Borussia Mönchengladbach v Paderborn: Bundesliga matchday 8 preview

The occasion and the table

Borussia Mönchengladbach host Paderborn on matchday 8 of the Bundesliga, with kick-off at 31 October 2026 14:30.

The hosts go into the match at the foot of the table. They are 18th with 3 points from 7 matches, a record of 1 win, 0 draws and 6 defeats. They have scored 11 goals and conceded 22.

Paderborn sit 13th with 8 points from their 7 matches, built on 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 9.

Recent form and home/away records

Borussia Mönchengladbach have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches. The most recent was a 2-0 home win over Karlsruher SC. Before that came a 3-2 away victory at Stuttgart. Earlier still, they lost 1-2 at home to Hoffenheim. Before that they were beaten 1-2 away at Cologne, and the oldest match in this run was a 3-4 home defeat to Mainz.

Home form in the league remains the main concern for the hosts. In the Bundesliga this season they have played 3 matches at home, with 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. They scored 7 goals in those matches and conceded 10.

Paderborn also have 2 wins from their last 5 matches, along with 1 draw and 2 defeats. Their most recent outing was a 0-1 home defeat to Stuttgart. Before that they won 1-0 at home against Hamburg. Earlier, they drew 2-2 away at Werder Bremen. Before that came a 0-2 home defeat to Stuttgart, and the oldest of these matches was a 3-1 home win over Hoffenheim.

On the road in the Bundesliga this season, Paderborn have played 3 matches, with 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They have scored 2 goals and conceded 5 away from home.

Players to watch

Joseph Scally is the top scorer for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga this season with 3 goals. With the hosts searching for a first home league win of the campaign, his contribution in the final third could be important.

For Paderborn, Stefano Marino leads the way in the Bundesliga this season with 2 goals. In a side that has scored 6 league goals in total, he accounts for a notable share of their output.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to contrasting profiles. Borussia Mönchengladbach have found the net regularly, scoring in each of their last 5 matches, but they have also been open at the back. They kept a clean sheet in 1 of those matches, and both teams scored in 4. Across the league season, their 11 goals scored sit alongside 22 conceded, the kind of balance that has produced eventful matches at both ends.

Paderborn have been involved in tighter contests. In their last 5 matches they scored in 3, kept a clean sheet in 1, and both teams scored in 2. Their league totals of 6 goals scored and 9 conceded suggest a side whose matches have tended to be lower scoring, and their away record of 2 goals scored and 5 conceded follows a similar pattern.

That sets up a meeting between a home side that has scored freely but struggled to keep goals out, and a visiting side whose matches have generally featured fewer goals.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, give Borussia Mönchengladbach 49%, a draw 24% and Paderborn 27%. These figures are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the result.

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