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Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. 1. FC Köln
To kick off the Bundesliga Sunday, the ninth matchday has a very special game in store this coming weekend. Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln will play the Rhine derby, which is so important for the fans, and the distance between the two cities is only about 60 kilometres. Both teams have also made a good start to the new season, so this duel also offers a certain explosiveness from a sporting point of view. The match kicks off on Sunday at 3:30 pm at Borussia-Park, you can find our prediction in the following Gladbach vs Cologne tip.
From a purely tabular point of view, there is not much separating the two teams. Gladbach have collected twelve points from eight games and are in ninth place. Cologne, on the other hand, have earned one more point, which is currently enough for seventh place. With a win in the derby, the Foals would move past the Geißböcken again. Both are also still close to the international ranks, with sixth-placed Frankfurt currently on 14 points.
Gladbach – Cologne info:
– Date & Time: 09.10.2022, 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Mönchengladbach, Borussia-Park
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 9
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Gladbach Form & Balance Check
Gladbach have recently suffered the first major setback in what has been a promising season so far. Borussia remained unbeaten in their first five competitive games and also scored against Bayern. Then they suffered their first defeat with a 1-0 loss against Mainz, in which the Foals had to play for a long time outnumbered. Gladbach then picked up a point at Freiburg, who had started strongly, and then seemingly finally got back on track with a commanding 3-0 win against Gladbach.
Furious Bremen overpower Gladbach
But then came the big bang on the last matchday. In the duel with the cheeky newcomers from Bremen, the Weser Stadium was completely upside down after just a few minutes. Werder had completely overrun Gladbach and were already 3:0 ahead after a quarter of an hour. Füllkrug and Ducksch thanked a holey Borussia defence that gave away numerous gifts. This was also the case with the fourth goal conceded when Bensebaini scored a completely unnecessary own goal. In the second half, things calmed down a bit. Gladbach scored the final goal through Thuram, but Weiser sealed the 5:1 final result with his goal.
Gladbach facts & analysis
– 9th place in the Bundesliga, 12 points from 8 games.
– Last lost 1:5 in Bremen
– 2nd defeat of the season
Cologne form & balance check
The Cologne side are once again enormously difficult to beat this season. They have only suffered one defeat in the league so far, when they were narrowly beaten 0:1 by league leaders Union. This contrasts with the strong performances in the victories against Schalke, Wolfsburg and most recently Dortmund. However, the team has not yet managed to win two games in a row this season, and they are hoping to do so in the derby against Gladbach.
Strong comeback against Dortmund
In the latest duel with BVB, however, Cologne once again demonstrated great morale. For the fifth time in this Bundesliga season, the Cathedral City side scored after falling behind, once again showing the signature of Steffen Baumgart. Like his team, the coach is always impressed by setbacks and trusts in his own way, which is based on persistent and unrelenting commitment. Against Dortmund, FC still rewarded themselves for this attitude with a win despite being 1-0 down. On Thursday, however, Cologne could not build on the success of the weekend against Partizan Belgrade. The cathedral city dwellers, who started with a large rotation, lost against the Serbians with 0:1.
Cologne facts & analysis
– 7th place in the Bundesliga, 13 points from 8 games.
– Last lost 0:1 against Partizan Belgrade
– No 2 wins in a row yet this season
Predicted line-up – last updated on 7 October 2022
Daniel Farke could make a change or two after the emphatic defeat to Bremen. Lainer pushes into the starting eleven at right back and could banish Scally to the bench, plus Kramer has been ailing of late. The recovered Plea could come in for him and Stindl could move to his usual position on the ten. Itakura, Neuhaus and Wolf are still out.
On the other hand, Steffen Baumgart should rotate back properly after the defeat against Partizan and bring the best eleven onto the pitch. Uth, despite his comeback in the Conference League, is probably not yet an option from the start. With Thielmann, Horn, Chabot, Andersson, Lemperle, Olesen and Limnios, the medical list is currently full to the brim.
Gladbach – Cologne direct comparison & Statistics
The direct comparison is clearly in favour of Gladbach in the Rhine derby. Borussia have won 56 of their 105 games so far, while Cologne have been victorious 29 times. 20 other games ended in a draw. However, the last three duels all went to FC, who won both encounters in a season last season for the first time since 1990.
– The most frequent result between Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln is 1-2. 6 matches ended like this.
– Last season 1. FC Köln won both matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-1 at home and 3-1 away).
– A look at Borussia Mönchengladbach: Marcus Thuram is the top scorer with 4 goals. Florian Kainz scored 3 times for 1. FC Köln.
– The average number of goals scored in a Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1. FC Köln clash is 3.8.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln is 1.6.
