Borussia Monchengladbach take on Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. Read the match predictions to find out why an away win is the betting tip at Borussia Park Stadion. BMG lost 1-2 at home to Cologne at the weekend while Man City won 1-2 away at Crystal Palace.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City Preview
Borussia Monchengladbach have Julian Korb suspended after he was sent off in the 1-1 draw with Celtic. Christoph Kramer was banned for the weekend defeat to Cologne but will return here. Andreas Christensen returned to action in that match but Mamadou Doucouré, Marvin Schulz, Josip Drmic, Álvaro Domínguez are all still out injured.
Man City did not include Yaya Toure in their Champions League squad, so he is ineligible for this match. Claudio Bravo should return in goal after missing the 3-1 win over Barcelona through suspension. Vincent Kompany is not expected to feature but David Silva, John Stones and Ilkay Gündogan will return to the starting XI.
Team Predictions Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City
BMG 3-4-1-2 formation: Sommer; Vestergaard, Christensen, Elvedi; Wendt, Dahoud, Kramer, Traore; Stindl; Raffael, Hazard
Man City 4-1-4-1 formation: Bravo; Kolarov, Otamendi, Stones, Zabaleta; Fernandinho; Sterling, Silva, Gündogan, de Bruyne; Aguero
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City Betting Tips
- BMG have won 2 drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Man City have won 3 drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, BMG have scored an average of 0.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Man City have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of BMG’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Man City’s previous 10 matches
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City Prediction
Manchester City’s well documented slump looks to be over. After a winless streak of 6 games, they are now unbeaten in 4. One area for improvement is defence, with just a solitary clean sheet to report from their previous 12 competitive outings.
BMG have had some injury troubles but their recent form could still have been better. Just three wins in 12 matches is poor by their standards and a single win in 6 at home will hardly have Guardiola’s men quaking in their boots. They lost the reverse fixture 4-0 and while a repeat of that scoreline is doubtful, it’s hard to make a case for them winning this.
Manchester City are chasing a fourth successive victory over Borussia Monchengladbach. The Citizens have scored at least twice in each of the three victories of the German side and the games produced over 2.5 goals. That stat also applies to Man City’s previous 4 Champions League matches, so a 1-2 away win is the tip.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
MAN CITY at 5/6 with Betfred
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 10/17 with 888Sport
Correct Score Prediction
MAN CITY 2-1 at 8/1 with BetVictor
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Champions League preview – Borussia M.Gladbach vs Manchester City prediction
Gladbach only have a couple of injury worries ahead of this game. Martin Stranzl is definitely out and Tony Jantschke is rated as doubtful. With that in mind, new Gladbach manager Andre Schubert could name exactly the same starting XI which won on the weekend.
Manchester City may once again be without captain Vincent Kompany and Eliaquim Mangala in defence. This means another start for Martin Demichelis and Nicolas Otamendi. Joe Hart will return in goal but although close to a return to the team, Pablo Zabaleta will probably be on the bench. Importantly for City going forward, David Silva should be back.
Possible Line-ups
Borussia M.Gladbach: 4-4-2 formation: Sommer; Korb, Christensen, Dominguez, Wendt; Herrmann, Dahoud, Xhaka, Johnson; Raffael, Stindl
Manchester City: 4-2-3-1 formation: Hart; Sagna, Otamendi, Demichelis, Kolarov; Toure, Fernadinho; De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling; Aguero
Statistics
- Borussia M.Gladbach have won 4 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches
- Manchester City have won 6 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Borussia M.Gladbach have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 2 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Manchester City have scored an average of 2 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Borussia M.Gladbach’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Manchester City’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
After a dreadful start to their Champions League campaign in Seville, losing 3-0, Gladbach have made a managerial change and it seems to have worked. The team have won their last 2 Bundesliga matches, which were their first in the league this season and scored 7 goals in the process. It seems as though some of their swagger from last season has finally returned and just at the right time.
Having started the season superbly, Manuel Pellegrini now finds himself under pressure once more. With 3 defeats from their last 4 games, City’s form has taken a real dip and their defeat at Tottenham on the weekend, showed how weak they currently are defensively. Sergio Aguero is yet to get going this season and if Manchester City want to take something from this game, the Argentine will need to deliver.
Nobody would have thought a few weeks ago, that Gladbach would be the form team coming in to this match but they are. The way Manchester City played on the weekend and with their European form in general, it’s difficult to see them heading home with anything from this game.
Tips
Over 2.5 goals at 3/4 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Gladbach or draw at 10/11 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Gladbach win by 1 goal at 9/2 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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