Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Preview Betting Tips & Prediction
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Betting Preview
It’s a match between two of the Bundesliga’s in-form sides as Borussia Monchengladbach take on FC Koln. For the home side, it will be a chance to get over their recent disappointment against RB Leipzig and kick on in the title race with a win. However, they’ll face a revitalised FC Koln side that is aiming to climb as high as possible.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Recent Form
It’s been a stop-start few weeks for Borussia Monchengladbach. Since the winter break, Marco Rose’s side have won one, lost one, and drawn one as they’ve taken a tumble in the title race. They’ll want a return to the form that saw them pick up 10 wins out of 12. FC Koln have continued their resurgence of late. They made it five wins from six with that 4-0 victory over Freiburg last weekend.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Recent Matchups
It was Borussia Monchengladbach that came out on top in the most recent fixture between these two. They won 1-0 back in August courtesy of Alassane Plea. Ironically, the Frenchman will miss this match after picking up a red card at the weekend. It was a tight match that went in line with recent results between these two. Gladbach have won four and Koln have won three of the last seven Bundesliga fixtures between them.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Stats & Analysis
For Marco Rose’s side, this match will be about getting over the last one. Borussia Monchengladbach led 2-0 at Red Bull arena last weekend only to watch that win become a draw thanks to an 89th-minute wonder goal from Christopher Nkunku. It meant that Gladbach have now won just two of their last six fixtures and dropped to fourth in the Bundesliga table.
For all their troubles, their home form has stood strong. Gladbach still have the best home form in the entire league with eight wins from eleven. Things have been a bit trickier for them on the road with as many wins as losses for Marco Rose’s men. Fortunately, this one is being played at Borussia-Park.
But it will be far from plain sailing for the home side. FC Koln’s season can be split in half following the appointment of Marcus Gisdol. They picked up seven points from the 11 matches without him in charge but since taking the job in mid-November, Gisdol has overseen a complete turnaround. They’ve taken an incredible 16 points from the 10 matches with him including five wins from their last six matches.
They’re above Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and every other team besides Bayern Munich in the form table right now. FC Koln’s resurgence is built on a far sturdier backline with three clean sheets in their last six games.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Bets
The bookies fancy the home side for this one despite the recent form. Borussia Monchengladbach are 5/7 to secure all three points with FC Koln out at 9/3. You’ll get a draw at 7/2 but it’s clear that the bookmakers think FC Koln’s incredible run of form is coming to an end this weekend.
It’s easy to see why that is. Borussia Monchengladbach’s home form is quite incredible with eight consecutive victories at Borussia-Park in the Bundesliga this season. One thing they have struggled with is keeping the goals out. They’ve kept just two clean sheets in that eight-match run and as such, both teams to score in the match is odds-on at 5/7.
If we’re expecting both teams to score then we may see more than just a couple. Over 2.5 goals is tempting at 4/7, as is over 4.5 goals at 10/3. A 3-1 home win wouldn’t be the biggest surprise in the world and is a tidy price at 49/4 You’ll get odds of 79/4 if you fancy FC Koln to grab another goal back and make this match a memorable one with a 3-2 home win.
In terms of goalscorers, Gladbach will be without their most lethal threat so the burden will fall on Marcus Thuram to stick it in the net. He is 11/10 to grab one at any time and a tempting 9/3 to open the scoring in the match.
