Borussia Monchengladbach vs Paderborn Preview: Team News & Prediction

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After finally gaining their first points of the season, Borussia Monchengladbach are now battling to catch all those above them as they take on Paderborn.

Kick-off date/time: 31 October 2026 at 2:30 pm

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Borussia Monchengladbach preview: Test of character

Borussia Monchengladbach faced a massive test of character after a horrendous start to the season, losing all six of their Bundesliga matches heading into the last round of games. Not many expected them to finally get off the mark away to Stuttgart, but Alexander Blessin’s side had other ideas. After falling behind early on, Gladbach showed tremendous spirit to turn things around and ultimately come out on top. 

Joe Scally equalised before Shuto Machino put them in front in the second half, and Kevin Mohya then doubled their lead. Ermedin Demirovic netted his second goal for Stuttgart to set up a tense finish, but Gladbach held on for a 2-3 win. Blessin will now hope that result can spark a turnaround in fortunes.

Paderborn preview: Massive three points

Speaking of massive three points, Paderborn held firm for a huge victory over Hamburg last Saturday. After a tense affair, the hosts gambled late on and were rewarded with two minutes of normal time remaining. Rayan Philippe netting the only goal of the game against his parent club to seal a 1-0 win.

That was only Paderborn's second win of this season's Bundesliga and takes them up to eight points, five more than their opponents this weekend. Kettemann will now be hoping his side can build on that result and move further away from the bottom three.

Borussia Monchengladbach team news: Key attackers still out

Borussia Monchengladbach remains without the pair of Tim Kleindienst and Franck Honorat, both of whom are recovering from muscle injuries.

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Nicolas; Sander, Diks, Chiarodia; Scally, Uno, Neuhaus, Ullrich; Mohya, Machino Hack

Unavailable: Bolin (Injured), Honorat (Injured), Kleindienst (Injured), Leopold (Injured), Leszczynski (Injured)

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Paderborn team news: Plenty of injuries themselves

Paderborn’s treatment table is all filled up, with the likes of Awortwie-Grant, Batista Meier, Gayret, Hoffmeier and Klaas all sidelined.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Noll; ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen; Curda, Ulrich, Castaneda, Vidovic, Obermair; Tigges, Marino

Unavailable: Awortwie-Grant (Injured), Batista Meier (Injured), Gayret (Injured), Hoffmeier (Injured), Klaas (Injured)

Questionable: 

Key stats

• Gladbach have won all four Bundesliga meetings with Paderborn since 1995/96, scoring nine goals and conceding two. 
• Both previous meetings at Borussia-Park ended in 2-0 Gladbach wins (1 March 2015 and 18 December 2019), and the last meeting was a 3-1 Gladbach win in Paderborn on 20 June 2020. 
• Gladbach are bottom with three points coming into Matchweek 8 – equalling their lowest total after seven games in 29 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96 (also three in 2008/09 and 2025/26). 
• Gladbach lost their first six games of the season, the joint-longest losing start to a Bundesliga season since 1995/96 (Mainz in 2020/21 and Bochum in 2022/23 also lost six), before winning 3-2 at Stuttgart on 23 October. 
• Gladbach have conceded 22 goals, the most they have let in after seven games in any of their 29 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96, and have conceded in all seven matches. 
• Gladbach are the only side without a home point this season (L3), losing 3-4 to Elversberg, 3-4 to Mainz and 1-2 to Hoffenheim – although they have scored in each of their last ten home games. 
• Gladbach matches have averaged 4.71 goals this season, the highest in the Bundesliga. 
• Paderborn are 13th with eight points, one fewer than at this stage of 2014/15 (nine) and seven more than in 2019/20 (one), their only other Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96. 
• Paderborn are winless in 11 Bundesliga away games (D6 L5) since a 2-0 win at Freiburg on 25 January 2020 – their longest away winless run in their three Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96. 
• Paderborn are unbeaten in two (2-2 at Werder Bremen and 1-0 at home to Hamburg), and their matches have averaged only 2.14 goals this season – the second-lowest in the division after Schalke's (1.57). 
• Paderborn have won only three of their 24 Bundesliga away games on a Saturday since 1995/96 (W3 D9 L12). 

‘Key stats’ are Bundesliga only (not all competitions)

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Paderborn prediction

With both of these two clubs coming off the back of a victory, neither are expected to adopt a defensive approach, as each sense a huge opportunity to make it two wins in a row. Borussia Monchengladbach can take heart from the fact that Paderborn have scored just six goals in seven league games so far, with only Schalke 04 finding the net fewer times. However, the hosts' defensive record is the worst in the top flight, which in turn gives Paderborn plenty of optimism.

In the end, as has been the case for many Bundesliga fixtures this season, we should see an exciting clash, with both teams pushing bodies forward whenever possible in search of three points. With that in mind, backing both teams to score appears to be the smart play.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Paderborn tip: Both teams to score