With both sides struggling defensively this campaign, we are expecting an open and attacking affair with plenty of goals on Sunday, despite the drab 1-0 scoreline between the sides back in September.
Gladbach will fancy their chances at hitting their hosts on the break and netting a couple of goals, but we are predicting for Haaland to return with a heroic performance from the bench to lead his side to a vital three points in the title race.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 61.18%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Borussia Monchengladbach had a probability of 19.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.99%) and 3-1 (7.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.51%), while for a Borussia Monchengladbach win it was 1-2 (5.12%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.
