Brentford vs Borussia Monchengladbach Predictions

Brentford vs Borussia Monchengladbach Predictions in Club Friendly. Brentford face Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday in both clubs’ final pre-season fixture before launching their 2025–26 campaigns. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.

Club Friendly | Aug 08 2025 at 7:30 pm UK at Gtech Community Stadium

Brentford vs Borussia Monchengladbach Predictions

Can These Two Leaky Giants Give Us Another Pre-Season Goal Fest?

• Brentford’s Home Goal Bonanza: The Bees’ 19 Premier League games at home last season averaged nearly four goals per match, with 74% seeing both teams score.
• Gladbach Love a Wild Finish: In their final 12 Bundesliga games of last season, matches involving Gladbach produced an average of 4.00 goals – with 83% hitting the Over 2.5 mark.
• Pre-Season Goals Galore: Between them, Brentford and Gladbach have combined for seven wins from nine friendlies this summer – but only one clean sheet in that time.

Best Bet for Brentford vs Borussia Monchengladbach

It’s a warm-up match in name, but expect anything but a gentle runabout when Brentford host Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Gtech Community Stadium this Friday. With the new season just days away, both teams will be desperate to finish pre-season on a high, and the ingredients are there for a lively, attacking contest in West London.

For Brentford, this match marks the final chance to experiment under new head coach Keith Andrews, who steps into the big shoes left behind by Thomas Frank. The Bees have so far managed a draw and a win in pre-season, most recently edging past QPR, but question marks remain about how they’ll cope without Bryan Mbeumo, and potentially Yoane Wissa as well. Igor Thiago looks set to lead the line, while Mikkel Damsgaard will be trusted to inject creativity in a side that scored 66 Premier League goals last term.

Meanwhile, Borussia Mönchengladbach are quietly flying through their pre-season schedule. After six warm-up matches, they’ve bagged five wins, each time netting at least twice. However, they also leaked goals regularly last season, conceding 57 in the Bundesliga – the same number as Brentford in England’s top flight. Shuto Machino, their summer signing from Holstein Kiel, looks ready to make an impact, and with an attack-minded setup likely again, goals could be the order of the day.

There may not be points or trophies at stake here, but pride, momentum, and confidence most certainly are. And for fans craving entertainment, this might be the best kind of pre-season curtain call.

Best Bet for Brentford vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Over 3.5 Goals

Here at BettingTips4You, we don’t believe in throwing ten different options at you and hoping one sticks. Instead, we dig deep into the stats, trends, and team dynamics to find one premium tip per game – that one bet we’d back ourselves at the bookies. For this match, there’s no hesitation: Over 3.5 Goals is our standout selection.

There are plenty of signs pointing to a goal-filled affair. Brentford’s home matches last season were chaotic in the best way – averaging almost four goals per game. That attacking instinct hasn’t disappeared over the summer, and with Damsgaard, Carvalho and Thiago all expected to start, there’s no shortage of flair in the final third.

Gladbach, for their part, are allergic to dull matches. Their last 12 Bundesliga games saw a staggering average of 4.00 goals per game, and even in pre-season they’ve looked wide open. They’ve scored 13 goals across five wins in pre-season but haven’t exactly looked watertight defensively – and against Premier League opposition, those cracks could be exposed again.

What makes this bet even tastier is the nature of the match. It’s pre-season. Clean sheets and tactical rigidity go out the window. Managers want to test formations, give minutes to fringe players, and crucially, avoid injuries – which means wide-open spaces and counter-attacking chaos.

BettingTips4You.com expert quote – Linus Bergström

“When both teams are still ironing out their defensive kinks but pack a punch up front, it’s a perfect storm for goal bettors. Over 3.5 Goals screams value here, especially with the firepower on both sides.”

And let’s be honest, no one wants a 0-0 in a friendly. We’re backing the goals to flow freely in this one, with both sides getting on the scoresheet and potentially much more.

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Predicted Scoreline: Brentford 3-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Given Brentford’s tendency to turn home matches into high-scoring shootouts, and Gladbach’s gung-ho pre-season approach, this feels like it could easily end up 3-2 to the hosts. Expect a thriller.

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