Hamburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach: Bundesliga preview

The occasion and the table

Hamburg host Borussia Mönchengladbach on matchday 9 of the Bundesliga, with kick-off at 19:30 on 6 November 2026. Both clubs sit in the lower reaches of the table, which gives the match real weight for each of them.

Hamburg are 15th with 9 points from 8 matches. Their record reads 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats, with 7 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Borussia Mönchengladbach are bottom of the table in 18th place, with 4 points from 8 matches. They have 1 win, 1 draw and 6 defeats, scoring 11 goals and conceding 22.

Recent form and home and away records

Hamburg come into the match with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches. Most recently they lost 1-3 away to Eintracht Frankfurt. Before that they suffered another 1-3 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, that one at home, and before that they lost 0-1 away to Paderborn. Earlier still, Hamburg beat Stuttgart 1-0 at home and won 3-2 away at Hoffenheim.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. The most recent was a 0-0 draw at home to Paderborn. Before that they beat Karlsruher SC 2-0 at home, and before that they won 3-2 away at Stuttgart. Earlier, they lost 1-2 at home to Hoffenheim and 1-2 away to Cologne.

The venue split adds context. At home in the Bundesliga this season, Hamburg have played 3 matches, winning 2 and losing 1, with 3 goals scored and 6 conceded.

Away from home in the Bundesliga this season, Borussia Mönchengladbach have played 4 matches, with 1 win and 3 defeats. They have scored 4 goals on the road and conceded 12.

Previous meetings

The match data lists one previous meeting between the two clubs. On 17 January 2026, Hamburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach played out a 0-0 draw.

Players to watch

Joseph Scally is the top scorer for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga this season with 3 goals. With his side needing points from the bottom of the table, his contribution in front of goal will be worth watching.

How the two sides tend to play

The figures point to two teams who have found goals hard to come by or hard to keep out. Hamburg have scored 7 league goals from 8 matches, the lower tally of the two teams, and have conceded 19.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have been more productive in attack with 11 goals, but their 22 conceded is the higher goals-against figure of the two sides.

Recent matches show a similar pattern for both. In their last 5 matches, Hamburg scored in 4, kept a clean sheet in 1, and saw both teams score in 3.

Borussia Mönchengladbach also scored in 4 of their last 5 matches and saw both teams score in 3, while keeping 2 clean sheets over that run.

The home record of Hamburg, with 2 wins from 3 matches, sits alongside a defensive record of 6 goals conceded in those games. Borussia Mönchengladbach, meanwhile, have conceded 12 goals in 4 away matches, an area they will need to address on their travels.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, put Hamburg at 39%, a draw at 26% and Borussia Mönchengladbach at 35%. These figures are estimates only, not a prediction of the outcome.

The numbers reflect a closely balanced contest between two sides near the foot of the Bundesliga table, each with plenty to play for on matchday 9.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.