Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund Competition – German Bundesliga Stadium – Borussia-Park Date: 11th November 2022 Kick-off time – 19:30 GMT
Borussia Dortmund will play their last league game before the World Cup break when they travel to Borussia Park to face Borussia Monchengladbach this Friday. Borussia Monchengladbach come into this tie on the back of just one win in their last six league games (D1, L4). The hosts’ miserable form in the 2022/23 Bundesliga season continued with another poor showing at the weekend when they were beaten 2-1 by relegation-threatened Bochum. Daniel Farke’s side conceded both goals in the first 12 minutes of the game and could not snatch a point despite an improved second-half showing and a goal from Alassane Plea. After the game, the coach described his team as “lazy” and requiring “a different mindset” ahead of this must-win tie. With his team currently sitting in ninth place, six points behind Dortmund in the sixth position, Farke will hope that they can win this game and keep their hopes of a top-six finish alive ahead of the World Cup break. With just two points separating them and 12th-placed FC Koln, they could end the weekend outside of the top ten if they don’t win here. But given that they have won three of their last four outings (L1) in Borussia Park, they will fancy their chances of a win here. However, they have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight league games and might struggle to keep a Dortmund side that has struck 24 league goals this season at bay. In contrast, the visitors have struggled away from home having lost four of their last five away league games (W1). Edin Terzic’s inconsistent Borussia Dortmund side come into this tie on the back of another disappointing away outing as they were defeated 2-0 by Wolfsburg last time out. That result ended a run of six games without defeat for the visitors (W4, D2) and condemned them to their joint-worst points total after 14 games since 2017/18. They currently sit in sixth position, six points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and so must continue to win here to keep pace in the title race. But considering their form away from home, a win here looks like a big ask, even though Gladbach have been inconsistent too. Dortmund have lost four of their last five away league games (W1), meaning that they have taken 64% of their total league points this season at home. The last time Dortmund had more than their current four away losses after seven games was in 2014/15, a season that saw them finish in their lowest position in the last decade (7th). So Terzić will be extremely keen for his side to bounce back here and possibly get back to the top four. Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:
December 6, 2024
Stuttgart
20:30
Union Berlin
December 7, 2024
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
15:30
FC St. Pauli
Bayern Munich
15:30
Heidenheim
Eintracht Frankfurt
15:30
Augsburg 1907
VFL Bochum
15:30
Werder Bremen
Holstein Kiel
15:30
RB Leipzig
Borussia Mönchengladbach
18:30
Borussia Dortmund
December 8, 2024
Wolfsburg
15:30
Mainz
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
17:30
SC Freiburg
December 13, 2024
SC Freiburg
20:30
Wolfsburg
December 14, 2024
Union Berlin
15:30
VFL Bochum
Borussia Mönchengladbach
15:30
Holstein Kiel
Mainz
15:30
Bayern Munich
Augsburg 1907
15:30
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
FC St. Pauli
18:30
Werder Bremen
December 15, 2024
Heidenheim
15:30
Stuttgart
Borussia Dortmund
17:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
RB Leipzig
19:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
December 20, 2024
Bayern Munich
20:30
RB Leipzig
German Bundesliga Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Bayern Munich
12
9
3
0
37
8
+29
30
2
Eintracht Frankfurt
12
8
2
2
31
16
+15
26
3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
12
6
5
1
28
19
+9
23
4
RB Leipzig
12
6
3
3
19
14
+5
21
5
Borussia Dortmund
12
6
2
4
23
19
+4
20
6
SC Freiburg
12
6
2
4
16
16
+0
20
7
Mainz
12
5
4
3
20
14
+6
19
8
Wolfsburg
12
5
3
4
25
19
+6
18
9
Stuttgart
12
4
5
3
23
21
+2
17
10
Borussia Mönchengladbach
12
5
2
5
18
17
+1
17
11
Union Berlin
12
4
4
4
10
11
-1
16
12
Werder Bremen
12
4
4
4
19
24
-5
16
13
Augsburg 1907
12
4
3
5
14
23
-9
15
14
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
12
3
3
6
17
24
-7
12
15
FC St. Pauli
12
3
2
7
10
15
-5
11
16
Heidenheim
12
3
1
8
15
24
-9
10
17
Holstein Kiel
12
1
2
9
13
31
-18
5
18
VFL Bochum
12
0
2
10
10
33
-23
2
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