VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: the preview

Friday, October 23 · Mercedes-Benz-Arena Bundesliga 2026/27

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VfB Stuttgart #13 · 6 pts

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VfB Stuttgart arrives with mixed results in the opening matches while Borussia Mönchengladbach struggles to find any stability after failing to secure a win across their initial fixtures and defensive vulnerabilities on the road. The historical encounters between both sides remain balanced across recent meetings, leaving the visitors attempting to reverse an ongoing winless run against a home side looking to consolidate its position in the table.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Borussia Mönchengladbach are winless in 6 games in the competition.

  • Borussia Mönchengladbach are still without an away win in the competition: 3 games on the road.

  • Borussia Mönchengladbach took 0 of the last 9 points available.

  • 33% of Borussia Mönchengladbach's goals come in the first fifteen minutes.

Current form

VfB Stuttgart returns to its turf carrying a positive scoring average in recent outings, while Borussia Mönchengladbach struggles to patch a porous defense that conceded heavily across its three away trips.

The odds

VfB Stuttgart 66.7%
Draw 18.1%
Borussia Mönchengladbach 15.1%
VfB Stuttgart 1.36 Draw 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

The odds reflect the considerable gap between the home side and a visiting team yet to secure points on the road and carrying a heavy defensive burden. The market heavily favors VfB Stuttgart against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 FC Bayern München 6 +17 14
2 Borussia Dortmund 6 +7 14
3 SC Freiburg 6 +9 13
4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 +7 13
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 6 +4 10
6 SV 07 Elversberg 6 +1 10
7 RB Leipzig 6 +5 9
8 SV Werder Bremen 6 0 9
9 Hamburger SV 6 -9 9
10 FC Augsburg 6 +4 8
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 -6 8
12 1. FC Köln 6 -3 7
13 VfB Stuttgart 6 -2 6
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 6 -3 6
15 FC Schalke 04 6 -3 5
16 SC Paderborn 07 6 -4 5
17 1. FC Union Berlin 6 -12 5
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 -12 0

The difference-makers

VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman concentrates the finishing burden with his two goals, leaving the attack short of alternative threats if the visitors manage to shut him down.

Borussia Mönchengladbach. Borussia Mönchengladbach relies heavily on Hugo Bolin and Joseph Scally to sustain any attacking threat, yet relying on limited scorers leaves them vulnerable as they struggle to produce goals across multiple outings.

Playing style

VfB StuttgartBorussia Mönchengladbach
54.5% Possession 48.2%
5.8 Remates al arco 4.5
17.2 Remates totales 14.3
6.7 Corners 6
9.8 Fouls 14.7

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (6 and 6 respectively).

VfB Stuttgart registers higher efficiency in possession and shooting metrics, while Borussia Mönchengladbach struggles with defensive fragility that regularly produces high-scoring matches.

When they settle games

VfB Stuttgart 8 goals

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Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 goals

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The visiting defense concentrates its vulnerabilities in the final half-hour of the first period where VfB Stuttgart shows high scoring efficiency, creating a decisive phase before halftime.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 17 matches
10VfB Stuttgart won
2Draws
5Borussia Mönchengladbach won
Goals in the head-to-head27 – 21
Matches17
Last win for VfB Stuttgart01/2026
Last win for Borussia Mönchengladbach02/2025

Latest matchups

25/1/26BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach0–3VfB Stuttgart
30/8/25BundesligaVfB Stuttgart1–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
1/2/25BundesligaVfB Stuttgart1–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
14/9/24BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach1–3VfB Stuttgart
18/5/24BundesligaVfB Stuttgart4–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
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14/1/24BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach3–1VfB Stuttgart
29/4/23BundesligaVfB Stuttgart2–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
4/11/22BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach3–1VfB Stuttgart
5/3/22BundesligaVfB Stuttgart3–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
16/10/21BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach1–1VfB Stuttgart
15/5/21BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach1–2VfB Stuttgart
16/1/21BundesligaVfB Stuttgart2–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
27/4/19BundesligaVfB Stuttgart1–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
9/12/18BundesligaBorussia Mönchengladbach3–0VfB Stuttgart
25/3/18BundesligaVfB Stuttgart1–0Borussia Mönchengladbach

The recent meetings show a clear upper hand for VfB Stuttgart with five wins in eight encounters, including a tight victory in the most recent match hosted at this venue.

Who scored in these meetings

58 2 · in 15 meetings

The past scorers listed alongside show how different names now carry the burden for both sides, while the high card counts from previous encounters point to persistent physical friction when these teams meet.

Then they play

VfB Stuttgart vs Club Atlético de Madrid 20/10 · UEFA - Champions League 2026/27 Borussia Mönchengladbach vs SC Paderborn 07 31/10 · Bundesliga 2026/27
They meet again: Borussia Mönchengladbach vs VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga 2026/27 02/03