Borussia Monchengladbach vs Werder Bremen Prediction and Preview – 05/02/16

Bundesliga preview – Borussia Monchengladbach vs Werder Bremen prediction.

Mahmoud Dahoud awaits the decision of Monchengladbach doctors to see if his injured hand has healed sufficiently by Friday. The 20-year-old has been training with the squad this week and claims to be feeling no pain. Granit Xhaka serves the last of his three-match ban and Andre Schubert will rely on Havard Nordvelt to protect the back four. Nico Elvedi is competing with Martin Hinteregger for a place at centre back in the absence of Tony Jantschke and Alvaro Dominguez.

Alejandro Galvez returned to training on Tuesday after a two week absence but it remains open whether the Werder central defender will play a part on Friday. Left back Santiago Garcia will serve a one-match ban and left winger Florian Grillitch is doubtful after injuring his foot in the 3-3 draw against Hertha last weekend. Midfielder Philipp Bargfrede remains sidelined along with forwards Aron Johannsson and Melvyn Lorenzen.

Possible Line-ups

Borussia Monchengladbach 4-4-2 formation: Sommer; Korb, Christensen, Hinteregger, Wendt; Traore, Nordvelt, Dahoud, Johnson; Raffael, Stindl

Werder Bremen 4-4-2 formation: Wiedwald; Gebre Selassie, Vestergaard, Djilobodji, U Garcia; Bartels, Fritz, Junuzovic, Oztunali; Pizarro, Ujah

Statistics

• Borussia Monchengladbach have won 2 drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches
• Werder Bremen have won 3 drawn 5 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Borussia Monchengladbach have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 2.9 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Werder Bremen have scored an average of 2.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Borussia Monchengladbach’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Werder Bremen’s previous 10 matches

Prediction

Monchengladbach have the opportunity to bounce back from successive defeats since the Bundesliga returned from its winter break. The club’s chances of a Champions League place have suffered a setback in the new year after ending 2015 with a run of one defeat in 12 games. Schubert’s side had won six of its previous seven home games before Dortmund won 3-1 at Borussia-Park on 23 January and his team failed to make their dominance pay when losing 1-0 at Mainz last Friday.

16th placed Werder are four points clear of the automatic relegation places after picking up as many points in their last two games but still face a battle to avoid finishing in the bottom three. Viktor Skrypnyk’s men pulled off a great result to beat Schalke 3-1 a week past Sunday and have earned 14 of their 19 points away from home. Werder came from 3-1 down to earn a point at home to third-placed Hertha Berlin last Saturday thanks to two goals from veteran striker Claudio Pizarro.

Monchengladbach can exploit the weakness in Werder’s replacement left flank to avoid a potential upset.

Tips

Monchengladbach to win at 4/5 with 888sport

Over 2.5 goals at 6/11 with 888sport

Monchengladbach to win 3-1 at 13/1 with BetVictor

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