Having played a full round of mid-week fixtures, the pressure does not stop in the Bundesliga and the weekend action starts on Friday night as Borussia Monchengladbach host Hamburg at Borussia Park. Borussia Monchengladbach will feel they are capable of finishing in the top four this season but recent results have seen them slip down the table.
They come into this match in 7th place in the league yet are just 4 points off Schalke who occupy second. This shows how tight things are in the Bundesliga. Hamburg are more concerned with the opposite end of the table and occupy the relegation playoff spot. A win in this game would see them rise to 13th ahead of the remaining fixtures this weekend.
Bundesliga – Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach – Friday 15th December – 19:30 UK Time
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Borussia Moenchengladbach
Hamburger SVBorussia Monchengladbach Form
It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for Borussia Monchengladbach who have failed to win their last 3 Bundesliga games and this has seen them slide down the table. There have been defeats at Wolfsburg and Freiburg, teams currently occupying the bottom half of the league and a home draw with Schalke, a result the visitors were very happy with in their own pursuit of a top four place. However, Borussia Monchengladbach are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home Bundesliga games and showed what they are capable of with a good 2-1 win over Bayern Munich at Borussia Park. Borussia Monchengladbach have scored in each of their last 6 home league games but the opposition have also netted in the last 5 of those matches.
Hamburg Form
Hamburg had the perfect opportunity to pick up some much-needed points in the past week as they played host to Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. However, having lost the first of those games to Wolfsburg 2-1 on Saturday, Hamburg could not defeat Eintracht Frankfurt and were forced to settle for a point in a 0-0 draw. This meant Hamburg picked up just 1 point from their two home fixtures, which is a poor return. They have won only 1 of their last 5 Bundesliga games and just 1 of their last 14 on the road in all competitions, which highlights why they are down the bottom end of the table.
Team News
Borussia Monchengladbach have a long injury list and they will be hoping some of their first team players return for this match. However, they will definitely be without Jonas Hofmann and Tobias Strobl plus Denis Zakaria who is suspended. Hamburg have a couple of injury problems of their own with Nicolai Muller and Bjarne Thoelke both set to miss this game. Striker Bobby Wood is rated as doubtful.
Top Betting Tips
Despite their disappointing recent form and injury problems, Borussia Monchengladbach must come into this match as favourites due to the form of the opposition and the fact they are playing at home. Borussia Monchengladbach to win is 3/4 with Ladbrokes. Hamburg have not had much joy in-front of goal in recent weeks but have a good chance of finding the back of the net against a team who give up chances to the visitors when playing at home. Borussia Monchengladbach to win and both teams to score is 5/2 with Ladbrokes. Borussia Monchengladbach have failed to score more than 2 goals in a single home match this season. You can get 15/2 with Ladbrokes for Borussia Monchengladbach to win this match 2-1.