It is the battle of the top two in the Bundesliga as Bayern Munich host Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday. The champions will have revenge on their minds after failing to beat Monchengladbach in three meetings last season and should overcome their rivals with their superior quality.
It has been a sensational start to the season for Bayern Munich, who are have a 100% record. Although it is still early days in the Bundesliga, things are starting to look ominous for the rest of the league as the champions have already opened up a two-point gap at the top of the standings.
Bayern Munich have looked almost unstoppable this season, claiming a 5-3 victory over RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup before going on to win their opening three Bundesliga matches. Julian Nagelsmann’s men earned a 7-0 victory at Bochum in their previous fixture with Sadio Mane netting a brace.
As expected the goals have flowed freely for Bayern Munich this season with 20 goals scored already in just four matches across all competitions. However, the three goals conceded against Leipzig shows a defensive vulnerability that could be exploited by teams like Borussia Monchengladbach.
It is an almost difficult task keeping up with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga but Borussia Monchengladbach appear to be taking a fair crack at it this season. They are just two points behind the champions having gone unbeaten in their opening three matches.
Having struggled last season, manager Daniel Farke will be pleased with Borussia Monchengladbach's start this season. They have won two of their three matches so far and claimed a 1-0 victory over Hertha Berlin with Alassane Plea getting the only goal.
Like Bayern Munich, Borussia Monchengladbach have also impressed going forward this season, and began their campaign with a 9-1 thrashing of lower league side Oberachern in the DFB Pokal. They have scored in every game since, netting a total of 15 goals in just four matches.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have Bayern Munich as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 2/11 by bet365. A victory for Borussia Monchengladbach is priced at 11/1 with William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 7/1 by BetVictor.
Recent head to head
Borussia Monchengladbach have been a bogey team for Bayern Munich, claiming three wins and a draw from the last four meetings. They earned a 2-1 victory on their last visit to the Allianz Arena back in January.
Players to watch
Sadio Mane appears to have settled down well at Bayern Munich, scoring three goals in three Bundesliga matches this term. Unibet has the Senegal forward at 17/20 to score anytime on Saturday.
Marcus Thuram is also having a fine campaign for Borussia Monchengladbach with five goals in four appearances across all competitions. The forward is priced at 4/1 by bet365 to score anytime on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bayern Munich have blown away everyone in their path this season and will be confident of a comfortable victory over Borussia Monchengladbach. A -2 handicap can be considered for Bayern at 13/10 with Paddy Power who are also offering odds of 13/10 on the Bavarians to win both halves.
The goals have flowed freely for both teams and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to produce over 4.5 goals at 6/5 with BetVictor.
This German Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach will be played on Aug 27, 2022 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Bayern Munich vs Borussia Monchengladbach prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
