📊 Form Guide

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Gladbach prepare for this match following on from a 1-1 Bundesliga 1 drawn match versus Heidenheim.

In that game, Borussia Mönchengladbach had 47% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Robin Hack (9'). Heidenheim had 19 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Eren Sami Dinkçi (66') scored for Heidenheim.

Matches involving Borussia Mönchengladbach have often been absorbing encounters of late with plenty of scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past half dozen clashes, a grand total of 22 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 11 of these being chalked up by Borussia Mönchengladbach. That being said, it remains to be seen whether such a trend shall be replicated in this match.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Borussia Mönchengladbach:

• haven't lost in the league to Freiburg in their last 4 games.
• are winless against Freiburg in their last 5 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Freiburg

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After being beaten in their last game against Bayer Leverkusen in Bundesliga 1 action, Freiburg and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Freiburg managed 32% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Freiburg, the goalscorers were Ritsu Doan (10') and Yannik Keitel (79'). On the other side, Bayer Leverkusen had 19 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Florian Wirtz (2'), Adam Hložek (40') and Patrik Schick (53') scored for Bayer Leverkusen.

The numbers tell their own story, and Freiburg have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 13 goals in total. In defence, Freiburg have been far from perfect.

Going into this encounter, Freiburg have not been beaten by Borussia Mönchengladbach when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 03/04/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Gladbach winning 1 of those games, Freiburg 1 and 4 being draws in regulation time.

21 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 of them for Gladbach and 13 belonging to Freiburg. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 10 on 04/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Freiburg 3-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach.

On that day, Freiburg managed 59% possession and 16 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Goals were scored by Lucas Höler (7'), Noah Weißhaupt (70') and Vincenzo Grifo (96').

Borussia Mönchengladbach had 10 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Jordan Siebatcheu (25'), Alassane Pléa (29') and Julian Weigl (39') scored.

The referee was Felix Brych.

ℹ️ Team News: Gladbach

Nathan Ngoumou (unknown injury), Mamadou Doucouré (muscular problems), Manu Koné (Torn muscle fiber) and Simon Walde (Syndesmotic ligament tear) are not available for Gladbach manager Gerardo Seoane.

In all likelihood, Gladbach may well go for a 4-3-3 formation, beginning the first half with Jonas Omlin, Stefan Lainer, Nico Elvedi, Maximilian Woeber, Joseph Scally, Rocco Reitz, Julian Weigl, Florian Neuhaus, Franck Honorat, Jordan Pefok and Robin Hack.

ℹ️ Team News: Freiburg

Freiburg manager Christian Streich has multiple availability issues to deal with. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Cruciate ligament tear), Kenneth Schmidt (Injury to abdominal muscles) and Philipp Lienhart (unknown injury) will not be playing here.

We believe Freiburg appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-4-2 lineup, starting the game with Noah Atubolu, Lukas Kuebler, Kilian Sildillia, Manuel Gulde, Christian Guenter, Ritsu Doan, Nicolas Hoefler, Maximilian Eggestein, Vincenzo Grifo, Michael Gregoritsch and Lucas Hoeler.

💭 Prediction

We feel that Freiburg should get enough chances to score against this Borussia Mönchengladbach side, although it is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We think that it’s going to be a close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Borussia Mönchengladbach when all is said and done. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 14:06 30/03/2024