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Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Gladbach will be hoping for a better result following the 4-3 Bundesliga defeat last time out to Holstein Kiel.

In that game, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed 63% possession and 15 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Borussia Mönchengladbach, the goalscorers were Tomáš Čvančara (60'), Alassane Pléa (69') and Franck Honorat (86'). At the other end, Holstein Kiel had 21 shots at goal with 11 on target. Shuto Machino (15', 91'), Alexander Bernhardsson (23') and Armin Gigović (76') scored for Holstein Kiel.

Borussia Mönchengladbach haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have managed to rack up 12 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 12. We will see if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Hoffenheim

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga competition, Hoffenheim and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Hoffenheim managed 37% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For Hoffenheim, the goals were scored by Adam Hložek (61') and Pavel Kadeřábek (91'). Borussia Dortmund got 16 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Serhou Guirassy (20'), Julian Brandt (74') and Waldemar Anton (95') scored for Borussia Dortmund.

The stats tell the story, and Hoffenheim have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 11 goals in total. In defence, Hoffenheim just haven’t been too solid at all.

A look at their previous results shows us that Hoffenheim:

• have not won against Borussia Mönchengladbach when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
• are without an away win for the past 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings dating back to 14/05/2022 shows that Gladbach have won 5 of these and Hoffenheim 1, with the tally of drawn results being 0.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 28 in all at an average of 4.67 goals per match.

The previous league encounter between these sides was Bundesliga match day 15 on 21/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Hoffenheim 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In that match, Hoffenheim had 65% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorer was Andrej Kramarić (58').

Borussia Mönchengladbach had 5 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Philipp Sander (23') and Alassane Pléa (61') scored.

The referee was Bastian Dankert.

ℹ️ Team News: Gladbach

Nico Elvedi (Internal ligament strain), Marvin Friedrich (muscular problems), Yvandro Borges Sanches (Muscle injury), Nathan Ngoumou (Achilles tendon rupture), Niklas Swider (Calf injury) and Moritz Nicolas (Adductor injury) won’t be playing for Gladbach gaffer Gerardo Seoane.

We are thinking that Gladbach may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time, handing starts to Jonas Omlin, Joseph Scally, Ko Itakura, Fabio Chiarodia, Lukas Ullrich, Rocco Reitz, Julian Weigl, Franck Honorat, Kevin Stoeger, Robin Hack and Tim Kleindienst.

ℹ️ Team News: Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim boss Christian Ilzer has to choose a team with limited availability. Ozan Kabak (Cruciate ligament tear), Diadié Samassékou (Fitness), Ihlas Bebou (Knee surgery), Grischa Prömel (Cruciate ligament tear), Kevin Akpoguma (Knee problems), Christopher Lenz (Calf injury), Oliver Baumann (concussion) and Valentin Gendrey (Broken collarbone) won’t be making appearances.

We’re of the thinking that Hoffenheim appear most likely to make use of a 4-4-2 formation, going with Luca Philipp, Arthur Chaves, Leo Oestigard, Stanley N'Soki, Pavel Kaderabek, Anton Stach, Tom Bischof, Marius Buelter, Bazoumana Toure, Andrej Kramaric and Adam Hlozek.

💭 Prediction

It’s likely that Hoffenheim will do really well to break down a Borussia Mönchengladbach side who appear set to dominate this match.

We predict a 3-0 margin for Borussia Mönchengladbach at full-time.

Lucas Pereira, 13:06 03/05/2025