Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig Prediction, 5/2/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2022

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Game: Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig

Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Location: Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Monchengladbach (+300) RB Leipzig (-125)

Borussia-Park is the site where Lars Stindl and Monchengladbach (10-8-13, 11th in Bundesliga) will play RB Leipzig (16-6-9, 4th in Bundesliga) on Monday. The expected starting goalies will be Yann Sommer for Monchengladbach and Peter Gulacsi for RB Leipzig. Monchengladbach are at +300 while the Red Bulls are at -125. The total opens at 2.5.

Monchengladbach faced off with SC Freiburg in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 3-3. In regard to passing, they earned a 85.2% passes received percentage by completing 265 out of their 311 pass attempts last match. Monchengladbach attempted 8 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 3 of those attempts for a rate of 37.5%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Monchengladbach finished the game at a 50.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target of 6 shots. Monchengladbach has an average of 1.45 goals per 90 min (45 total goals) and are sitting with 33 assists in all games this year.

Lars Stindl is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Monchengladbach. Stindl has been in the starting lineup in 325 outings so far in his career while scoring 0.26 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Germany has earned 85 goals in 28,959 minutes played. He has accounted for 54 assists while accumulating 83 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Alassane Plea, the forward representing France. Plea has played 18,272 mins in 208 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 27 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 39 times so far in his career and he has scored 75 total goals. He has an average of 0.37 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Monchengladbach is Yann Sommer. Sommer (201-98-117 record during his soccer career) has totaled 119 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 28.2% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Switzerland has had 1,842 shots sent in his direction in 422 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.24 (519 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 73.0. Sommer has played for a total of 37,755 minutes and has accumulated 1,335 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last game, RB Leipzig took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Union Berlin. They finished the match by completing 446 out of their 483 pass attempts for a rate of 92.3%. RB Leipzig earned a 64.3% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 9 out of the 14 dribbles they pursued. RB Leipzig converted 1 shot on goal out of 5 shots attempted which had them at a 20.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having a total of 66 goals and 49 assists in all matches, RB Leipzig sports an average of 2.13 goals and 1.58 assists per 90 min.

Christopher Nkunku will need to provide a lift for RB Leipzig. He averages 0.37 G/90 and has started 96 contests so far in his career. The midfielder representing France has earned 8,796 mins and he has scored 36 goals. He has collected 8 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped on a goal 34 times. Make sure to watch out for Andre Silva, the forward representing Portugal. He has 78 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 19 times. Silva has earned himself a total of 11 yellow card warnings in 12,221 mins played (134 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.57.

Peter Gulacsi will be looking after the net for RB Leipzig. So far in his career, Gulacsi has conceded 360 goals and has earned 883 saves in 319 starts. He has surrendered 1.13 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 174-64-81. He has earned a save % of 72.3 and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.3%. Gulacsi has recorded 100 clean sheets while seeing 1,229 shots against him in 28,566 mins in his career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take RB Leipzig (-125)

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