Monchengladbach vs FSV Mainz 05 Prediction, 4/19/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/18/2026

Game: Monchengladbach vs FSV Mainz 05

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Location: Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany is the site where FSV Mainz 05 (8-9-12) will play Monchengladbach (7-9-13) on Sunday. The Foals are priced at +102 and the O-Fives are at -122. The over/under is set at 3. The expected starting goalkeepers are Moritz Nicolas for Monchengladbach and Daniel Batz for FSV Mainz 05.

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The Foals are 12th in the matter of expected goals with 19.2, and their expected goals against are sitting at 19.4. Gladbach has conceded 49 goals while allowing 1.69 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have compiled 160 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is at -14 with 35 goals earned and also 49 goals relinquished. They have 10 shut outs, which puts them at a rate of 34.5% for the season. Borussia Monchengladbach has accounted for 115 SVs and they hold a save percentage of 69.4% so far this season. Monchengladbach has amassed 43 yellow cards on the campaign and also 2 red cards. This year, the club averages 1.03 pts/match (30 pts) and sit at 11th among European teams with 23 assists.

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The O-Fives sport an average of 1.1 pts/match while sitting with 21 assists and 5 red cards. Mainz 05 has accumulated a clean sheet percentage of 10.3% this year in addition to 63 yellow card cautions. Mainz 05 is 7th when talking about goals relinquished having 44, and the goal differential is coming in at -9. This year, Mainz has a save rate of 68.8% (141 shots on target against), and they also rank 10th in Big 5 soccer with 33 pts. The club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.52 in addition to 99 saves, and they are sitting with 3 clean sheets. Mainz has totaled 35 goals and the squad's xG this season is at 19.7.

The man defending the goal for Gladbach will be Moritz Nicolas. Nicolas has seen the field for a total of 6,769 minutes and has accumulated 299 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.69 (127 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 71.2%. The goalkeeper from Germany has seen 420 shots tried at him in 76 starting assignments. Nicolas (22-24-30 mark during his career) has earned 18 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.9%% shutout percentage.

Daniel Batz is expected to look after the goal for Mainz 05. In his career, Batz has surrendered 28 goals while tallying 75 saves in 22 starts. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 7-8-7. He is the owner of a save % of 73.5% and his clean sheet rate sits at 18.2%%. Batz has racked up 4 clean sheets while seeing 102 shots tried against him in 1,980 minutes throughout his career.

Haris Tabakovic is one man who can be a force on the pitch for Gladbach. The forward born in Bosnia has racked up 74 goals in 11,332 mins. Tabakovic has been in the starting lineup in 113 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.59 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 16 assists while tallying 164 pts thus far in his career.

Mainz 05 has a guy in Nadiem Amiri, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has accumulated 129 points in his career and has assisted on a goal 41 times. The midfielder hailing from Germany has been on the pitch for 20,334 professional minutes and has scored 44 goals. He averages 0.19 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 228 contests so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monchengladbach (-122)

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