On Saturday, starting with 17:30, the Dortmund – Monchengladbach match will be played, within the first stage of the Bundesliga. Dortmund has a fantastic track record with Monchengladbah, managing to win the last 11 direct matches, of which 10 in the Bundesliga. In the previous season, the “yellow-blacks” won 1-0 and 2-1 in the Bundesliga, as well as 2-1 in the last 16 of the German Cup.
Dortmund scored in the first match of the season, 5-0 in the first round of the German Cup, away with Duisburg, the third German league team. Lucien Favre introduced Jude Bellingham as a starter, and the 17-year-old Englishman also scored in that victory. Moreover, the young hope from Birmingham seems to have earned a place in the middle of the field, next to Meunier, Witsel and Guerreiro. Dortmund have more hopes for this new season, especially due to the fact that Erling-Braut Haaland scores on automatic fire.
Monchengladbach did not give up and won 8-0 at Oberneuland, a group in the German regional leagues, in the German Cup. The “Manjii” finished the previous season in the Bundesliga on the 4th place, obtaining the qualification in the Champions League groups, but they led the ranking for 8 rounds. Unlike Marco Rose’s students, Dortmund was in first place for just two weeks. Monchengladbach definitely wants to progress, and the talent in the group of players is formidable.
-Dortmund has won the Bundesliga title 8 times;
-The “yellow-blacks” won the German Cup 4 times;
-Monchengladbach has won 7 Bundesliga titles;
-The “Manjii” won 3 German Cups;
Dortmund: Bürki – Can, Hummels (c), Akanji – Meunier, Bellingham, Witsel, Guerreiro – Sancho, Reyna – Haaland
Absent: Schmelzer, Zagadou
Coach: Lucien Favre
Gladbach: Sommer – Lainer, Elvedi, Ginter, Bensebaini – Kramer, Neuhaus – Hofmann, Stindl (c), Thuram – Plea
Absent: Embolo, Lazarus, Poulsen
Coach: Marco Rose
PREDICTION: Dortmund to win @ 1,60
