The German Bundesliga has returned following the winter break and on Friday the 8th of January have an exciting match to look forward to between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayern Munich.
The game will be played at the Stadion im Borussia-Park with the hosts in 7th place on 21 points and the visitors top of the table on 33 points.
Borussia Monchengladbach come into the match having defeated Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 away from home last weekend. The only goal of the game was scored in the 58th minute and the victory ended a run of 4 games without a win in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Monchengladbach were held to 3 successive draws before a 2-1 defeat at home against Hoffenheim.
However, home form in the Bundesliga shows Borussia Monchengladbach are difficult to beat and they are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 matches at the Stadion im Borussia-Park.
In fact, Borussia Monchengladbach have not lost in 19 of their last 22 home games in the Bundesliga.
Trends show Borussia Monchengladbach have managed to score at least one goal in each of their last 27 home games in all competitions.
Both teams have scored in 21 of their 25 most recent home matches and Borussia Monchengladbach are one of the most exciting teams to watch in Germany this season.
Bayern Munich come into the game having defeated Mainz 5-2 at home last weekend. It was a strange return to action for the defending champions as they fell 2-0 down in the first half against the team in the relegation zone.
However, Bayern Munich produced a tremendous performance in the second half to score 5 unanswered goals and take maximum points to keep them top of the table.
That result means Bayern Munich are undefeated in their last 19 matches in all competitions. They have managed to win 3 consecutive games in the Bundesliga and have not been beaten in 51 of their 53 most recent matches in all competitions, which is a tremendous record.
Trends show Bayern Munich have managed wins by 2 or more goals in 35 of their last 59 games in all competitions and have seen both teams score in their 9 most recent Bundesliga games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Borussia Monchengladbach will be without forward Marcus Thuram who is serving a suspension. Ibrahima Traoré and Rocco Reitz are both doubts for the hosts.
Bayern Munich travel without Kingsley Coman, Tanguy Nianzou Kouassi, and Malik Tillman, who are all injured. Leon Goretzka could come into central midfield having started on the bench against Mainz last weekend.
This should be an entertaining game to watch, with both teams playing attacking football and finding the back of the net.
However, Bayern Munich’s record means they must come into this match as the favourites to take maximum points and could come away with a 2-1 victory.