Bayern Munich takes a break from the Bundesliga to continue their second round of the DFB Pokal Cup when they take on Broussia Monchengladbach. The match schedules for Wednesday at Borussia Park, with kickoff at 9:45 pm.
Both sides come off contrasting forms in the Bundesliga. The hosts suffered a 1-0 defeat to Hertha BSC, whereas their opponents picked their third straight win with a 4-0 success over Hoffenheim.
Mönchengladbach is without a win in two Bundesliga stages, although they have worked out for eight matches since their last international campaign on October 5.
The match against Hertha Berlin is part of the ranking game of the last week. After a 1-1 home draw against Stuttgart last weekend Adi Hutter‘s men lost 1-0 to Hertha Berlin in the ninth game week.
The coach Friedhelm Funkel has already drawn at home to one of the top teams, Borussia Dortmund, but suffered a 1: 3 defeat at the end of the league against VfB Stuttgart.
On Saturday, Bayern Munich made their head coach proud by storming to a 4-0 win over Hoffenheim. The men in red took one point ahead of the standings with an impressive display of strength at the Allianz Arena.
Hutter has taken to rotating his squad heavily early in the season. Six of the ten players who started against Bayern Munich are playing their first competitive matches for Hutter’s side.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich Head to Head
Both sides have 32 games against each other, with the hosts taking nine wins while opponents with 15 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Hertha 1-0 Borussia M’gadbach
- M’gladbach 1-1 Stuttgart
- Wolfsburg 1-3 Gladbach
- M’gladbach 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
- M’gladbach 3-1 Arminia Bielefield
Away
- Bayern Munich 4-0 Hoffenheim
- Benfica 0-4 Bayern Munich
- Bayer Leverkusen 1-5 Bayern Munich
- Bayern Munich 1-2 Frankfurt
- Bayern Munich 5-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Borussia Monchengladbach Team News
Matthias Ginter made a miraculous recovery from flu and trained on Sunday, but he wasn’t feeling well again on Monday. Christoph Kramer and Stefan Laimer have all been instructed to continue training alone on an individual basis.
Bayern Munich Team News
After colliding with opposition players, Lucas Herandez was withdrawn at halftime against Hoffenheim due to a knee issue but will be fit for the match tomorrow. Goretzka was also substituted at the interval but is expected to be fine for their Wednesday’s encounter.
Prediction and Odds
We expect a close encounter with the opponents finding it hard to get past their opponents in their previous clashes.
- Bayern Munich Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- Both Teams to Score
