Borussia Mönchengladbach vs RB Leipzig: the Colts to make up for the derby loss

Borussia and Leipzig will face each other in Bundesliga on Monday. Despite the home advantage and high match density, the bookmakers are on the side of the Red Bulls. That said, we doubt that after the away match against Freiburg and the point brought back from the south of Germany, the Colts will just give up the upcoming match. As for motivation, though, the Prussians definitely lack it.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

The Colts failed the season, but after the international break, this team lost only one match, though, the derby to Köln with a score of 1-3. Before that, Borussia had confidently beaten Greuter Fürth away, and a week after the derby debacle, Gladbach brought one point from Freiburg, having played a 3-3 draw. Moreover, in Freiburg, Borussia both won 2-0 and lost 2-3, but managed to score at the end of the meeting and escape defeat. Borussia's current position in the standings is 13th place, with an asset of 38 points and +9 points over Stuttgart with two rounds to go. In other words, they are definitely not at risk of relegation, just like their place in the European competition zone. However, the derby defeat at the hands of Köln is a blow to the head, there is no doubt about that. We are confident that Borussia will do everything possible not to lose two matches in a row at home. As for home stats, Borussia is 12th in the division, with six wins and five setbacks, with a goal difference of 25-25.

RB Leipzig

The most important thing to know about Leipzig is that the Bulls continue to perform on three fronts. In the Bundesliga RB is fighting for the return to the Champions League zone, in the German Cup the Bulls have already reached the final, in the Europa League, they are one step away from the final. On the one hand, Leipzig have four wins in the last five games, but on the other hand, it is obvious that the Bulls are on the decline, first of all, physically. More recently, the Bulls achieved confident victories, but in the last couple of weeks RB lost to Union in the championship, and before that, with great difficulty beat the Iron Ones in the cup and in the first match of the semifinal of the Europa League scraped through stronger Rangers (1-0). Total Over (3.5) has not been broken in Leipzig's matches for seven games, which is rather unusual for Bundesliga.

Head-to-head encounters

Borussia and Leipzig have played each other 11 times in Bundesliga. Surprisingly, Gladbach won only once against Leipzig and lost seven games with three draws and a 22-12 goal difference for the Bulls. The teams played five matches at Borussia, Leipzig won four of them, the Bulls scored eight goals in those games, whereas the Colts scored four.

Injuries and suspensions

• Gladbach: Bénes and Thuram will not play;
• Leipzig: Haidara will not play.

Expert Betting Tips

On the one hand, Leipzig have not only the advantage over Borussia in head-to-head encounters but also higher tournament motivation. On the other hand, we doubt that the Colts will just give up this match without doing their best to take advantage of the Bulls' difficult schedule and an obvious state of decline. We believe that Gladbach has a good opportunity at least not to lose to Leipzig, so we suggest betting on a double chance for the Colts: 1X for 2.275 at 1xbet.

Leipzig is stalling, that much is clear, even though the Bulls continue to win. Visually, Borussia is unmotivated, but in fact, the Colts clearly desire damages for the defeat against Köln. We wouldn't be surprised if Gladbach picks up and beats one of their most uncomfortable opponents from Saxony on Monday. W1 for 4.50 on the line of Bet365.

We bet on Gladbach to win, but we doubt that Leipzig cannot score on Monday, which means that the Colts will need at least two goals to win. The third bet we offer is Correct Score 2-1 for 13.00 as offered by 22bet.

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