RB Leipzig will be looking to maintain their new manager bounce as they travel to Borussia Monchengladbach for a Bundesliga fixture.
Borussia Monchengladbach made a fine start to the season as they claimed two wins and a draw from their opening three matches. However, they appear to have lost their way and head into Saturday’s clash winless in their last three matches.
Daniel Farke’s men were held to a 0-0 draw with Freiburg last time out in the Bundesliga. That was the second straight match in which they have failed to score, having suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Mainz in their previous fixture.
As evidenced by their last two fixtures, one of the reasons for Borussia Monchengladbach's recent slump is a lack of cutting edge in attack. They have only found the net seven times this season with three of those goals coming from Marcus Thuram.
RB Leipzig have endured a difficult start to the season with just two wins from their opening six Bundesliga fixtures. Their poor form has led to the sacking of Domenico Tedesco with Marco Rose hired as the new manager.
Rose made a fine start to his tenure as Leipzig manager as they triumphed 3-0 over Borussia Dortmund in their previous Bundesliga fixture. They failed to carry that form into the Champions League, losing 2-0 to Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Leipzig have lost three of their last four away matches across all competitions while their only win on the road this season was an 8-0 victory over lower league side Teutonia Ottensen in the DFB Pokal.
How the bookies view it
RB Leipzig have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 5/4 by bet365 to claim the win on Saturday. A victory for Borussia Monchengladbach is valued at 21/10 by SBK while Unibet is offering odds of 21/10 for a draw.
Recent head to head
Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig have claimed two wins each and a draw from their last four meetings. Both teams won their home fixture last season with Leipzig winning 4-1 at Red Bull Arena before Monchengladbach triumphed 3-1 at Borussia-Park.
Players to watch
Marcus Thuram has been the standout player for Borussia Monchengladbach this season, scoring three of their seven goals so far. The attacker will be the one to watch on Saturday and is priced at 27/10 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Christopher Nkunku remains the biggest attacking threat for RB Leipzig this season with four goals in six matches. The forward was on target in both matches against Monchengladbach last season and is priced at 15/8 by Paddy Power to find the net on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There are usually goals in this fixture and having produced over 3.5 goals in four of the last five meetings, a repeat could be on the cards at 6/4 with BetVictor. Both teams could also be backed to score in the second half at 18/11 with SBK.
There has been an early strike in the last three meetings between both teams, so there is likely to be a goal before 25 minutes on Saturday at 5/6 with bet365.
This German Bundesliga match between Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig will be played on Sep 17, 2022 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Borussia Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
