The Foals will be in search of their second win over the Bavarian giants in the Bundesliga this season after winning at Allianz Arena.
Lucien Favre’s side will host league leaders Bayern Munich at the Borussia Park this Friday, in search of their 11th win of the season. The Foals have been in inspiring form this season considering they marginally avoided
the drop in the previous campaign, winning the relegation play-off against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Bochum-c40880.
Previously, when the two teams met in the league in August on the opening day of the season, the visitors pulled a shock win at Allianz Arena as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-de-Camargo-c16693 scored the only goal of the match.
Borussia Monchengladbach
Gladbach has the best home record in the Bundesliga at the moment and have secured six wins of the nine games played at Borussia Park. The hosts are yet to be beaten at home and are only one of the two sides along with Hannover
96, not to lose a match in their own backyard.
The Foals are only four points behind Bayern Munich and stand at 33 points from the 17 games played. The team has made many heads turn after the performances in the first-half of the campaign and are already being regarded as contenders
for the title.
Bayern Munich
The Bavarian giants have been in scintillating form after a rather disappointing campaign previously. New manager Jupp Heynckes has made a stunning impact on the team and the former German champions are heading the race to lift
the Bundesliga trophy at the end of the season.
The Reds will be aiming to avenge their defeat earlier in the season, against the opposition and will surely be targeting a six point lead at the top of the table. Borussia Dortmund and Schalke will play their matches later this
weekend.
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Borussia Monchengladbach
Lucien Favre will have a full squad to chose from ahead of the clash and have no major injury concerns. The team will play with Marco Reus and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mike-Hanke-c25699 upfront and it will be a big test for the Bayern defences.
Bayern Munich
The visitors will be delighted with the return of their influential midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374, who will return after recovering from a collar-bone fracture. Apart from the midfielder, the team has a fully fit squad for
the clash.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733
The German international recently agreed to sign for Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season and there are rumours that the striker turned down the Munich giants, who were also interested in acquiring the player. It will be
interesting to see how the player reacts to angry Bavarian fans in the match.
Mario Gomez
The Bundesliga top scorer has been under scrutiny for not scoring in the big games. The player has a great chance to prove himself against a strong Monchengladbach line-up.
Prediction
The hosts have a stunning record at home and are unbeaten so far in the Bundesliga this season. They have downed many heavyweights at Borussia Park and have proved that they are virtually unbeatable at their fortress. The visitors,
on the other hand, have been in great form recently and a result for them cannot be ruled out. Therefore, a
1-1 draw would be the most justified result for the match.
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