There is a full schedule of Bundesliga fixtures to look forward to this week and on Tuesday night we have an intriguing meeting between Freiburg and Borussia Monchengladbach. Freiburg welcome Borussia Monchengladbach to the Schwarzwald Stadion having picked up an amazing win in snowy conditions at Koln on the weekend. Borussia Monchengladbach are continuing to press for a Champions League qualifying position this season and come into this match sitting 4th in the league. Second, third and fourth place seem up for grabs this season in the Bundesliga and a win in this game will help in securing one of those positions.
Bundesliga – Schwarzwald – Stadion, Freiburg – Tuesday 12th December – 19:30 UK Time
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Borussia MoenchengladbachFreiburg Form
Freiburg come into this match occupying the relegation playoff place towards the bottom of the Bundesliga but a win in this match should lift them clear. They will start this match with confidence having picked up 7 points from their last 3 Bundesliga games. Coupled with the win at Koln on weekend, Freiburg have defeated Mainz 2-1 at home and picked up a point in a 0-0 draw with Hamburg, also at home. It’s mainly their home form which has kept them going this season and Freiburg have lost only 1 of their last 14 home matches in all competitions.
In addition, they are unbeaten at half-time in each of their last 14 home games.
Borussia Moenchengladbach Form
Borussia Monchengladbach were held to a 1-1 draw at home with Schalke on the weekend, as they continue their pursuit of a top four place. Having taken the lead in the match, Borussia Monchengladbach will be disappointed they didn’t hold out for the win. The draw means they have won 2 of their last 5 Bundesliga games, one of which was at Hertha Berlin and the other at home against champions Bayern Munich. Away from home, Borussia Monchengladbach have enjoyed some good wins at Werder Bremen, Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin but have also suffered heavy defeats at Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg. Both teams have scored in 6 of Borussia Monchengladbach’ last 7 matches in the Bundesliga.
Team News
Freiburg will be without Florian Neiderlechner, Georg Niedermeier, Mike Frantz and Marc-Oliver Kempf for this game due to injury. There are also doubts over Amir Abrashi, Caglar Soyuncu and Philipp Lienhart. Borussia Monchengladbach travel without right-back Nico Elvedi who is suspended. Tobias Strobl, Laszlo Benes and Jonas Hofmann are injured while there are doubts over the fitness of Patrick Herrmann, Ibrahima Traore and Tony Jantschke.
Top Betting Tips
This is going to be a tough match to call, as Freiburg will be coming in to the game full of confidence following recent results but Borussia Monchengladbach have shown themselves more than capable of winning away from home this season. Borussia Monchengladbach are 19/17 with Ladbrokes to win the game. Borussia Monchengladbach have struggled defensively away from home in the Bundesliga and although they can take maximum points from the match, it may be with both team scoring.
Borussia Monchengladbach to win and both teams to score is 11/4 at Ladbrokes. Freiburg have kept things tight at home in the first half of games and rarely go in at the interval losing. Draw half-time, Borussia Monchengladbach full-time is 4/1 with Ladbrokes.