On Saturday evening, Borussia Monchengladbach will look to return to winning ways when they host RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga with kickoff at 7:30 pm.
Gladbach made a strong start under new manager Daniel Farke, but their form has been less convincing over the past three games.
The Foals have taken just two points from their last three matches, including a 0-0 draw away to Freiburg on Matchday 19. In fairness to Farke, he appeared to set his side up to secure a point in the Black Forest, and they achieved that aim with little difficulty.
Die Fohlen have regularly leaked too many goals in recent years; an accusation levelled at Farke during his time in East Anglia.
Hence, the 45-year-old coach was content to keep an in-form Freiburg side at arm’s length for most of the match.
The Leipzig players showed great character in their performance against Dortmund last weekend, with the new man at the helm having an immediate impact.
Under Domenico Tedesco’s reign, Leipzig had suffered two consecutive heavy defeats – including a 4-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
Following that up by shutting out Dortmund at Red Bull Arena was impressive, given that David Wagner had only had a few days on the training ground with his players.
Borussia M’gladbach vs RB Leipzig Head to Head
Both sides have 12 games against each other, with hosts taking two wins while visitors with seven wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- SC Freiburg 0-0 M’gladbach
- Borussia 0-1 Mainz 05
- Bayern Munich 1-1 M’gladbach
- Borussia 1-0 Hertha BSC
Away
- Real Madrid 2-0 RB Leipzig
- RB Leipzig 3-0 Dortmund
- RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk
Borussia M’gladbach Team News
Gladbach will hope to have defender Nico Elvedi back in their starting lineup for Friday’s match at Hannover after the Swiss missed last weekend’s draw against Freiburg with a muscle strain. However, Ko Itakura will be out for a long time after damaging his knee.
RB Leipzig Team News
Meanwhile, Leipzig will travel to Munich without Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer, and Dani Olmo because of injuries. Laimer’s injury forced coach Ralph Hasenhuttl to bring Xaver Schlager into his midfield against Real Madrid midweek. Haidara replaced Kevin Kampl as the only change from last weekend’s comfortable win over Dortmund.
Prediction and Odds
We expect to see goals in Monchengladbach on Saturday, with both sides likely to score more frequently than they concede.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both Teams to Score
