Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Celtic Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Borussia Mönchengladbach entertain Celtic in a crucial Champions League match this Tuesday. Read the match predictions to find out why Mönchengladbach are the betting tip to secure 3 precious points. The Foals were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night but already have the measure of Celtic, having beaten them 0-2 in Glasgow on match day 3. Meanwhile the Bhoys extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a hard-earned 0-1 win at Aberdeen and realistically need to win this to have a shot at scraping into the Europa League.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Celtic Preview
Borussia Mönchengladbach played Julian Korb in a flat back four against Frankfurt but Patrick Hermann is expected to come back in as head coach Andre Schubert reverts to using wingbacks. Ozcar Wendt will be hoping to start on the left but has competition from Fabian Johnson while Lars Stindl will be the danger-man up front with Andre Hahn.
Celtic fielded a strong team away to Aberdeen and could line up in a similar fashion here. Kolo Toure has been used in the Champions League but was at fault for both goals when these sides last met, so may be on the bench once more. Brendan Rodgers will be pinning his hopes on goal-scoring sensation Moussa Dembele to fire the Hoops to victory here.
Team Predictions Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Celtic
Mönchengladbach 3-3-2-2 formation: Sommer; Elvedi, Vestergaard, Jantschke; Wendt, Strobl, Hermann; Dahoud, Kramer; Stindl, Hahn
Celtic 4-2-3-1 formation: Gordon, Lustig, Sviatchenko, Šimunović, Izaguirre; Brown, Rogic; Forrest, Armstrong, Sinclair; Dembele
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Celtic Betting Tips
- Mönchengladbach have won 4 drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Celtic have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Mönchengladbach have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.0 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Celtic have scored an average of 2.2 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Mönchengladbach’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Celtic’s previous 10 matches
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Celtic Prediction
Borussia Mönchengladbach are a notoriously difficult side to beat home, as evidenced when they made Barcelona work extremely hard for a 1-2 victory on match day 2. That was in fact their only defeat on home soil since Dortmund prevailed in January and they’ve lost just once in 16 at Borussia-Park Stadion.
Celtic’s stats look mightily impressive on paper but it’s fair to say that this will be a tougher test than they usually face. What’s perhaps more telling is that their only defeat in the last 10 games was in the reverse fixture. The Bhoys look good going forward but have worryingly shipped 12 goals in 3 Champions League matches, which is ominous form.
It looks as if Andre Schubert has recognised the importance of this fixture with Mönchengladbach and Celtic most likely fighting over third place in Group C. He rested a few players against Frankfurt and will be confident that a full-strength side can get the job done. I’m predicting a tactical battle on this one with goals at a premium. Sorry Celtic fans but I think the hosts will nick this one.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
MONCHENGLADBACH at 11/20 with Betway
Over/Under Prediction
UNDER 2.5 goals at 23/17 with 888Sport
Correct Score Prediction
MONCHENGLADBACH 1-0 at 8/1 with BetVictor
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