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Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum
The 31st matchday is coming up this weekend in the Bundesliga. This time there is again a Saturday conference for you with no less than five games. One of these five matches will take place at Borussia-Park in Gladbach. Here, the Foals will welcome VfL Bochum. For the Gladbach team, there is nothing left to play for this season. Borussia is in no-man’s land in the table and is letting the season slowly drift away. The Foals have won just one of their last nine Bundesliga games and lost at relegation candidates Stuttgart the previous week.
At the opponent from Bochum, however, the situation is completely different. The men from Castroper Straße are deep in the relegation battle and currently occupy the relegation spot. However, VfL has only lost two of its last seven games and even took a point from BVB the previous week. Coach Thomas Letsch’s men, who are usually so weak away from home, have also been doing better on foreign soil recently. For the first time since their promotion in 2021, Bochum have gone three consecutive away games in the Bundesliga without defeat. In addition, VfL is one point ahead of Gladbach in the second-round table. Find out whether this will still be the case at the end of the match in our Gladbach vs Bochum tip.
Gladbach – Bochum info:
- Date & Time: 06.05.2023, 15:30 hrs.
- Conference venue: Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
- Competition: Bundesliga, 31st Matchday
- TV coverage: Sky
Gladbach form & balance check
Borussia Mönchengladbach is one of the few teams in the Bundesliga for whom nothing is at stake this season. The Foals currently occupy tenth place and will also finish the season in mid-table. Since the 3-2 win over Bayern in mid-February, the Gladbachers have only managed one more three-pointer. Borussia also disappointed last weekend, losing 1:2 to VfB Stuttgart.
Stocking offense
At the beginning of the season, Gladbach shone with a strong offense. In the first half of the season, the Foals provided the sixth-best offense in the Bundesliga. Currently, however, there is little evidence of Gladbach’s offensive power. Since Matchday 21, the Foals have scored only six more goals in the subsequent nine Bundesliga games. During this period, all other teams scored more goals than Gladbach.
Gladbach facts & analysis
- Place ten in the Bundesliga
- Since three games without a win
- First three wins in 2023
Bochum form & balance check
VfL Bochum is living the relegation battle and is fighting tooth and nail against going down to the 2. Bundesliga. Coach Thomas Letsch’s team thrives on its two-man battle and fights for the three points in every game. That’s how Bochum managed to earn a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund the previous week as well. Nevertheless, VfL is currently in 16th place in the table and is only one point ahead of the direct relegation places.
Between genius and madness
Manuel Riemann has been alternating between world class and county class on an almost weekly basis this season. In the previous week, the Bochum goalkeeper kept his VfL in the game with many incredible saves and thus led his team to a draw. However, Riemann has also made a few slip-ups this season. Six individual mistakes by the 34-year-old have already resulted in goals conceded this season. No other player in the Bundesliga has a higher value.
Bochum facts & analysis
- Five games in the league without a win.
- The worst defense in the league
- One point ahead of the direct relegation places
Predicted lineup – last update on May 4, 2023
Daniel Farke is most likely planning to line up his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation once again, with Julian Weigl expected to start alongside Manu Koné in central midfield. Marcus Thuram will not be available next Saturday afternoon due to an injury. In addition, Ko Itakura will be missing after being sent off against Stuttgart
For Bochum, we expect the same eleven that took a point from Borussia Dortmund the previous week. Captain Anthony Losilla will again lead the midfield action in Gladbach. Only Keven Schlotterbeck is missing in defense due to injury.
Gladbach – Bochum direct comparison & statistics
The two clubs VfL Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach have played a total of 67 Bundesliga matches against each other so far. Gladbach has emerged victorious in 26 of these matches. In particular, the meeting of the two teams in the 2011 relegation will be remembered, when Gladbach came out on top thanks to goals from Reus and de Camargo. However, Bochum kept the upper hand in the first leg and shone with a 2-1 victory at Castroper Straße.
- The last Bochum win in Gladbach was on 01/16/2010.
- Both stadiums are only 69 kilometers away from each other.
- Did you know Gladbach scores 25% of its goals between the 76-90 minute?
- Bochum have failed to score in 7 of their 15 away games this season in the Bundesliga
