Borussia Mönchengladbach vs FSV Mainz 05 prediction, odds and how to watch

Borussia Mönchengladbach dismantled 1899 Hoffenheim 4-0 at home in the Bundesliga, and the result flattered nobody. Connor Maguire delivers his verdict on a performance that exposed everything wrong with Hoffenheim's season.

Borussia Mönchengladbach host FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday afternoon carrying a genuine home advantage, but the visitors arrive having won four of their last five away games and showing a level of away-day conviction that the data cannot ignore.

Borussia Mönchengladbach arrive at the Europa-Park Stadion on Saturday having failed to win a single away match in their last ten Bundesliga road trips. SC Freiburg will know exactly where to apply pressure.

FSV Mainz 05 arrive at this Rhine-Main derby in the form of their lives away from home, while Eintracht Frankfurt carry structural defensive problems that a well-organised visiting side will know exactly how to exploit.

Hamburger SV welcome FSV Mainz 05 to the Volksparkstadion on Sunday afternoon carrying one of the most striking defensive records in the Bundesliga, and the numbers point firmly towards a game that will not stay quiet for long.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have been formidable at home but fragile everywhere else. Elversberg come to town as newly promoted underdogs with nothing to lose and goals to spare.

RB Leipzig have won five consecutive home matches and conceded just three goals on their own turf in recent memory, while Borussia Mönchengladbach arrive without a single away victory in their last ten on the road. Rafael Mbeki examines what this fixture means, and why the gap in quality and circumstance may be wider than the scoreline will ultimately suggest.

Marcus Vale breaks down the numbers.