Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Hertha Berlin Match Analysis and Prediction

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Borussia Mönchengladbach will be looking for their second win in the new Bundesliga season this weekend when they will square off Hertha Berlin at the Borussia-Park in the third match day of the season. Kickoffs on August 19 at 21:30 EAT.

Mönchengladbach who finished last season in the 10th place of eight are back in action and with greater ambitions this season. In their two opening matches the hosts have recorded a win a draw so far. While coming into this game, Borussia Mönchengladbach has not lost any of their last six matches, picking up two draws and four wins.

Gladbach prepares for this meeting off the back of 2-2 Bundesliga 1 stalemate versus Schalke in their previous game. In that match, Borussia Mönchengladbach had 68% possession, 14 shots with eight of them on target and goals scored by Jonas Hofmann (72′) and Marcus Thuram (78′). Schalke 04 got 12 shots with four of them on target and goals by Rodrigo Zalazar (29′) and Marius Bülter (93′).

Meanwhile, Hertha Berlin was lucky to avoid relegation from the top flight when they finished in the relegation playoffs. Ahead of this season, Sandro Schwarz’s men played four pre- season friendlies in which they lost two and won two. While coming into this game, they have not recorded a victory in their last two opening matches with a loss and a draw.

Hertha Berlin also shared spoils 1-1 Bundesliga 1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in their previous fixture. In that game, Hertha Berlin had 39% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Suat Serdar (3′). Eintracht Frankfurt got 11 shots with one of them on target and a goal by Daichi Kamada (48′).

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Hertha Berlin head to head

Mönchengladbach boasts a slight upper hand having won 19 times from the 45 head to head meetings between these two sides since 1997. Hertha Berlin won 15 times while 11 matches ended in draws.