We expect a comfortable victory for the hosts, who have been playing some excellent football in Farke's early weeks in charge.
Hertha have consistently flirted with relegation in recent years and look set for a difficult season once again, with Gladbach likely to have too much firepower for them to deal with.
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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 Monchengladbach win with a probability of 59.48%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Hertha Berlin had a probability of 19.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Monchengladbach win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.28%) and 1-0 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.8%), while for a Hertha Berlin win it was 1-2 (5.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Monchengladbach would win this match.
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