B. Monchengladbach – FC Koln : Preview & Prediction
Borussia Mönchengladbach and Cologne face at Stadion im BORUSSIA ‑ PARK, in a match for the 20 th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head between these teams in this competition, on 03‑10‑2020, Borussia M’gladbach won away by (1‑3). The history of direct matches played in this stadium favors the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match in this stadium, for the Bundesliga, on 11‑03‑2020, Borussia M’gladbach won by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Jorge Meré (70 ‘Autogolo) and B. Embolo (32’) for Borussia Mönchengladbach and by M. Uth (81 ‘) for Cologne.
M’gladbach
After 8 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in the 7th position, having won 32 points. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Union Berlin by (1‑1), after in the previous match they have won (4‑2) at home, against Borussia Dortmund. In their last match, for the DFB Pokal, they beat Stuttgart by (1‑2). In the last 10 home matches for the league, Borussia Mönchengladbach has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, having won 19 points out of 30 possible. In their home matches, there are some frequent scorers: at 0‑0 (5 in 10 games) and at the end of the game 1‑1 (4 in 10 games). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this opponent, for which reason they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored with great regularity, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches in this competition. The team does not usually find it difficult to open the scoreboard: they have managed to score the first goal in 15 of the last 19 Bundesliga matches, of those 15 they reached the break in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 7. In 19 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches in this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘) and 4 of their 11 goals between (76′ ‑ 90’).
Borussia Monchengladbach comes motivated for this match after a victory, by 1-2, against Stuttgart, advancing in this way to the next stage of the German Cup. In the last Bundesliga match, the home team drew 1-1 against Union Berlin. The home team usually plays in a 4-4-2, favoring a faster playing style, with the two most advanced pieces being Alassane Plea and Marcus Thuram. The man responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacks is midfielder Lars Stindl. Coach Marco Rose cannot count on Valentino Lazaro due to physical problems.
Köln
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is in 14th position, having won 18 points. In the last match, they have won at home against Arminia Bielefeld by (3‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (3‑0) an away match against Hoffenheim. In the last game they played, for DFB Pokal, they lost to Jahn Regensburg by (4‑3) in the tie through penalties. In the last 9 away matches, Cologne has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, having won 12 points out of 27 possible. In their league matches as a visitor, the most frequent result at halftime was 0‑0 (4 out of 9 games). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In 19 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to turn the score.
Cologne enters this game with a defeat, on penalties, on the trip to the Regensburg field, in a game counting for the German Cup. Note that the visitors won 3-1 against Arminia Bielefeld in the last Bundesliga game. Coach Markus Gisdol usually plays in a traditional 3-4-3, focusing on quick transitions and attacks through the wings. In this drawing, the three most advanced men will be Ondrej Duda, Ismail Jakobs and Emmanuel Dennis. The visiting coach will not be able to count on Sebastian Andersson, Florian Kainz and Anthony Modeste for being delivered to the medical department.
B. Monchengladbach – FC Koln : Betting Tips
B. Monchengladbach – Win Odds: 1.55
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
