BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH – BORUSSIA DORTMUND | Friday, 20:30
It is really hard to explain and understand how a team like Borussia Monchengladbach, which has an important roster and above all has raised the level of its performances in recent years, can go through such negative moments losing almost every time and failing to find a solution to the problems. For the hosts, there is no doubt that tonight’s match against Borussia Dortmund on Friday 11 November is worth a lot. A victory against a big name in the German league is needed to try to get some thoughts out of their heads and above all to try to work with extreme serenity during this long World Cup break. Difficult, no doubt, because the Gialloneri are still the Gialloneri. The ones who usually hold their own against Bayern Munich.
Of course, the visitors’ season didn’t start so well either. Then, in the course of time, things got better and Dortmund is currently sixth in the standings, only two points behind the second place occupied by the odd couple Freiburg-Union Berlin. The visiting team, if they want to think, and hope, to stay in the running for the championship victory – which is almost impossible – must win this evening in a match that on paper and not only looks very difficult. The breakthrough could still happen.
The Prediction
In a match that is sure to yield at least one goal per team, the feeling is that Borussia Dortmund may be able to pull off the upset at the moment, especially for the hosts. At worst, however, the visiting team should not lose in any case.
Borussia Monchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund likely line-up
- BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH (4-2-3-1): Olschowsky; Scally, Friedrich, Elvedi, Bensebaini; Kramer, Kone; Hofmann, Stindl, Plea; Thuram.
- BORUSSIA DORTMUND (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Sule, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro; Bellingham, Can; Adeyemi, Brandt, Reyna; Modeste.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
