M'gladbach 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Picked for matchday: Standout: Robert Andrich scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Loïc Badé

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.4
Actual xG
0.6 – 0.8
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: Borussia M'gladbach 38%, the draw 25%, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 37%.

A draw the chances agree with: 0.6 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Aleix García, 60.1 in 88′.

Well above their usual level: Yannick Engelhardt +8.8.

Well below it: Kevin Stöger −9.7, Alejandro Grimaldo −9.3, Jarell Quansah −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Borussia M'gladbach

31 Jan 2026D 1–1at SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
25 Jan 2026L 0–3v VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
17 Jan 2026D 0–0at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
14 Jan 2026L 1–5at TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga
11 Jan 2026W 4–0v FC Augsburg Bundesliga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

31 Jan 2026W 3–1at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
28 Jan 2026W 3–0v Villarreal Champions League
24 Jan 2026W 1–0v SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
20 Jan 2026L 0–2at Olympiacos FC Champions League
17 Jan 2026L 0–1at TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga

Head to head

21 Sep 2025Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga

Borussia M'gladbach

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Moritz Nicolas Goalkeeper9000–55.4+0.3
Yannick Engelhardt Midfielder90100.1352.9+8.8
Philipp Sander Defender9000–49.9+1.4
Nico Elvedi Defender9000–47.8−2.6
Jens Castrop Midfielder78000.1247.8+2.0
Joe Scally Defender1200–46.2–
Rocco Reitz Midfielder90000.0345.8+3.4
Kevin Diks Defender90000.1245.6−8.6
Kevin Stöger Midfielder79000.0245.0−9.7
Franck Honorat Midfielder88000.0441.9−7.2
Haris Tabaković Forward68000.1541.7−6.4
Alejo Sarco Forward2200–41.4–
Lukas Ullrich Defender8800–36.0−7.5
Hugo Bolin Midfielder1100–31.6–
Shuto Machino Forward200–16.4–
Fabio Chiarodia Defender200–0.0–

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Robert Andrich Defender200–100.0–
Aleix García Midfielder88000.0760.1+1.8
Loïc Badé Defender4500–59.9−2.9
Janis Blaswich Goalkeeper9000–57.7+6.5
Edmond Tapsoba Defender90000.0255.9−4.4
Ernest Poku Forward45000.1252.0+4.4
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder6500–50.9−3.2
Alejandro Grimaldo Midfielder90000.0549.1−9.3
Arthur Midfielder9000–48.7−2.1
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder25000.0548.4–
Malik Tillman Midfielder9000–48.0−4.0
Jonas Hofmann Forward80000.1644.9−5.0
Patrik Schick Forward80000.3243.4−4.0
Christian Kofane Forward1000–43.3–
Jarell Quansah Defender9000–40.5−9.1
Martin Terrier Forward1000–39.6–