Borussia Monchengladbach vs Stuttgart Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 German Bundesliga
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As Stuttgart gear up for their first Champions League game in midweek, they must first turn their attentions towards a tough trip to Borussia Monchengladbach in a bid to pick up their first league win of the new campaign.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday September 14th 2024 – UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – ESPN+
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH PREVIEW: PROFESSIONAL SHOWING AT BOCHUM PROVIDES INJECTION OF CONFIDENCE
Borussia Monchengladbach bounced back in style after becoming the final victims of Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten late show. After dominating possession away at Bochum, they got their reward midway through the second half with Tim Kleindienst opening the scoring. Franck Honorat added a second later on to finish things.
They know that Stuttgart represent a different sort of challenge when taking into account their defensive struggles, but also their offensive firepower, so Gladbach will need to be at their best to succeed.
STUTTGART PREVIEW: SHAKY START FOR ONE OF LAST SEASONS’ GREAT STORIES
Stuttgart played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Mainz last time out, but the overriding feeling will be of extreme frustration. After leading 2-0 at the 15-minute-mark, the hosts were pegged back by their opponents, but still looked to have won it in the 88th minute through Fabian Rieder. But a 94th minute equaliser stole a point for Mainz.
To have let that game slip so badly at home will be a huge source of annoyance for Stuttgart and the worry now is with the small matter of a trip to Real Madrid looming large in the Champions League, eyes may be taken off the Bundesliga. When considering the struggles of Union Berlin last season, that would be a grave error.
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH TEAM NEWS: UNCHANGED SIDE EXPECTED
The likelihood is that Borussia Monchengladbach will field the same team who were victorious against Bochum, combining solid defence with potent attack. Both Borges Sanches and Olschowsky remain out with respective knee injuries.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Omlin; Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Netz; Sander, Weigl; Honorat, Stoger, Plea; Kleindienst
UNAVAILABLE: Borges Sanches (Injured), Olschowsky (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
STUTTGART TEAM NEWS: DEMIROVIC COULD PARTNER UNDAV UP TOP
A new front two combination could well be on the table for Sebastian Hoeness with Ermedin Demirovic pushing for a start alongside Deniz Undav, whilst Jamie Leweling’s goal vs Mainz may see him rewarded with a place in the XI again.
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Nubel; Vagnoman, Chase, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Leweling, Karazor, Stiller, Fuhrich; Undav, Demirovic
UNAVAILABLE: Al-Dakhil (Injured), Nartey (Injured), Stergiou (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Kratzig (Injured), Raimund (Injured), Rouault (Injured)
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH VS STUTTGART PREDICTION
One thing you can expect when it comes to Stuttgart if recent matches are to go by is entertainment. So far, we’ve seen ten goals across their two Bundesliga fixtures so far and that’s not counting their 0-5 win in the DFB-Pokal sandwiched between those two games. A similar story is on the cards in Gladbach with the hosts unlikely to keep things tight in front of their own fans and against a backline showing significant fragility at present. The smart move would be to back over 2.5 goals across this encounter.
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH VS STUTTGART TIP: OVER 2.5 GOALS
