Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Monchengladbach’s topsy-turvy Bundesliga campaign continues with a high-profile encounter against familiar foes Borussia Dortmund at Borussia-Park.

Sat only three points off of the European places ahead of the weekend, Borussia Monchengladbach will be out to avenge a disheartening 3-1 defeat at Freiburg last weekend, which halted their five-game unbeaten league streak beforehand (W3, D2). Keen to recover from their fifth Bundesliga defeat this season, Gerardo Seoane’s men face a Dortmund side they had beaten in three consecutive top-flight H2Hs on home turf before a 2-1 loss in this corresponding fixture last term. However, ‘Die Fohlen’ are in good shape to enact revenge for that heartache as they’ve won four consecutive home games in the build-up to this meeting, netting at least two goals in the last three. Taking only Bundesliga action into the equation, Gladbach are enjoying a four-game winning streak on home soil, increasing the likelihood of another derby success.

Visiting Borussia Dortmund’s hot pursuit of a coveted top-four finish in the Bundesliga suffered a significant mental blow last weekend as Bayern Munich pulled off a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw in the famous Der Klassiker, condemning Nuri Sahin’s side to a second successive winless league outing (D1, L1). Those results left them outside the Champions League spots pre-round, heightening the pressure on the Turkish manager to address Dortmund’s travel sickness. Indeed, since a scoreless draw at Werder Bremen on matchday two, ‘Die Borussen’ have lost four away league matches on the bounce, remaining just one of the five Bundesliga teams yet to win on the road this season. However, 17 wins from the last 20 H2Hs (L3) can inspire confidence.