Bayern Munich vs Borussia Monchengladbach

Record-time Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and perennial underachievers Borussia Monchengladbach are set to trade tackles at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich’s faltering Bundesliga title defense got back on track last weekend as they took advantage of Bayer Leverkusen’s slip-up to close the gap to two points with a goal-glutted 3-2 win at Augsburg. Back to the Allianz Arena, where they shockingly lost 1-0 to Werder Bremen a fortnight ago, Thomas Tuchel’s men go after their first Bundesliga double over Gladbach since 2020/21 after a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture. However, since that result stands as Bayern’s only success in their last six competitive H2Hs (D2, L3), the ‘Bavarians’ can’t take anything for granted. Flying out of the traps would go a long way in settling this affair, considering Bayern’s last four home league matches saw the winner on the day keep a clean sheet (W3, L1).

Despite getting 2024 off to a dream start with a 3-1 home win against top-four hopefuls Stuttgart, Borussia Monchengladbach’s form curve has gone downside since, with Gerardo Seoane’s side going winless in their last two Bundesliga outings (D1, L1). Stranded in mid-table, ten points below European places, the visitors must launch a substantial winning streak to avoid another dismal campaign. But leaving Borussia-Park hardly bodes well, with Gladbach claiming just one win on ten Bundesliga travels this season (D4, L4)! Following an underwhelming three-game losing league run on the road, ‘Die Fohlen’ held pacesetters Leverkusen to a tepid 0-0 draw on their last trip despite conceding a mind-blowing 28 shots on goal. They’ll hope they’ve not run out of luck as they make this daunting journey on the back of back-to-back away H2Hs without losing (W1, D1).