Monchengladbach vs Real Madrid Prediction, 10/27/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/26/2020

Game: Monchengladbach vs Real Madrid

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Location: Borussia-Park in Monchengladbach, Germany

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Monchengladbach (+285) Real Madrid (-149)

Borussia-Park is the venue where Jonas Hofmann and Monchengladbach (0-1-0 in Champions League) will play Real Madrid (0-0-1 in Champions League) on Tuesday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Yann Sommer for Monchengladbach and Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid. The line on this game has Monchengladbach coming in at +285 and Real Madrid are at -149. The total has been set at 3.25.

Monchengladbach faced Mainz 05 in their last match and took home the win by a score of 3 - 2. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 86.6% received passes percentage by connecting on 544 of the 628 targeted passes last game. Monchengladbach tried 17 dribbles in this outing and completed 13 of those attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Monchengladbach wrapped this game up at a 40.0% clip by hitting 8 shots on target out of 20 total shots. Monchengladbach is averaging 1.60 goals per 90 min (8 total goals) and have accounted for 4 assists in all matches this year.

Jonas Hofmann is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Monchengladbach. Hofmann has started 126 matchups in his pro soccer career and scores 0.18 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder representing Germany has accumulated 23 goals in 11,322 minutes played. He has 28 assists while accumulating 13 yellow cards in his career. One more player who could decide who wins is Lars Stindl, the forward who is from Germany. Stindl has totaled 25,941 mins in 290 career starting assignments and has been handed 70 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 42 times during his soccer career and he has scored 70 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.24 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Monchengladbach will be Yann Sommer. Sommer has seen the field for a total of 32,703 mins and has tallied 1,157 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.15 (419 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .741. The keeper taking the field for Monchengladbach has had 1,570 shots tried at him in 365 career starts. Sommer (181-83-95 mark during his soccer career) has 108 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.6% shutout percentage.

For their last match, Real Madrid earned three points by winning 3 - 1 against Barcelona. They wrapped up this outing by converting 501 of the 567 passes they tried earning a rate of 88.4%. Real Madrid ended the game with a 76.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 13 out of the 17 dribbles they pursued. Real Madrid connected on 8 SoT out of 15 shots attempted which had them stting at a 53.3% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 8 goals and 4 assists in all matches, Real Madrid sports an average of 1.33 goals and 0.67 assists per 90 min.

Karim Benzema should provide a spark for Real Madrid. He is averaging 0.60 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 374 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from France has been on the pitch for 31,991 professional minutes while he has scored 213 goals. He has accounted for 9 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 96 times. Be sure to watch out for Vinicius Junior, the forward representing Real Madrid. He has earned 14 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 5 times. Junior has earned himself 10 yellow card cautions in 4,296 professional minutes (40 career starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.29.

Thibaut Courtois will look after the net for Real Madrid. Courtois has 151 shutouts and has seen 1,105 shots against him in 30,864 career minutes. He has a save % of .723 and his clean sheet rate is currently 43.8%. He has given up 0.92 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 206-72-64. In his pro soccer career, Courtois has allowed 316 goals while totaling 798 stops in 345 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Real Madrid (-149)

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