Borussia Monchengladbach are set to take on Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Sunday, 3 November in a match between two teams currently in the midtable.
The hosts currently trail Bremen by two points so Sunday's encounter gives them the perfect opportunity to leapfrog them and move closer to the European places.
Werder Bremen, meanwhile, will see this is an opportunity to potentially move into the league's top six. They have lost just one of their last four league matches so will be feeling confident.
How the bookies view it: The hosts start as favourites
This is a clash between two evenly matched teams so it's no surprise that the bookies aren't overly confident. Despite that, Betfred have priced Borussia Monchengladbach as the narrow favourites at a price of 23/20 while a win for Werder Bremen has been priced at 21/10. The draw, which wouldn't be a bad result for either team, has been priced at 11/4.
Recent head-to-head: A common theme
There isn't much between these two teams and that isn't just the case this season. The last three meetings between Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen have finished in draws with the scoreline in each match being 2-2. As a result, the draw price of 11/4 looks very appealing.
Players to watch: A battle between two experienced forwards
While there are plenty of exciting youngsters in the Bundesliga, the league also possesses its fair share of experienced heroes. Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen both typically start with strikers who have played in the division for several years and they will both be big threats on Sunday.
Tim Kleindienst has settled in brilliantly to life at Borussia Monchengladbach with the 29-year-old picking up where he left off last season for Heidenheim. Kleindienst fired the club to promotion two years ago with 25 league goals and followed that up last season with 12 in the Bundesliga. So far this season, he has already netted six times.
Meanwhile, Marvin Duckcsh has caught fire for Werder Bremen in recent weeks after a slow start to the campaign. The 30-year-old has scored three goals and provided two assists in his last three matches in all competitions and will feel confident of adding to that on Sunday.
Predicted line-ups
Borussia Monchengladbach are missing five players through injury for this clash with Jan Olchowsky, Jonas Omlin, Nico Elvedi, Luca Netz and Rocco Reitz all out. Werder Bremen's injury situation is slightly better, with four players out – Niklas Stark, Marco Grull, Skelly Alvero and Jens Stage
Borussia Monchengladbach: Nicolas – Scally, Itakura, Friedrich, Lainer – Honorat, Reitz, Weigly, Stoger – Kleindienst, Plea
Werder Bremen: Zetterer – Jung, Malatini, Friedl – Kohm, Lynen, Stage, Agu – Weiser, Schmid – Ducksch
Anything else catch the eye?
A total of 24 goals have been scored across the last five league meetings between Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen which averages out at nearly five goals per match. Meanwhile, four of Werder Bremen's last five league matches this season have all produced four goals or more. Over 3.5 goals to be scored on Sunday afternoon has been priced at 6/5 by Betfred.
This German Bundesliga match between Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen will be played on Nov 3, 2024 and kick off at 16:30. Check below for our tipsters best Borussia Monchengladbach vs Werder Bremen prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
