Forebet is here for more statistics, analysis, mathematics and football predictions for the Bundesliga as Bayern Munich look to heap the pressure on top spot in the German top flight at home to Borussia Monchengladbach.
The usual trends of the Bundesliga have not been followed this season with Bayern sitting behind Bayer Leverkusen in first place and adrift of the league leaders by two points.
Anyone rememb- Never mind, how could you forget this? 😍#FCBBMG pic.twitter.com/Hbk6WQvCzF— Gladbach (@borussia_en) February 2, 2024
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Both have won the same amount, however, but with Xabi Alonso'ssensational side still yet to lose a game in the midst of two defeats for Bayern, the gap is two points.
It's only one week until those two actually meet one another and until Bayern return to the Champions League away to Lazio, but first, they must beat Gladbach, otherwise they could be behind second by as much as eight points next weekend.
The champions of Germany have managed to put together two wins since their stunning loss to Werder Bremen at home, which prevented Bayern from going top.
Union Berlin were up next as Raphael Gurreiro scored in the second half for the game's only goal.
They also edged past Augsburg last time out, as Harry Kane got Bundesliga goal number 23 after finishes from Aleksandar Pavlovic and Alphonso Davies.
The England captain now had 23 goals in the Bundesliga this season and has put his record onto 27 goals in 26 outings this campaign across all competitions.
It's been another tough season for Gladbach, as they come into this game having let in 38 goals already from just 19 matches.
This also sees the club with just five wins on the board and eight defeats, although their 35 goals scored is by far the best in the Bundesliga for those in the bottom half of the table.
In fact, they’ve bagged only five fewer goals than Borussia Dortmund.
Gladbach managed to draw with the league leaders Leverkusen at BayArena last time out, ironically helping Bayern in the process.
It was a commendable draw, but the trends this year have seen the club fail to win more than two in a row and they have now secured only one win in the past matches.
Stuttgart fell to a loss against them that day, while they went on to lose to Augsburg shortly after.
Union were the other loss, but Gladbach are also into the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals against Saarbruckken after beating Wolfsburg 1-0.
Forebet predicts a win for Bayern and under 2.5 goals.