David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Moenchengladbach
The 30th round of the German championship will be played on Sunday at the Signal Iduna Park, where the local Borussia Dortmund will host Borussia Monchengladbach. I suggest a bet on the outcome of this confrontation with good odds.
Match preview
Dortmund's Borussia delivered a spectacular draw away against Bayern Munich (2-2) in the last round, thus ending a nine-match streak without draws, where the "Bumblebees" played exclusively for win or loss — 5 wins and 4 setbacks. Despite the result, the defense faltered again — Niko Kovac's team has been conceding for five consecutive rounds, casting doubt on the reliability of their defensive arrangements.
Dortmund has conceded 45 goals so far — among the top ten Bundesliga clubs, only Werder is worse, having conceded 54. Currently, Borussia is in eighth place and struggling to find stability. Particularly concerning is their form at Signal Iduna Park: at home, the team has won only twice in the last eight rounds, suffering three defeats and settling for a draw three times.
Monchengladbach's Borussia stumbled away against Freiburg (1-2) in the last round, thus ending their three-match positive streak in the Bundesliga, where they previously had two wins and one draw. Nevertheless, Gerardo Seoane's team continues to display productive football — the "Foals" have been scoring for six consecutive rounds, and in this season's championship, they have left the field without goals in only four matches.
In the standings, the Gladbach team is seventh but remains in a tight battle for the European spots — just one point away from the coveted zone. Borussia looks especially confident away: the team has been unbeaten on the road for five consecutive rounds, securing four wins and one draw.
Probable lineups
- Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel – Daniel Svensson, Julian Ryerson, Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton – Emre Can, Maximilian Beyer, Julian Brandt, Pascal Gross, Salih Ozcan – Serhou Guirassy
- Borussia Monchengladbach: Tiago Pereira Cardoso – Luca Netz, Nico Elvedi, Joe Scally, Ko Itakura – Julian Weigl, Robin Hack, Florian Neuhaus, Franck Honorat – Tim Kleindienst, Alassane Plea
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first round, the teams drew 1-1 in Gladbach
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet has won in the last five matches between these teams
- The "Over 2.5 Goals" bet has won in five out of the last six matches
Prediction
Bookmakers give a clear advantage to the hosts and rate Dortmund's victory at odds of 1.45. We believe that an assured victory for Borussia Dortmund is not to be expected here, and our bet for the match is "Borussia M to win with a handicap (+1.5)" at odds of 1.85.
